Implied status是指如果国际学生、外国劳工、游客等在他/她们身份过期前递交了续签的申请，则他/她们可以继续在加拿大境内合法停留，并继续他们先前的工作/学习/访问，直至续签结果出来。在这种情况下，申请人就是处于“implied status”/“隐含状态”。

Implied status 与Restoration of temporary resident status的最大区别就是前者是在签证失效前递交的申请，而后者是在签证失效后递交的。

对于签证申请，申请人有两种选择：纸质申请和网申。对于一般的境内续签申请，一般建议及早递交和网签。但是对于想合法拖延滞留时间的申请人，如产妇、省提名/加拿大经验类中需要更长工作年限的人士等，可选择纸质申请并在有效期的最后几天才提交。纸质申请审批很慢，通常要2-3个月，这样能有长达数个月的Implied Status达到合法拖延的目的，纸质递交的另外一个好处是可以主动补料，而网络递交只能在签证官要求的时候才能补。境内续签地点为CPC - Vegreville，阿尔伯塔省的一个小镇，续签费用为：工签 155加元，学签 150加元， 开放式工签  255加元， 旅游签  100加元。

下面是关于Implied Status的官方指南：

1. 学签持有人在原学签过期之前递交续签申请，在等待期间，仍可继续学习（IRPR 189）

189. A foreign national who has made an application under subsection 217(1) is authorized to study without a study permit until a decision is made on the application if they have remained in Canada since the expiry of their study permit and continue to comply with the conditions, other than the expiry date, set out on the expired study permit.

2. 工签持有人在原工签过期之前递交续签申请，在等待期间，仍可继续工作（IRPR 186(u)）

186. A foreign national may work in Canada without a work permit
(u) until a decision is made on an application made by them under subsection 201(1), if they have remained in Canada after the expiry of their work permit and they have continued to comply with the conditions set out on the expired work permit, other than the expiry date;

3. 学生毕业后在等待工签期间，即使学签失效了，毕业后工签没有下来，依然可以合法工作（IRPR 186(w)）

186. A foreign national may work in Canada without a work permit
(w) if they are or were the holder of a study permit who has completed their program of study and
(i) they met the requirements set out in paragraph (v), and
(ii) they applied for a work permit before the expiry of that study permit and a decision has not yet been made in respect of their application.