Can an American that applied for permanent residence(by marriage to a Canadian) stay in Canada?

Posted October 15th, 2010 by immigratecanada and filed in Immigration to Canada

If the married Canadian and American have applied to have the American move to Canada, can the American stay in Canada?

I know it’s a maximum of 6 months to visit as a tourist, but is there a way to extend the time if you’ve applied for permanent residence?

I believe it may depends on if the application is inland or outland, but outland seems to be the best choice for these applications.

Thanks!