family class - work permit extend & ohip

[drjd]

My spouse just got her work permit from the new program while she waits endlessly for her PR...

Unfortantely her passport expires in October, so they only made it valid until then. Our consultant want to charge us again for this. Is this extension straightforward. I can't even figure out which form to use.

Also, anyone had luck getting ohip with this work permit and no job (yet)?

 

[OhCanadiana]

My spouse just got her work permit from the new program while she waits endlessly for her PR...

Unfortantely her passport expires in October, so they only made it valid until then. Our consultant want to charge us again for this. Is this extension straightforward. I can't even figure out which form to use.

Also, anyone had luck getting ohip with this work permit and no job (yet)?

A work permit should make her eligible for OHIP (after the 3 month waiting period) if her primary place of residence is in Ontario once she has a job in place. See http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/ohip/ohip_eligibility.aspx

Note that she may also qualify from your PR application. How far along are you (and inland vs outland)?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

My spouse just got her work permit from the new program while she waits endlessly for her PR...

Unfortantely her passport expires in October, so they only made it valid until then. Our consultant want to charge us again for this. Is this extension straightforward. I can't even figure out which form to use.

She needs a new passport first. CIC does not issue temporary residency status (visitor, worker or student) beyond expiry of a person's passport. Your consultant really should have known this.

Once she has a new passport, she can submit the same form as she submitted with the PR app, IMM5710, along with a cover letter explaining the situation. Note that as she is extending the work permit, she will have to pay the fees again.

 

[drjd]

Thanks for info.

We submitted in January, so we over a year to go for preliminary approval.

The OHIP eligibility guidelines, to me, are not clear. It seems to imply that full time work for 6 months is required.

She got her new passport already. Consultant sent the revised paperwork, but CIC issued the OWP first. Think I will try to send the IMM5710 myself and avoid their fee...

 

[Sheps]

You will still have to pay the fee to CIC for extending the work permit.

 

[OhCanadiana]

Thanks for info.

We submitted in January, so we over a year to go for preliminary approval.

I deduce from that that you submitted the application inland. Then, you'll need to wait for step 1 to be completed.

The OHIP eligibility guidelines, to me, are not clear. It seems to imply that full time work for 6 months is required.

As I read it, she needs to have a job that will be in place for at least 6 months, but doesn't need to have already have worked for 6 months:

you are a foreign worker who holds a valid work permit or other document issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) permitting you to work in Canada, and you also have a formal agreement in place to work full-time for an employer situated in Ontario which sets out the employer's name, your occupation, and confirmation that you will be working for no less than six consecutive months;

She got her new passport already. Consultant sent the revised paperwork, but CIC issued the OWP first. Think I will try to send the IMM5710 myself and avoid their fee...

It may be worth calling. If they got the revised passport info (even if they didn't process it) before the date they issued the OWP, I'd ask if they could please consider reissuing it.