corbs said:
Yeah this is what I was getting at. Think in your previous post there was a typo that stated that you do get "implied visitor status". Pretty certain that those on IEC should be applying for a visitor visa. If for nothing else than being on the safe side of CIC.
Previously, when inland PR applications were sent to Vegreville, applicants could submit an Open Work Permit application along with the PR app. It was the OWP app that conferred Implied Status, not the PR app. Until the decision was made on the OWP app, the applicant would have Implied Status. Those on an IEC could stay in Canada after their IEC expired, though only as a visitor; after AIP, they were granted the OWP.
Now that inland PR apps are sent to Mississauga, which doesn't process OWP apps, the general consensus on the forum is that the OWP app cannot be submitted with the inland PR app and instead can only be submitted after AIP. Because of that, applicants must maintain their status separately.