If you leave Canada after the expiry of your current permit, you will lose your legal status and your ability to work in Canada. Leaving Canada while under maintained status can also impact your RAMQ coverage.

Exception - If you have applied for from inside Canada, leaving and re-entering Canada does not stop you from being able to work full-time while you wait for your post-graduation work permit. If applicable, you must have a valid visa/eTA to return to Canada from overseas.

If you have any travels outside of Canada planned while under maintained status, please inform your unit, before leaving Canada, and contact immigration.apo [at] mcgill.ca .

Individuals already covered by the RAMQ may be eligible for a 6-month extension while under maintained status. You should directly to confirm eligibility and apply for temporary coverage.

Your . Once you have received the new permit, you should to extend your SIN number.

If you applied to extend your work permit online, upload in Workday a copy of the letter from IRCC confirming your maintained status WP-EXT except PGWP (IMM 5988).

If you did not receive this letter or applied to extend your work permit by paper, please contact immigration.apo [at] mcgill.ca.

If you applied online from within Canada, upload in Workday a copy of the letter from IRCC confirming your maintained status WP-EXT for PGWP (IMM 0127).

If you did not receive this letter, or if you applied online from outside Canada or by paper, please contact immigration.apo [at] mcgill.ca.

You must request a maintained status confirmation by emailing immigration.apo [at] mcgill.ca.The employee's departmental administrator must be copied on this email.

In their email, the employee must clearly answer the following questions and provide the documents listed below. APO Immigration will provide a maintained status confirmation by email.

Documents:

1. Copy of expired or expiring study permit
2. Evidence that the application for a renewed study permit was submitted before the expiry of the old study permit
   • Online application: letter of confirmation from IRCC showing date of submission
   • Paper application: copy of application and postmark

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Questions:

1. Faculty or Administrative Unit / Department?
2. Have you traveled outside Canada since the expiry of your study permit?
3. When did your study permit expire?
4. When did you apply for your study permit renewal?
5. Are you enrolled as a full-time student?
6. Have you graduated and will you be starting a new program? If so, when did you complete your studies and when will your new program start?

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