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I'm sure this will be interpreted as a "you just got lucky" thing by those who so chose to, but I recently received my PR without any issue as well, and I did continue to work while waiting for my new OWP following IEC (under inland partnership). Happy Canada day weekend all!

I'm wondering, what is normally the next status after "Application received" if you check the application status on the CIC website? Haven't really seen any activity other than that since submitting the application end of 2014 oO. Just want to verify this is normal :), I did however get my OWP...

Hi Volkov, I haven't really received a definitive answer regarding this from CIC other than having their call centre agents confirming the implied status several times over. To date I am in the process of my inland spousal sponsorship application and should be hearing back in the next few...

Hello ADbabs, I haven't left the country since I submitted my application, however the work permit pilot program for partner sponsorship did take a bit longer than the quoted four months. I ended up calling the call centre a few times to get a status update and my work permit did finally get...

I couldn't agree more, unfortunately it doesn't seem like CIC will be provide any official documentation relating to this specific case any time soon.

Going back to this, I am actually convinced that there is an implied working status via an OWP application included in the PR application (disregarding the fact that this may or may not be the case with IEC). I've read an article specifically on that topic and the fact that that type of...

I believe you've already posted this in this thread and I was aware of it at the time of the call, like I said I specifically asked about this and explained the scenario to him. In either case I most likely won't be able to get a definitive answer either way. I'll still try a few more ways to...

I had another call with a CIC call centre agent today to try and find out of if there was any other documentation they could provide on the matter or if they could refer me to another person who could offer definitive information. During this call I once again explained my situation and also...

The application was delivered to the processing centre in Missauga by courier (have a delivery receipt) on December 24th I believe. We tried to deliver it in person the 23rd but this was not possible... Anyhow going by the description you posted I think this would mean it was considered...

I was also wondering if it was since time of opening or since time of start of processing, the call centre agent I talked to said it was 4 months as of when the application is received (though once again I know this is not necessarily a reliable resource, it might give some indication).

First off, thanks for all the links! These definitely look like they contain a lot of useful information and I will be reading them in greater detail tonight after I get off work! The outland processing time would be 89 days for step one approval and then another 8 months for step 2 for Paris...

Also, would it be possible to get a definitive answer on this from a Canadian border security agent on this by driving to a border crossing and asking about it, or is this something that is "not done"?

It's really sad that this appears to be the case... I understand that, and if I cannot get confirmation from CIC/CBSA before my work permit expires I believe I will stop working to not run the risk (I should be getting an OWP under the pilot program before the end of April, if they keep their...

Technically speaking the work permit type granted under the IEC program is an open work permit as well though (I know it cannot be extended but it says type "open" on the actual permit). The change of category was also something that worried me, so the last time I called the CIC call centre I...

This makes sense looking at the page you linked, however following that rule you would not be able to get implied status from including an OWP with a PR application at all, since you are applying for a new work permit instead of extending the old one in that case.

One thing that I have been considering is just driving to the border at Niagara falls and attempting to ask an officer there, but I'm afraid they also might not be able to answer this, or that driving there just for that would be frowned upon... Another source I consulted yesterday was the...

Hello all, I'm quite new on this forum, I've been extensively reading up on the Open work permit pilot program for partners, as well as the possibility of having implied status with permission to work (originating from an IEC work permit) So far I've managed to find a lot of confusing...