A member whose previous work permit expired (with an extension application already submitted) asked about their options for traveling to India.
What group members advised:- You're generally free to leave Canada — there's no restriction on returning to your home country while a work permit extension is in process, since maintained status while a renewal is pending applies to staying in Canada, not to leaving.
- Check your travel document (visa/eTA) separately from your work permit. One member flagged that your Temporary Resident Visa may have expired around the same time as your work permit, and you'd need a valid travel document to come back into Canada — the two aren't automatically the same thing.
Takeaway: leaving Canada itself isn't blocked by a pending work permit extension, but re-entry depends on having a valid travel document (TRV/eTA), so confirm that status separately before booking travel, since maintained status protects your stay in Canada but doesn't extend a travel document.