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Charrr

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Dec 29, 2020
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Hi, your help is needed. I just got inited to apply under CEC, but my PGWP expired on Sep. 2020. I'm currently applying for visitor record for restoration. Can I apply for close work permit when I get my file number without LMIA? Thank you!
 
Hi, your help is needed. I just got inited to apply under CEC, but my PGWP expired on Sep. 2020. I'm currently applying for visitor record for restoration. Can I apply for close work permit when I get my file number without LMIA? Thank you!
No.

You would have been eligible for BOWP if you had submitted the application for PR before your PGWP expired.

You should have left the country by September.
 
Hi, your help is needed. I just got inited to apply under CEC, but my PGWP expired on Sep. 2020. I'm currently applying for visitor record for restoration. Can I apply for close work permit when I get my file number without LMIA? Thank you!

No.

You don't qualify for a BOWP since you are no longer holding a valid work permit.

You have two option for starting to work again. One is to secure a job offer + approved LMIA so that you can apply for a closed work permit. The other is to wait until you have PR.
 
No.

You don't qualify for a BOWP since you are no longer holding a valid work permit.

You have two option for starting to work again. One is to secure a job offer + approved LMIA so that you can apply for a closed work permit. The other is to wait until you have PR.

Thank you! Was I supposed to submit the BOWP apllication even I didn't get drawn so that I can delay the expiration date?
 
Thank you! Was I supposed to submit the BOWP apllication even I didn't get drawn so that I can delay the expiration date?

No. You only qualify for a BOWP if you receive ITA and have submitted a complete application.
 
Thank you! Was I supposed to submit the BOWP apllication even I didn't get drawn so that I can delay the expiration date?
No, you can only do that once you have submitted a full application and received AOR. Of course for that, you would have had to be selected in one of the draws and receive ITA.

Profile --> ITA --> Submit Full Application --> AOR --> Apply for BOWP (given your current WP is still valid and due to expire within 4 months)