Any temporary residents currently living in Canada with a valid study, work permit or visitor visa can apply to extend their permits before they get expired.
If you apply for this temporary resident permit extension before the expiry of your temporary visa and it expires before you receive any result on the extension application, you can stay in Canada under implied status which means the law implies you are a temporary resident. That status lasts until Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) decides on your new permit application.
If your Temporary resident permit has a single-entry visa this allows you to enter Canada once. If you plan to leave Canada during your authorized stay, to re-enter Canada you must get a new visitor visa. The only exception to this is if you visit the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon. If you visit these places, you can return to Canada without a new visa, if you:
1. return back to Canada within the period that the Canadian immigration officer initially authorized when you first entered Canada (this is on your visa, it is either a handwritten date or 6 months from the date of the entry stamp); or
2. have a valid visitor record, work permit, study permit or temporary resident permit (authorizing re-entry) and return within the period that the officer initially authorized.
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