One of the biggest concerns among temporary foreign workers in Canada is what happens when their work permits are about to expire but their employers are still waiting for an LMIA decision.
You have a job. Your employer wants to keep you. The LMIA application has already been submitted. But ESDC has not yet issued a decision.
Does that mean you have to stop working or risk losing your immigration status?
IRCC has just introduced an important change that may help eligible workers in this situation!
On October 28, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its Program Delivery Instructions concerning work permit applications submitted under concurrent processing.

