Sir, Madam,
Thank you for contacting Citizenship and Immigration Canada. I am pleased to follow up on your request:
Still awaiting the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) confirmation or the Certificat d’acceptation du Québec (CAQ)
If you are ready to submit a work permit application and are still waiting for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or a Certificat d’acceptation du Québec (CAQ), you may submit the work permit application only within 2 weeks of the expiry date of your status and include proof that the LMIA/CAQ request was made. You must:
Include a copy of the application sent to Employment and Social Development Canada /Immigration Québec, or
Include a copy of the receipt confirmation number, if the request was done online, or
Indicate, in section Details of Intended Work in Canada of the Work Permit application,
the date the LMIA/CAQ request was sent,
which office it was sent to,
the employer’s name, and
the confirmation number for the submission, if available.
You must contact our Call Centre with the LMIA/CAQ confirmation number within 2 months of the reception date of your application; otherwise the Case Processing Centre may refuse the application.
Please note that if you are waiting for your CAQ, you cannot submit the application online. You must submit a paper application. You may fill out the application online and print it or print it and fill it out by hand. You must then send it to the mailing address specified in the Instruction Guide.
Implied status - Temporary resident
If you send your application for an extension of your authorization to remain in Canada at the latest on the expiry date of your status, you will be considered in status as a temporary resident (TR) until a decision is made on the application. This is known as an implied status.
If you hold a work permit or a study permit, you can continue working or studying under the conditions of your previous permit only if you have applied to extend your stay in Canada under the same category. However, if you have applied to extend your stay under another category, you must stop working or studying, if applicable, before the expiry date of your permit.
If you leave Canada while under implied status, you may be authorized to re-enter Canada:
As a TR, if your application to extend your stay has not yet been approved*. This applies to you, among other things, if:
are temporary resident visa (TRV) exempt,
held a valid multiple-entry visa upon your return to Canada, or
you have travelled only to the United States** and/or St.Pierre and Miquelon and return to Canada before your status as a visitor, student or worker expires; and
the officer at the port of entry is satisfied that you have sufficient means of support,
As a worker or student, if the officer determines that your application to extend your work/study permit was approved while you were outside Canada, or
If you are eligible to apply for a new work or study permit at your arrival in Canada.
For more information on implied status, please consult our website.
* You will not be permitted to work/study until you receive your new permit.
** Including its Territories and Possessions.
