Ever thought of living and working in Canada but only on a temporary basis? Have you wondered what it would be like to travel and work in Canada at the same time? If you have, then we have some great news for you! The IRCC has opened new IEC pools for 2023 from which applicants can be selected and then granted a Working Holiday Visa.
The processes and application pathways that lead to receipt of an IEC Working Holiday Visa can be quite confusing to a lot of applicants.
As a remedy to this problem and a way to bolster confidence among applicants for when they make the important decision to apply, we have put together an evaluative guideline to help navigate the various means, criteria and steps to choose from when making your application.
What Is An IEC Working Holiday Visa?
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has various programs that it offers as a means of immigrating to Canada either on a temporary or permanent basis. Among the programs that offer immigration on a temporary basis is the International Experience Canada (IEC) program.
This program offers temporary immigration to Canada via open and closed work visas that make the recipient eligible to reside and work in Canada Working Holiday under the auspices of a Working Holiday, Young Professionals and International Co-operative program.
The most popular of these three programs is the Working Holiday Visa program since it has both a component that allows the recipient to travel around Canada and the jobs offered within this program require little to no work experience. The Working Holiday Visa program is mainly targeted towards youth who exhibit the following characteristics:
- Have not decided on a career path
- Have not been offered a job in Canada
- Have the aim of funding their travels through work obtained within their chosen destination
- Have the aim of working for more than one Canadian employer if possible
- Have the aim of simultaneously traveling and working in Canada
If you are young and have any of the above mentioned characteristics and aims in mind then we recommend taking the worthy leap of applying for a Working Holiday Visa.