Updated September 2026. Your work permit, passport, SIN and health card all carry expiry dates — and they depend on each other. Enter your dates below and this tool lays out, in order, what happens and what you need to do: the date to apply by, when maintained status starts, when your SIN and health card lapse, the 90-day restoration deadline if you missed it, and where your passport caps your next permit.
Status Expiry Timeline
This tool applies IRCC’s published rules on maintained status and restoration and each province’s published health-coverage rules as of September 2026. It runs in your browser — nothing you enter is sent or stored. It is general information, not legal advice.
How to Read Your Timeline
Maintained status is what keeps you working or studying after your permit expires — but only if IRCC received your application before the expiry date and you stay in Canada. Restoration is the 90-day safety net if you missed that date; you normally cannot work while it is processed.
- How to prove maintained status to your employer
- My SIN expired while I’m on maintained status
- Health card on maintained status, by province
- Travelling while on maintained status
- When your passport cuts your permit short
- Restoration of status as a worker
- Work permit expiring before your PR decision
Frequently Asked Questions
Is maintained status automatic?
It applies automatically once IRCC has received your application for a new permit before your current one expires, as long as you stay in Canada. You do not apply for maintained status separately.
Why does the tool show my SIN and health card expiring?
A SIN starting with 9 and most provincial health cards carry the same expiry date as your permit. They lapse even when you are legally on maintained status, and each has its own fix.
Is the processing estimate reliable?
No estimate is. IRCC’s figure is how long it took to process 80% of recent applications. Use it to plan, not as a deadline.
