移民部2020年12月31日宣布，持有加拿大学习许可、工作许可和访问签证的人士，其有效身份如果在2020年1月30日至2021年5月31日期间过期，可以延迟至2021年8月31日以前递交恢复身份的申请。另外，以前的工作许可如果已经到期，持有人可以申请特定雇主的工作许可而继续工作，等待开放工作许可（open work permit）的审批结果。
移民部原文：
Ottawa, December 31, 2020—Effective January 1, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is renewing a temporary public policy that provides more time for temporary residents to apply to restore their legal status in Canada.
This public policy, which has been in place since July 2020 but was set to expire, recognizes that many temporary residents in Canada have been affected by worldwide health- and travel-related restrictions, and may need to remain in Canada for longer than they anticipated.
Under the public policy, visitors, students and workers whose valid temporary status expired, or expires, between January 30, 2020, and May 31, 2021, will have until August 31, 2021, to restore their status. In addition, the public policy will continue to allow former work permit holders applying for an employer-specific work permit to work while a decision on their restoration application is pending..
