Find out if you're eligible — International Experience Canada

Find out if you’re eligible

Select your country or territory of citizenship to see which categories are available:

  • Andorra

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
  • Australia

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Austria

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Belgium

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
  • Canada
  • Chile

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Costa Rica

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Croatia

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Czech Republic

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Denmark

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
  • Estonia

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Finland

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • France

    Select "Young Professionals" if you are applying to "Volontariat international en entreprise" (VIE).

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Germany

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Greece

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Hong Kong

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
  • Iceland

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
  • Ireland

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Italy

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Japan

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
  • Republic of Korea

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (internship)
  • Latvia

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Lithuania

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Luxembourg

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Mexico

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Netherlands

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
  • New Zealand

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
  • Norway

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Poland

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Portugal

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • San Marino

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
  • Slovakia

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Slovenia

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Spain

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Sweden

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Switzerland

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Taiwan

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • Ukraine

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
  • United Kingdom

    These are the IEC categories available in your country. Select one to see the eligibility criteria:

    • Working Holiday
    • Young Professionals
    • International Co-op (Internship)
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Who can participate

To participate in International Experience Canada (IEC), your country or territory of citizenship must have a Youth Mobility Agreement (YMA) with Canada.

In some cases, certain IEC recognized organizations (RO) can help small numbers of youth from non-partner countries to participate in IEC. Learn more about working and travelling in Canada using an RO.

Some countries only allow you to participate once. Others allow you to participate twice, but in different categories. Because each country is different, it’s important that you check to see if you’re eligible to apply.

Even if you’re issued an invitation to apply, you can’t participate more times than your country allows. After you submit your application, an officer will assess your eligibility, including your past participations. Make sure you read and understand all the requirements before you submit an application.

Even if you hold a refugee travel document issued by a country that has a youth mobility agreement with Canada, you’re not eligible to participate.

Dependants

Your dependants can’t come with you to Canada under the IEC program. However, they may apply to visit, study or work in Canada. We’ll look at your application separately from theirs.

Find out more about how dependants can come to Canada.

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