Work Permit replacement

[karan98383]

Hi everyone,

I’m seeking advice on how to proceed with replacing my work permit. Here’s the situation:

My work permit was approved, but the copy was sent to my previous address. Since we had moved, it was sent back to IRCC. IRCC has advised us to wait six weeks before applying for a replacement.

The replacement application form asks for a police report for lost or stolen documents. However, I’m unsure if my case qualifies as either “lost” or “stolen,” given that the permit was simply returned to IRCC.

There is an option to leave the police report field blank and provide an explanation instead. I’m uncertain whether this would be the best course of action in my case.

Has anyone faced a similar situation or have insights into what might work best? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Hyper1013]

Hi everyone,

I’m seeking advice on how to proceed with replacing my work permit. Here’s the situation:

My work permit was approved, but the copy was sent to my previous address. Since we had moved, it was sent back to IRCC. IRCC has advised us to wait six weeks before applying for a replacement.

The replacement application form asks for a police report for lost or stolen documents. However, I’m unsure if my case qualifies as either “lost” or “stolen,” given that the permit was simply returned to IRCC.

There is an option to leave the police report field blank and provide an explanation instead. I’m uncertain whether this would be the best course of action in my case.

Has anyone faced a similar situation or have insights into what might work best? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

A little bit different scenario. It happened to me back in 2020 when I still didn't get my SP after waiting six weeks. It was COVID-19 but still I got through to the IRCC agent and mentioned that it might be "lost in transit". The agent over the phone just cancelled my SP and re-issued a new one and sent it to me again. I had the new SP in my mailbox within 6 days! May be try calling them first before filing a report?

 

[Beula]

Hi everyone ,
I recently received my work permit approval after replacing my lost passport and work permit. The new permit was issued under my new passport, and I’ve already received the physical document, which is valid until 2026.


However, I noticed an issue in my IRCC account where the work permit linked to my new passport is now showing as "invalid," despite it being valid in the physical documents. At the same time, I received an update showing another work permit linked to my old passport as "valid."


I’m worried that this discrepancy might cause issues when I travel and a border officer checks my work permit status. Has anyone experienced this before? Is it normal for the online status to show differently from the physical document? Should I be concerned when entering Canada, or will the border officers rely on the physical permit?


Thanks for any insights or advice!