How does the IEC program work?
Nationals of partner couries with bilateral youth exchange agreemes with Canada who are between the ages of 18 and 35 (depending on the applica’s nationality) may be eligible for an IEC work visa. Applicas can apply in one of these three main categories:
The Working Holiday stream:
The program can gra an Open Work Permit (OWP) for up to two years, allowing holders to work in most industries and for any business in Canada.
The Young Professionals stream:
This immigration program offers employer-specific work visas to those who have a job offer and wa to work for a company in Canada.
The Iernational Co-op Iernship stream of Canada
This Canadian immigration program allows individuals from member couries to iern at a specific Canadian company while enrolled in a post-secondary skills training program in their home coury.
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The program operates on an “expression of ierest/invitation to apply” approach, where ierested applicas can submit candidate specifications to the IEC pool. If selected, these individuals will be invited to apply for a Canadian work visa.
If the application is graed, the applica will be issued a work visa under his chosen stream and can eer and work in Canada during his authorized stay.
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Canadian IEC Qualified Persons
Candidates who wish to apply for IEC must:
- Be a citizen or passport holder of one of the 36 partner couries with which Canada has a youth exchange agreeme.
- Have a passport that is valid for the duration of their stay in Canada.
- At the time of application, the candidate must be between the ages of 18-29, 18-30, or 18-35 (depending on nationality inclusive).
- When they arrive in Canada, they must have the equivale of 2,500 Canadian dollars.
- They must be able to get health insurance for the duration of their stay.
- be eligible to eer Canada;
- Have a return ticket or the financial ability to obtain a departure ticket at the end of your authorized stay in Canada (before departure).
- Depende people (like family or spouse) may not accompany you.
- Pay the releva fees.
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The increase in IEC program capacity comes as Canada hopes to welcome more economic immigras than ever before, with more than 800,000 economic migras arriving in the coury over the next three years. Young people who gain work experience in Canada through IEC may be eligible to immigrate to Canada in the future.
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