Visa work permit post graduation impossible, studying visa expired

[alexranson]

Hi everybody,

I've been living in Canada since June 2013 with a student visa, which I extended last August with a coop visa. I did an internship and got my graduation degree on 30 October.

I studied full time for over 8 months so I am therefore eligible for a post graduation work permit.

Currently in France for Christmas holidays I wanted to apply for a post graduation permit from here.
In doing so I realized that my coop permit had expired on December 4... ( I thought it was expiring on January 4th) while it is clear that a request for a post-graduation permit should be made while having a valid visa.

However, my school degree was obtained on October 30 so I am in still in time for that criterion.

All my professional projects are geared towards this return to Toronto and I am now very worried.
I have not made application on the CIC website because I am afraid of a rejection my request.

I'm afraid it is not recoverable but I wanted to ask your opinion just to make sure.

Thank you,
Alexandre

 

[scylla]

You need a valid study permit to apply for a PGWP. So your first step is to get a valid student visa again. Without a valid student visa your PGWP will be refused.