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    SOWP or PR for wife of a Citizen ?

    You are confusing rules as it relates to spouses of Canadians vs spouses of foreign workers / international students. It has never been possible for spouses of Canadians to obtain an open work permit without first applying for spousal sponsorship.
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    is this a soft or strict tone from the officer for refusal ?

    This language is boilerplate and standard in refusal letters. I'm not sure what you mean by a soft refusal.
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    New proposed asylum rules

    Based on the last section, it looks like it's retroactive.
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    Has anyone worked for Canada summer jobs with a work visa?

    The program is only open to Canadian citizens, PRs and protected persons. They would have figured out you do t qualify during background checks and would have withdrawn the offer. Eligibility criteria is here...
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    If PRTD application under H&C considerations is rejected

    Once there's a PFL IRCC typically won't let you withdraw the application. Respond to the PFL as best you can and hope for the best.
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    Appeal how on refusal letter after passport request period expired

    Purchase the tickets. Send a reconsideration via web form and include evidence that you have purchased the single journey ticket. It will be up to IRCC if they reopen the application or not. None of us can predict that. If IRCC won't reopen the application, then your options are to either...
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    CEC express entry

    Yes as long as the other job is also skilled
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    Is There Still Hope for Express Entry or Nomination? Chemical Engineer with 8 Yrs Experience

    I believe the 415 drop was for CEC. You no longer qualify for the CEC draws. And even if you did, I think the chances of the score going that low in any draw in the forseeable future are nil. I think French is really your best bet at this point, unless you can somehow secure a closed work...
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    Is There Still Hope for Express Entry or Nomination? Chemical Engineer with 8 Yrs Experience

    This will only work if you are also living and working in Saskatchewan. Having a connection isn't enough these days to be nominated by the province.
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    Asking for a friend (PGWP Holder)

    I would think she would need to take the test while she still has valid status or she won't get the results soon enough to have time to complete the work permit application and restoration. IMO - She is very short on time and needs to have a back up plan if none of this pans out.
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    Asking for a friend (PGWP Holder)

    If she hasn't already started learning French then I think it's too late for the plan to secure an LMIA exempt work permit based on knowing French. She should have started last year.
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    Open and closed work permit together

    1. Yes, still valid. 2. Don't know. 3. Program is closed to new applications and we don't know if it will reopen. I would make the assumption that the open work permit cannot be extended.
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    Common-law and married to the same person

    See the details on the IRCC website. It should be easy for you in you have been living together for three years and can show multiple pieces of evidence dating back at least one year with the shared address.
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    Asking for a friend (PGWP Holder)

    Is the employer willing to go through the LMIA process? They need to start now. Note that the job needs to be full time.
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    Asking for a friend (PGWP Holder)

    Get a job offer and approved LMIA before the expiry of the PGWP and apply for a closed work permit.
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    Common-law and married to the same person

    Sure. Note the higher evidence bar to prove common law.
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    Asking for a friend (PGWP Holder)

    If she can get an approved LMIA then she can apply for a closed work permit before August 17th and continue working.
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    Asking for a friend (PGWP Holder)

    I assume you are asking about a new work permit? If so, then to the best of my knowledge this application would need to be submitted as an outside of Canada application.
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    approved at the hearing, only to have their PR application rejected later?

    It is possible if some sort of security issue or misrepresentation is identified during the PR process that wasn't identified during the claim. It's rare but it does happen.
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    Start up - Businesses

    This thread deals with the Start Up visa program. There really isn't scope for this through this program unless someone was proposing a truly innovative approach to the business. A normal car wash won't cut it.