ALREADY IN CANADA
Plan your next step before your status changes.
Extending a stay, changing a school or job, graduating, and becoming a permanent resident all involve different steps. Start with your current documents and dates.
A document is expiring
Check your passport, permit, and authorized stay separately. Start extension planning before the deadline.
Status & restorationI’m studying or graduating
Review school changes, study conditions, PGWP requirements, and your permission to work.
Student next stepsMy work is changing
Check employer-specific conditions, renewal options, and authorization before starting a new role.
Work permits & changesI’m planning to stay
Review permanent residence options, residency records, PR travel documents, or citizenship requirements.
Permanent residence optionsReceived a refusal or missed an expiry date?
Keep the decision letter and record the exact date. Restoration and legal response options have their own requirements and deadlines. A general enquiry, records request, or permanent residence profile does not protect your temporary status.
Find the right next stepServices for your next stage
Use the relevant page to prepare for a discussion. Current official instructions and your circumstances determine the actual application requirements.
Study permit extensions & school changes
Coordinate your permit expiry, new admission and the date you can begin at another school.
Explore this servicePost-graduation work permits
Check your program, study history, language evidence and application timing before graduation.
Explore this serviceVisitor records & stay extensions
Plan a longer stay before your current visitor status expires.
Explore this serviceWork permit renewals & bridging permits
Plan continued status while changing employment or waiting for permanent residence.
Explore this servicePR card renewal & replacement
Prepare your travel history and supporting records for a renewed or replacement card.
Explore this serviceCanadian citizenship applications
Review physical presence, tax history, language evidence and the documents for your application.
Explore this serviceExpired status & restoration
Establish the timeline quickly and identify whether a restoration route is available.
Explore this serviceChanging employers or work conditions
Coordinate a new offer with the authorization you need before starting a different job.
Explore this servicePR confirmation & your first resident card
Follow the final confirmation steps and prepare your first PR card details accurately.
Explore this serviceYOUR NEXT STEP
Let’s start with
where you are.
Tell us what you’re planning. We’ll help you identify the right service and what to prepare.