Will BOWP Application be cancelled once COPR is issued ?

[helenaD]

Question?
If person just received COPR but decides not to activate it for a few months (due to travel committments & delay in receiving PR cards) - they also have a BOWP application in process - will CIC automatically cancel this once COPR is issued? If so -what status do they have while waiting to activate the COPR (original permit has expired) ?

 

[jes_ON]

Question?
If person just received COPR but decides not to activate it for a few months (due to travel committments & delay in receiving PR cards) - they also have a BOWP application in process - will CIC automatically cancel this once COPR is issued?
I don't think so, but you should call IRCC and ask. And then let us know what they say.

If so -what status do they have while waiting to activate the COPR (original permit has expired) ?

Receiving the COPR does not confer any status - you have to LAND for it to give you PR status.

So, what is their status? If they applied for the BOWP before the original permit expired, they are on "implied status" until they receive the BOWP (or land as a PR). The problem with implied status is, it expires the second you leave Canada. So if this person intends to leave and return without "activating" their PR status, they must have received the BOWP before leaving, or, they will not be authorized to work on return.

 

[Gregor.Samsa]

Question?
If person just received COPR but decides not to activate it for a few months (due to travel committments & delay in receiving PR cards) - they also have a BOWP application in process - will CIC automatically cancel this once COPR is issued? If so -what status do they have while waiting to activate the COPR (original permit has expired) ?

No, CIC could only cancel your BOWP after landing and becoming a PR

Nevertheless some people in this forum got BOWP approved after get COPR before landing. Someone suggested CIC didn't want to return the fees.

If your current WP has validity long enough for you to land you may want to withdraw your BOWP requesting fee returning.

Otherwise you can wait until land to cancel the BOWP application


Anyways my best advise is to land ASAP