International Experience Canada
This category provides youth with the opportunity to travel and work in Canada.
Profile submission will stay in the pool until: the Invitation to Apply for a work permit has been not issued.
IEC pool issue invitations to candidates regularly during the IEC season.
You can submit an IEC profile at any time during the IEC season. As long as you submit your profile before the date of the last round of invitations for your country, you may receive an Invitation to Apply for a work permit.
1 IEC profile in multiple pools
You can only have 1 IEC profile at any time. However, you can be eligible for more than 1 IEC pool.
When you complete your profile, we’ll tell you which pools are available to you. You can submit your profile to any of these available pools. For example, you might be eligible to submit your profile to the Working Holiday and Young Professionals pools.
How we issue Invitations to Apply
Invitations to Apply are issued in the following order:
If your profile is in an International Co-op (Internship) pool and Working Holiday pool, you’ll receive an Invitation to Apply for an International Co-op category. You’ll only receive an Invitation to Apply for a Working Holiday work permit if there are no spots left in the International Co-op (Internship) category.
| Country | Age limit | Working Holiday | Young Professionals | International Co-op (Internship) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Australia | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Belgium | 18 to 35 | Yes | No | No |
| Chile | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Costa Rica | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Croatia | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Czech Republic | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Denmark | 18 to 35 | Yes | No | No |
| Estonia | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| France | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Germany | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Greece | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hong kong SAR | 18 to 35 | Yes | No | No |
| Ireland | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italy | 18 to 35 | Yes | No | No |
| Japan | 18 to 35 | Yes | No | No |
| Korea, Republic | 18 to 35 | Yes | No | No |
| Latvia Republic | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lithuania | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Luxembourg | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Netherlands | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | No |
| New Zealand | 18 to 35 | Yes | No | No |
| Norway | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Poland | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Portugal | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| San Marino | 18 to 35 | Yes | No | No |
| Slovakia | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Slovenia | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spain | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sweden | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Switzerland | 18 to 35 | No | Yes | Yes |
| Taiwan | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ukraine | 18 to 35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| United Kingdom | 18 to 35 | Yes | No | No |
If you’re in an IEC pool, you should start getting any supporting documents you may need for your work permit application. Some documents may take several months to get. You could get an Invitation to Apply at any time, and you’ll have limited time to submit your work permit application and documents.
Under this category, applicant dependents aren’t eligible to accompany, they may apply for visit, work or study separately.
Invitations to Apply are issued in the following order:
1. International Co-op (Internship)
Get valuable overseas work experience related to the field of study.
This category is specially for student registered at a post-secondary institution and having a job offer for a work placement or internship in Canada. The internship is the part of the study completion.
The International Co-op (Internship) category is an employer-specific work permit. (closed work permit) The internship you are offered in Canada must be directly linked to your field of studies.
2. Young Professionals
This category requires a job offer in Canada that contributes to your professional development. The purpose behind this is to gain Canadian professional work experience to better compete in a global economy.
The Young Professionals category is an employer-specific work permit (closed work permit)
3. Working Holiday
This category wont require to have job offer, applicant can work with more than one employer.
Working Holiday is an open work permit. An open work permit allows to work at most jobs in Canada.