How to extend a work permit without an aor?
Short answer: If you do not have an AOR yet, you are not in the BOWP lane. IRCC's Express Entry BOWP instructions say: if you are not eligible for a BOWP yet, do not let the work permit expire while you wait for an invitation to apply. Maintain status by extending your work permit. Your employer may need a new Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or a new offer of employment. Pay the work permit fee on the IRCC fee list: $155 per person. An open work permit also needs the $100 open work permit holder fee. Restoration as a worker, if you already lost status, is listed as $401.25 (restore $246.25 plus a new $155 permit).
The Manitoba bridge is the other official extend-without-PR-AOR route, and only if you already hold that 2025 Manitoba support letter and you are employed in Manitoba. Cohort 1 is a valid permit at application. Cohort 2 is an expired permit. Cohort 3 is authorization to work without a permit under paragraph 186(u) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. IRCC employees' instructions say applications after December 31, 2027, including renewals, will be refused.
If your PNP nomination restricts you to one employer, a BOWP is not available. Stay on an employer-specific permit until that condition is gone. Read the nomination letter before you file.
How long does it take to receive aor from IRCC for PNP?
Short answer: IRCC does not publish a separate "AOR weeks" clock. On the after you apply page (date modified August 4, 2026), IRCC says it checks that the application is complete, the fee is paid, and the documents are included. If the file is incomplete, IRCC rejects it and refunds the processing fees. If it is complete, IRCC sends an AOR that includes your application number. After the AOR, you can check status with that number. Biometrics, if you are 14 to 79, are a later letter: 30 days from the date of that letter to give fingerprints and a photo. Use check processing times for the permanent residence line that matches your stream. That tool is not an AOR timer.
Incomplete forms, unpaid biometrics, a withdrawn nomination, or a plan to live outside the nominating province delay the file. Tell IRCC about address, family, and representative changes through the web form. Guessing "two weeks for AOR" from a forum is not a source.
