7:46Van den Born first applied for permanent residency in May under Canada's express entry system. When van den Born's permanent residency application was rejected, so was his work permit. Once we have received and accepted a complete application, COVID-19 processing measures allow for flexibility where additional documents or further information is requested," Béatrice Fénelon wrote. The only thing left for van den Born to do is start the permanent residency application over. Buchert said it could be at least six months until van den Born's new permanent residency application is decided.

Source: CBC News October 09, 2020 22:30 UTC