Filipiniana News - April 2018 Legal temporary residents of Canada are those who have valid status as students, workers or visitors. With the ever changing state of Canada’s immigration laws and regulations, many temporary residents may inadvertently lose their status due to ignorance, misinformation or even carelessness. Those who have lost their status are understandably fearful of being removed anytime soon and thrown on the next flight back to their home country. However, misconceptions about the removal process abound and are misleading even temporary residents who may still have valid status in Canada. There are those who initially came to Canada as visitors, workers or students whose initial permits may have expired but whose extension applications are still pending. Some of them fear that they may just be picked up by the authorities and detained since they could not show any proof of legal status. Such fear ...