Possibly un-authorized work and complexity

[Jabel]

Hi everyone,
I’m posting here with a very heavy heart and hoping for some guidance from experienced members. This situation has been causing me a lot of stress and anxiety.
My timeline (brief):
PGWP: May 2022 – May 2025
Study permit approved: June 2025 (never started studies)
NS PNP nomination: July , 2025
Applied T13 (LMIA-exempt) WP: Aug 2025 – get implied wp.
Non-Express Entry PR applied: Oct 2025
Work permit refused: Dec 2025 → I stopped working immediately
Current status: Visitor record holder
Refusal reason : not being admitted at the time of submission.
As you have failed to comply with our request to provide this information, as per A16(1) of theAct, your application is refused.Your status in Canada is valid until September 07, 2026.
The issue:
From Aug–Dec 2025, I worked full-time for my PNP employer believing I was legally authorized under implied status. Unfortunately, I later found out that the implied authorization was actually tied to a co-op work permit linked to my college, not the T13 WP.
I relied completely on my licensed agent, who repeatedly assured me that everything was fine. I genuinely did not know otherwise.
I have no prior immigration violations. The refusal letter mentioned the application was refused because it was submitted from an invalid study permit.
My questions:
How should I explain these 4 months of work in my next work permit or PR application ?
Should this be explained through a LOE, un-authorized work declaration or both?
Has anyone here faced a similar situation due to agent error, and how did IRCC view it?
I’m extremely worried because this was never intentional, and I tried my best to follow the rules. Any advice, shared experience, or guidance would truly mean a lot to me.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for any help you can off.
PLZ approve the post.

 

[canuck78]

Hi everyone,
I’m posting here with a very heavy heart and hoping for some guidance from experienced members. This situation has been causing me a lot of stress and anxiety.
My timeline (brief):
PGWP: May 2022 – May 2025
Study permit approved: June 2025 (never started studies)
NS PNP nomination: July , 2025
Applied T13 (LMIA-exempt) WP: Aug 2025 – get implied wp.
Non-Express Entry PR applied: Oct 2025
Work permit refused: Dec 2025 → I stopped working immediately
Current status: Visitor record holder
Refusal reason : not being admitted at the time of submission.
As you have failed to comply with our request to provide this information, as per A16(1) of theAct, your application is refused.Your status in Canada is valid until September 07, 2026.
The issue:
From Aug–Dec 2025, I worked full-time for my PNP employer believing I was legally authorized under implied status. Unfortunately, I later found out that the implied authorization was actually tied to a co-op work permit linked to my college, not the T13 WP.
I relied completely on my licensed agent, who repeatedly assured me that everything was fine. I genuinely did not know otherwise.
I have no prior immigration violations. The refusal letter mentioned the application was refused because it was submitted from an invalid study permit.
My questions:
How should I explain these 4 months of work in my next work permit or PR application ?
Should this be explained through a LOE, un-authorized work declaration or both?
Has anyone here faced a similar situation due to agent error, and how did IRCC view it?
I’m extremely worried because this was never intentional, and I tried my best to follow the rules. Any advice, shared experience, or guidance would truly mean a lot to me.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for any help you can off.
PLZ approve the post.

Very confused. How would you have had implied status tied to a co-op WP tied if you had been on PGWP for numerous years. Would suggest filing by a complaint as soon as possible if you have received incorrect advice. Doesn’t solve the issue but may help and you will have a record that you did file a complaint soon after you became aware of the incorrect advice. You would have been aware that you applied your a study permit and didn’t actually study so weren’t compliant with the terms of that permit. How applying for a WP when you weren’t compliant with the terms of your study permit would give you implied status should have raised some questions for you. Hopefully you a record of you questioning these exact issues. The bigger issue is the potential repurcussions for your PR application. I would be speaking to a lawyer.

https://college-ic.ca/protecting-the-public/complaints-process/make-a-complaint?l=en-CA

 

[Jabel]

Very confused. How would you have had implied status tied to a co-op WP tied if you had been on PGWP for numerous years. Would suggest filing by a complaint as soon as possible if you have received incorrect advice. Doesn’t solve the issue but may help and you will have a record that you did file a complaint soon after you became aware of the incorrect advice. You would have been aware that you applied your a study permit and didn’t actually study so weren’t compliant with the terms of that permit. How applying for a WP when you weren’t compliant with the terms of your study permit would give you implied status should have raised some questions for you. Hopefully you a record of you questioning these exact issues. The bigger issue is the potential repurcussions for your PR application. I would be speaking to a lawyer.

https://college-ic.ca/protecting-the-public/complaints-process/make-a-complaint?l=en-CA

Very confused. How would you have had implied status tied to a co-op WP tied if you had been on PGWP for numerous years. Would suggest filing by a complaint as soon as possible if you have received incorrect advice. Doesn’t solve the issue but may help and you will have a record that you did file a complaint soon after you became aware of the incorrect advice. You would have been aware that you applied your a study permit and didn’t actually study so weren’t compliant with the terms of that permit. How applying for a WP when you weren’t compliant with the terms of your study permit would give you implied status should have raised some questions for you. Hopefully you a record of you questioning these exact issues. The bigger issue is the potential repurcussions for your PR application. I would be speaking to a lawyer.

https://college-ic.ca/protecting-the-public/complaints-process/make-a-complaint?l=en-CA

New study permit and it had also a co-op with itself. PGWP expired in may 2025. work permit can be applied if you have valid study permit but i did not get enrolled and it became invalid.I did not know that and study permit remain valid 150 days after approval or until the the class start. I applied PR from implied work permit. But I had the VR application going on that time as well.