Temporary status got harder, and pretending otherwise helps nobody. Study permits now run through caps and attestation letters, visitor refusals for “purpose of visit” are routine, and “work permit” is a family of very different documents. The question that matters on day one: what do you want this permit to become? The answer decides which one to apply for.
Visitor visas and eTAs — and the ties-and-funds evidence that answers the refusals officers actually write.
Study permits under the caps and attestation letters — and how your program choice decides whether a work permit exists after graduation.
One name, very different documents — LMIA-based, open, intra-company, CUSMA — with different rules about who can apply and from where.
Extensions, maintained status, and the 90-day restoration window if a date already slipped.
The PGWP-to-PR plan — because the permit is a countdown, not a status.
Fifteen minutes sorts most of this out
Free, no obligation — in English, Mandarin, Cantonese or French. We tell you which pathways are realistically open, which are closed, and whether you need us at all.