International Experience Canada gives you the information and resources you need to travel and work in Canada for up to one year.
You’ve always dreamed of spending a year living and working in Canada. Maybe you want to work at a ski resort in Banff… gain valuable work experience in the financial district in downtown Toronto… or do an internship entirely in French in Quebec City.
International Experience Canada (IEC) manages Canada’s youth mobility arrangements and agreements with different countries around the world. These arrangements and agreements make it easier for you to obtain a work permit to travel and work in Canada for up to one year.
Work permits under IEC are available to young people aged 18-35* who are from one of the countries that have a bilateral reciprocal youth mobility arrangement or agreement with Canada. Consult the list below for participating countries to see if your country of origin has a bilateral reciprocal youth mobility arrangement or agreement with Canada. Click on the name of your country to be re-directed to the corresponding Embassy of Canada website for specific application details.
| Country | Age Limit | Working Holiday |
Young Professionals |
International Coop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 18-30 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Austria | 18-30 | No | Yes | Yes |
| Belgium | 18-30 | Yes | No | No |
| Chile | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Costa Rica | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Croatia | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Czech Republic | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Denmark | 18-35 | Yes | No | No |
| Estonia | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| France | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Germany | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Greece | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hong Kong | 18-30 | Yes | No | No |
| Ireland | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italy | 18-35 | Yes | No | No |
| Japan | 18-30 | Yes | No | No |
| Korea, Rep. | 18-30 | Yes | No | No |
| Latvia | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lithuania | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico | 18-29 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Netherlands | 18-30 | Yes | Yes | No |
| New Zealand | 18-35 | Yes | No | No |
| Norway | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Poland | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Slovakia | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Slovenia | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spain | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sweden | 18-30 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Switzerland | 18-35 | No | Yes | Yes |
| Taiwan | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ukraine | 18-35 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| United Kingdom | 18-30 | Yes | No | No |
- Can’t find your country in the list? Connect with one of these recognized organizations for other travel and work opportunities in Canada.
- Over the age of 35?* Contact Citizenship and Immigration Canada for information on other work permit options.
- Are you a Canadian citizen looking to travel and work abroad for up to one year? Find out more about international travel and work abroad options for Canadian citizens.
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