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Urgent help for ICT WP extension after crossing 5 year

kallucanada

Star Member
May 5, 2016
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Hi Guys,

As per recent CIC news, the four-year cumulative duration rule will be no longer applicable to temporary foreign workers.I am going to complete 5 years by 18 of Feb, 2017 in Canada, my ICT WP will be expired on 16 of April 2017.

I have got a request from my manager to apply for my WP extension for 1 or 2 more years but my company HR was telling four-in, four-out rule which is removed is only for LMIA WPs and this rule is still there for ICT WP.Therefore, my WP can't extend anymore.

Do you guys have any thoughts on my situation?

http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1168949&tp=1

In order to prevent unnecessary hardship and instability for both workers and employers, the four-year cumulative duration rule will no longer apply to temporary foreign workers in Canada, effective immediately. The cumulative duration rule, known as the “four-in, four-out” rule, was put in place in April 2011, limiting work for some temporary foreign workers in Canada to four years who then became ineligible to work in Canada for the next four years.
 

thinkshady

Hero Member
Jun 26, 2016
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kallucanada said:
Hi Guys,

As per recent CIC news, the four-year cumulative duration rule will be no longer applicable to temporary foreign workers.I am going to complete 5 years by 18 of Feb, 2017 in Canada, my ICT WP will be expired on 16 of April 2017.

I have got a request from my manager to apply for my WP extension for 1 or 2 more years but my company HR was telling four-in, four-out rule is only for LMIA WPs and this rule is still there for ICT WP.Therefore, my WP can't extend anymore.

Do you guys have any thoughts on my situation?

http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1168949&tp=1

In order to prevent unnecessary hardship and instability for both workers and employers, the four-year cumulative duration rule will no longer apply to temporary foreign workers in Canada, effective immediately. The cumulative duration rule, known as the “four-in, four-out” rule, was put in place in April 2011, limiting work for some temporary foreign workers in Canada to four years who then became ineligible to work in Canada for the next four years.

I do not see anywhere stating this exemption rule is applicable only for LMIA WP. You might want to try contacting CIC and check once. Read through below articles.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/work/cumulative.asp

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/work/
 

kallucanada

Star Member
May 5, 2016
86
1
thinkshady said:
I do not see anywhere stating this exemption rule is applicable only for LMIA WP. You might want to try contacting CIC and check once. Read through below articles.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/work/cumulative.asp

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/work/
Thanks for your reply, that's what my opinion too. Sure, I would be contacting CIC to get more details about this rule.