Good news to share! Some of the Canadian sponsors and applicants have made phone calls to CIC Call Centre at 1-888-242-2100, to inquire about the granting of Open Work Permit to Inland sponsored spouses on AOR. This is what they were told: 1. An internal email was sent to CIC agents announcing the OWP on AOR program effective December 1, 2014. 2. They received a second email a few days later pulling the bulletin down from the website and telling agents not to inform people about the program yet, as its being delayed until mid-January to early February of 2015 so they can refine the details for it. 3. The way the program will work is such that if you have received your AOR, you will be eligible to receive an OWP (regardless of whether or not you included an OWP application with your PR application) 4. The agent indicated the OWP would have a validity of 2 years Although the implementation has been re-scheduled to next year, we are hopeful and glad that CIC is listening to our requests to grant Inland sponsored spouses the right to work, followed by provincial universal health care, beginning in the new year. We will continue lobbying the Open Work Permit issue to the Government of Canada until the official announcement is made and the new process is successfully implemented. You can help by contacting your Member of Parliaments and ask your MP to make sure CIC will follow their scheduled agenda. Thank you, Admin Team - Canada Inland Spousal Sponsorship Petitioners https://www.facebook.com/groups/615312178589951/