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Permit expiring? Know your next move.

One date decides most of it. Enter your permit’s expiry date and the planner shows where you stand today, the IRCC deadlines that apply to you, and the options worth checking first.

Plan my dates ↓The four states
Five blank index cards laid out like a timeline on a pale oak desk, beside a brass desk clock, a navy passport and a red pencil
  1. ValidYour permit has not expired. Apply for the next one before it does.
  2. Maintained statusYou applied in time. Stay, and keep the same conditions, until IRCC decides.
  3. Restoration windowStatus ended. You have 90 days to apply to restore it, and cannot work or study.
  4. Out of statusMore than 90 days have passed. Restoration is no longer open.

The planner

Put your date on the line.

Four questions. The answer updates as you type, and nothing you enter leaves this page.

1 · The permit you hold (or last held)
2 · Its expiry date
3 · Have you applied for a new permit or an extension?
4 · What else applies to you?

Tick any that are true. These decide which options the planner shows.

A planning guide built only from the IRCC rules on this page, not legal advice. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere.

Your status today

Waiting for a date

Enter your permit’s expiry date to see where you stand.

The planner shows your status today, the deadlines that apply to you, and the options worth checking, in order.

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    Rules checked against IRCC on October 25, 2026.

    How status works

    The four states you can be in.

    Valid
    Your permit is still in force. What happens next depends on applying for your next permit, or an extension, before the expiry date. IRCC recommends applying at least 30 days before it expires. Source: IRCC
    Maintained status
    If IRCC received your application to extend or change your status before it expired, you may stay in Canada under the same conditions as your expiring permit until IRCC decides. It ends if you leave Canada, or if the application is returned as incomplete. Source: IRCC
    Restoration window
    If your status ended because your permit expired or your application was refused, you may apply to restore it within 90 days, as long as you did not work or study without authorization. You must stay in Canada, and you cannot work or study until IRCC restores your status. Source: IRCC
    Out of status
    After the 90 days, restoration is no longer available, except for workers with an eligible provincial or territorial support letter. IRCC’s instruction is to leave Canada and apply again from outside. Get advice from a licensed professional before you do anything. Source: IRCC

    Your options

    Ways to stay, side by side.

    What each route needs, and whether it keeps you working while you wait.

    RouteWho it fitsKeeps you working while you wait?Fee
    Extend your current permitMost work, study and visitor permits. Not a PGWP, which cannot be extended.Yes, if you apply before it expires$155 (work)
    Bridging open work permitWorkers whose PR application under Express Entry, a provincial nomination with no employment restrictions, or another eligible program has passed its first check.Yes, if you apply before your permit expires$255
    Spousal open work permitSpouses and partners of workers in TEER 0 or 1 (or listed TEER 2 or 3) jobs with 16+ months left on their permit, or of students in eligible programs.Yes, if you apply before your status expires$255
    Employer-specific work permitPeople with a job offer backed by an LMIA or an LMIA exemption.Yes, if you apply before your status expires$155
    Study permitPeople accepted to a designated learning institution, usually with a provincial attestation letter.No: work on your work permit stops when it expires$150
    Visitor recordAnyone who needs to stay lawfully while another application or plan is pending.No: work stops when your work permit expires$100
    Restoration of statusPeople whose status ended in the last 90 days and who did not work or study without authorization.No, not until status is restored$401.25 with a work permit

    Fees are IRCC processing fees per person, from the IRCC fee list, checked October 25, 2026. Biometrics may also apply.

    Questions

    Expiring permits, answered.

    What happens on the day my permit expires?
    If IRCC received your application for a new permit or an extension before that day, you are on maintained status: you may stay and keep the same conditions until IRCC decides. If you did not apply, your status ends, you must stop working or studying, and you have 90 days to apply to restore it.
    Can I keep working after my work permit expires?
    Only if you applied for a new work permit before it expired and you stay in Canada. If you applied for a study permit or a visitor record instead, or did not apply at all, your work stops on the expiry date.
    When should I apply?
    IRCC recommends at least 30 days before your permit expires. What protects you is that IRCC receives the application before the expiry date.
    Is the planner legal advice?
    No. It applies the general IRCC rules on this page to the dates you enter. A licensed RCIC should confirm your situation before you file.
    Does the planner save what I enter?
    No. Everything runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent to us or stored.

    Checked against

    Official sources, October 2026.

    Talk to an RCIC

    Not sure which application you need?

    Send us your expiry date and a licensed RCIC will confirm which application fits and exactly when to file it.

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    Find out where you actually stand.

    Send a few details. A licensed RCIC reads your profile personally, then replies with the routes that genuinely fit, the ones that do not, and the consultation fee and next available times.

    1. 01Read personally by a CICC-licensed consultant
    2. 02A written shortlist of the programs you qualify for
    3. 03Fee-based; the fee and times come by reply

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