Post graduate work permit expiry

[Ujj]

Can I stay in Canada after my post graduate work permit expires if I am planning to restore my status? Or do I have to leave the country?

 

[Naturgrl]

You can apply to change your status to visitor & stop working. Do you have an ITA?

 

[Ujj]

You can apply to change your status to visitor & stop working. Do you have an ITA?

I am waiting for an ITA. Is it necessary to change my status to visitor or do I have time to restore my status as a worker even if my work permit expires?

 

[Naturgrl]

I am waiting for an ITA. Is it necessary to change my status to visitor or do I have time to restore my status as a worker even if my work permit expires?

When does your permit expire? Will you have an ITA before it expires. If not, you change status to visitor and stop working.

 

[Ujj]

When does your permit expire? Will you have an ITA before it expires. If not, you change status to visitor and stop working.

My permit expires this month and I do not think I will have an ITA by then. If I do get my ITA within 90 days of my work permit expiring, can I restore my status as a worker?

 

[Naturgrl]

On the day your PGWP expires, you stop working if you don’t have an ITA. You are not eligible for a BOWP because you must have a valid working visa at the time of the ITA. As it states “have a valid work permit that expires in 4 months or less.”

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio.../extend-permit/bridging-open-work-permit.html

 

[Ujj]

On the day your PGWP expires, you stop working if you don’t have an ITA. You are not eligible for a BOWP because you must have a valid working visa at the time of the ITA. As it states “have a valid work permit that expires in 4 months or less.”

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio.../extend-permit/bridging-open-work-permit.html

Okay, thank you. I will stop working on the day my work permit expires. Is it possible for me to restore my status as a worker within 90 days after my permit expires if I get my ITA and my application for PR is completed?

 

[scylla]

Okay, thank you. I will stop working on the day my work permit expires. Is it possible for me to restore my status as a worker within 90 days after my permit expires if I get my ITA and my application for PR is completed?

You would need to get a job offer and an approved LMIA to switch back to a work permit.

If your PGWP has already expired, then you don't qualify for a BOWP once you have ITA.

 

[Naturgrl]

Okay, thank you. I will stop working on the day my work permit expires. Is it possible for me to restore my status as a worker within 90 days after my permit expires if I get my ITA and my application for PR is completed?

No you can’t restore status unless you have a job offer and approved LMIA which will take months to process. Again you need to change status to visitor as you don’t want to be in the country illegally.