What to know about travel insurance for your working holiday abroad
Marie
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20-09-2025
What to know about travel insurance for your working holiday abroad
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As a Pvtiste, you must have proof of health insurance upon arrival for IEC; your permit won’t be issued without it (all three IEC categories).
If a Pvtiste applies for a 12- or 24-month WHP, buy coverage for the entire duration (one or two years); otherwise the permit expires when your coverage ends.
A Pvtiste cannot extend the permit by renewing insurance during the trip; renewing won’t extend the permit. Show more
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Spotlight on insurance requirements for Canada


After your IEC application is approved, you must purchase private health insurance before flying to Canada. It will be checked when you go through Canadian immigration.

This step is crucial because if you don’t get the right insurance, your permit could be cut short or you could even be denied entry into Canada.

At this point, you might be wondering:

  • Which health insurance meets IEC requirements?
  • Do I qualify for Canadian provincial health insurance?
  • How long should the coverage be?

We explain everything in detail in IEC Working Holiday Permit: the Insurance Requirement Explained.

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Marie

En PVT au Canada de novembre 2021 à 2023, je répondrai à vos questions avec plaisir. Après un road trip en Amérique latine (Colombie, Bolivie, Pérou, Guatemala), je suis rentrée en France en juin 2024.

On a Working Holiday Visa in Canada from November 2021 to 2023, I will gladly answer your questions. After a road trip in Latin America (Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala), I returned to France in June 2024.

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