Inland application: work without reapplying work permit while wait for PR

[Amazingsho]

Hi

I just sent out my application as Spouse Sponsorship today. I am currently working in Canada with 1 year experience canada visa which will be expired in April 2014.

I have read a Q&A in CIC which i think it might allow me to keep working while waiting for PR without having to apply for workpermit. Below is the QA listed. Please advice if this applies to me.

"I have applied for an open work permit and permanent residence. What if my current work permit expires?"

If you submitted an open work permit application with your permanent residence application, you can keep working after your current work permit expires. However, while the application is being processed, you can work only for the employer on your current work permit. While waiting for the open work permit, you do not have to extend your Live-in Caregiver Program work permit. This condition is known as “implied status.”

 

[scylla]

Unfortunately implied status doesn't apply to working holiday visas since they are non-extendable. This means that if you want to continue working past the expiry date of your working holiday visa, your employer will have to obtain an approved Labour Market Opinion and you'll have to apply for a closed work permit before your working holiday visa expires.

Alternatively you will have to stop working as soon as your working holiday visa expires and wait for your OWP to be approved before you can start working again.

 

[Amazingsho]

Hi scylla

Thanks for advice, your opinion seems reasonable. Can you help find any CIC opinion regard to this?
According to the Q&A I posted, seems it can apply to any circumstance...including mine...

 

[scylla]

Sure - there's a recent and very informative thread on here somewhere where someone made the mistake of thinking this rule applied to working holiday visas. CIC confirmed implied status doesn't apply and they were working illegally. Their inland application is now delayed and has not received first stage approval due to the illegal work. This thread has several good and relevant quotes that were received in correspondence from CIC. I'll post the link once I find it.

 

[sunshinemrc]

Scyla is 100% correct. The question you posted above from CIC refers to work permits and not IECs. See below

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=181&t=17

 

[scylla]

Here's the thread I mentioned above,

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t163087.0.html