International Experience Canada 2019 is now open to the eligible applicants

The International Experience Canada 2019 application cycle is now open to many countries and new organizations have been added to the list of recognized service providers supporting Canadian youth and youth overseas with mobility opportunities.

This program offers foreign nationals between the ages of 18 and 35 from 34 different countries the opportunity to work in Canada through a bilateral Youth Mobility Arrangement.
Through the IEC, eligible candidates may come to Canada through a Working Holiday, Young Professionals or International Co-op Internship work permit. The IEC program issues Invitations to Apply for one of the three work permit categories using an Expression of Interest model, which begins with interested individuals completing a profile and entering the pool of candidates for the permit category.
The type of pool that a candidate is entered into depends largely on the country of citizenship and the work permit categories available for that specific country. For example, Australian citizens may apply for the IEC under either the Working Holiday, Young Professionals or international Co-op Internship pool while a citizen of Japan can only apply to the IEC program through the Working Holiday pool.
The Government of Canada also announced December 4 that the IEC program has added 10 new organizations to its list of recognized service providers and updated the way recognized organizations offer support to Canadian and foreign participants.
IEC recognized organizations:
• provide support services to Canadian and foreign youth for IEC work and travel experiences, including the following: assisting with finding employment, arranging transportation, securing accommodations, and helping with other logistical support;
• promote IEC to Canadian youth; and
• support greater Canadian youth participation abroad. Countries with bilateral Youth Mobility Arrangement with Canada
The validity/length of each visa type is specified in the three central columns and will depend on the nationality of the applicant and the visa type that he or she has applied for.