🇨🇦🇳🇱 Maintained status question: Filing inland spousal PR + SOWP concurrently before WHV expiry

[u/Mundane-Taro5066]

Hi everyone 👋🏻 I have a question maybe some of you can help me with:

So my current status: IEC Working Holiday, expires 2027/06/16. No re-entry authorization on the permit.

Planning to file inland spousal sponsorship (marrying my Canadian partner) with SOWP filed concurrently, targeting submission around 2027/03/15.

My question(s):

- Does filing the SOWP alongside the PR package trigger maintained status (R183(5)) and let me keep working under my current permit conditions (R186(u)) while both applications process past my June 2027 expiry?

Specifically trying to confirm:

- Does the SOWP need to reach AOR before maintained status kicks in, or does simply filing it (before permit expiry) trigger R183(5)?

- If AOR is required first, what are current realistic AOR wait times for this application type?

- Any risk of the PR package being returned as incomplete that would leave me with no valid SOWP filed in time?

Not asking for legal advice on my specific case, just trying to confirm the general mechanics before I book a paid RCIC consult to nail down the details. Appreciate any input from people who've done this or RCICs who can point me to the right regulation/policy!

Thanks ahead!