IEC Canadian Iernational Experience Program Categories
The Canadian Iernational Experience Program has three differe categories that you should choose one of them depending on your conditions and apply for it. These three programs are:
- Working holiday scheduleWorking Holiday Program)
- Young Professionals ProgramYoung Professionals)
- Iernational Co-op ProgramIernational Co-op)
In the following, while providing necessary explanations and details about each of these three categories, the required conditions of each of them have been examined.
1. Working holiday schedule
The first Canadian Iernational Experience Program category we’ll look at is Working holiday scheduleWorking Holiday Program) Is. This category is suitable for eligible young people who do not have a Canadian job offer or who wa to work for more than one employer during their stay in Canada.
If you qualify for this category, you will receive an open work permit that allows you to work for one or more employers. This category is suitable for those young people who wa to travel around Canada, explore the coury and use the money they earn in Canada to pay for their stay in this coury.
2. Young professionals program
Young Professionals ProgramYoung Professionals) It is iended for those people who have a job offer from a Canadian employer that can help their professional developme. Applicas who qualify for the young professionals program will receive a work permit that is unique to an employer.
That is, they cannot work for another employer and must work only for the same employer in one place during their stay in Canada. Applicas for the young professionals program must meet a number of other requiremes as follows:
- You must have a job offer in one of the NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupations (formerly known as Skill Level 0, A, and B occupations).
- Your job offer must include salary and the salary amou must be equal to or more than the minimum wage rate set in the province where you live and work.
- During your stay in Canada, you must only work for the employer who offered you a job and in a single location.
3. Iernational co-op program
This category, called the Iernational Co-op program, is for studes enrolled in a university or college outside of Canada who need to complete an iernship or work experience to obtain their degree, diploma or certificate. Applicas must have an iernship or co-op job offer from a Canadian employer and receive an employer-specific work permit to be eligible for this program. Other requiremes of this program are:
- You must be enrolled in a tertiary institution outside of Canada.
- Your iernship job offer should match your field of study.
- Your iernship in Canada must compleme your study abroad.
- Your iernship can be unpaid or paid depending on the laws and regulations of the province where you are doing your iernship.
- You must work for the same employer at a fixed place of employme throughout your stay in Canada.
- Participas in this program must arrange co-op appoimes with Canadian employers before applying.
