what is the current trend? In How many months people are getting WP response with in Canada?
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You can apply for BOWP if you have an AOR. But I'd say apply right before expiry date. Mine was expiring in Sep 2025, I applied in Feb 2025 and got it in Aug 2025. My wife applied (the same expiry date) in June and got at the same time.
yeah, thank you. I did check official website... Are people getting response with in 188 days?
I applied on Apr 4 and no word from IRCC yet, and my implied status is until Sep 30.
Can anybody tell me what could happen as I get close to the deadline they gave me? Will they send an extension for my implied status? Will they ghost me?
Hello. I have recently applied for NON EE PNP application. I understand processing time is close to 2 years. But I was just wandering how long it’s taking to get AOR and which month’s applications are currently getting their AOR’s? Any help would be appreciated!
After you apply online, we’ll send you a letter in your account (WP-EXT except PGWP) that you can use as proof that you’re authorized to keep working, if you’re eligible.
- You can print this letter or show it with your current work permit.
- The letter is proof that you’re authorized to keep working under the same conditions as your original work permituntil we process your application.
- You can keep working past the expiry date on the letter until we process your application if the conditions are the same as on your original work permit.
Why there’s an expiry date on the letter
Your letter automatically lists an expiry date that’s 365 days from the date we receive your application. The letter expires in 365 days because- it’s the service standard to process this type of application
- many employers and health insurance providers will ask for proof that you’re allowed to work
- An expiry date helps satisfy their concerns about your status and authorization to work in Canada.
If we don’t finalize your application by the date on your letter
If we don’t finalize your application by the date on your letter, you can still keep working until we make a decision.@Miss bee If that's the case and I can keep working, why my employer says I can't be schedule on shifts beyond the implied status date?
The HR sent an email to my direct boss stating:
"If the employee is on maintained status, please ensure a webform is submitted through the IRCC website to request an extension of their status"
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You should print this and show it to your employer. Even though you can submit webform also and ask then to extend it. You can show webform answer when you get it to your employer. This is from CIC official website .
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio.../services/work-canada/extend/after-apply.html
Hi, I’d like to ask how risky it would be to switch my landing process from inland to outland, or is that even possible? I may need to return to my home country for about 3–4 months due to family matters. And I could receive my FD during this period. Could you please share your insight on this? @Miss bee When I receive my Portal 1 email, do I have to stay inland the entire time until I get my PR card?
I applied for my PR through BCPNP-IPG on August 20, 2024, and I haven’t yet received my Final Decision, P1, or P2.
Based on the August 2024 Google sheet timeline, I’ve seen that IRCC has already sent FD and P1 to applicants from August 16–19, so I feel I’m very close. However, there has not been much progress for the past 3 months. It looks like IRCC now issues FDs only at the beginning of each month. Last month, they stopped after two weeks, and this month, they stopped after just two days. I assume this might be due to limited PR quotas remaining for the year, and that they’re controlling the pace of approvals.
Therefore, I am thinking of going back now, rather than waiting until I receive my PR card, which could take so many more months..
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...DQxvmQMQtH1U/edit?gid=225830879#gid=225830879
I applied for my PR through BCPNP-IPG on August 20, 2024, and I haven’t yet received my Final Decision, P1, or P2.
Based on the August 2024 Google sheet timeline, I’ve seen that IRCC has already sent FD and P1 to applicants from August 16–19, so I feel I’m very close. However, there has not been much progress for the past 3 months. It looks like IRCC now issues FDs only at the beginning of each month. Last month, they stopped after two weeks, and this month, they stopped after just two days. I assume this might be due to limited PR quotas remaining for the year, and that they’re controlling the pace of approvals.
Therefore, I am thinking of going back now, rather than waiting until I receive my PR card, which could take so many more months..
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...DQxvmQMQtH1U/edit?gid=225830879#gid=225830879
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I'll bring it into my employer's attention this week. In the case they're not convinced, could you pinpoint me to the webform I should submit?
1 Switching Inland to Outland
- Once you’ve applied under the inland stream, you can’t simply “convert” your application to outland. IRCC processes it based on how you applied.
- However, you’re not required to physically stay in Canada for the entire processing. Many inland applicants do temporarily travel abroad during the final stages — but there are some risks (see below).
- Portal 1 email is an invitation to declare that you’re in Canada and ready to land virtually.
- If you are outside Canada when you get P1, you can’t honestly confirm presence, since IRCC asks you to declare that you’re physically in Canada.
- If you’re abroad, your file might get delayed, or IRCC might instead send you the “outland landing” option (i.e., asking you to submit passport photos for a visa counterfoil and then do a landing at the border/airport). This can take longer
3. PR Card
- After you complete Portal 2 (P2) and submit your address/photo, IRCC issues your eCOPR — this is the actual PR confirmation.
- Once you have the eCOPR, you’re officially a PR, even without the physical PR card.
- The PR card is mainly needed for re-entry to Canada on a commercial flight. If you must return before you receive it, you’d need either:
- a PR Travel Document (PRTD) from a Canadian visa office abroad, or
- travel to the U.S. and enter Canada by land with your eCOPR
If you leave before P1, and IRCC sends you P1 while you’re abroad → you can’t complete the virtual landing until you return, unless they switch you to outland landing (which adds processing time).
- If you leave after eCOPR but before PR card, you will have to deal with PRTD or U.S. land-entry workaround to return.
- Processing slowdowns (like the “monthly batches” you’ve noticed) may be quota-related, and it’s true that the timing is unpredictable. But since you’re so close (August 20 applicant, with mid-August peers already getting FD), your P1 could realistically arrive anytime in the next 1–6 weeks.
Summary
You can leave Canada, but it adds risks:
- Before P1: could delay your landing if IRCC issues it while you’re away.
- After eCOPR but before PR card: you’d need a PRTD or U.S. land entry to return.
- If family matters are urgent, leaving is possible — just be prepared for the extra hassle.
- If you can wait until you at least get eCOPR, that’s the safest point to leave.
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