Step-By-Step Guide to IEC Canada Work Permits (Working Holiday...)

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Does the prospect of working in a downtown Toronto office tower or remote Alberta ski resort sound fun to you? Interested in adding Canadian work experience to your resume?
Good news—it may be easier than you think. You’ve probably heard that getting a work visa is complicated, especially if you’re young and don’t have much experience. Well, allow us to introduce you to International Experience Canada (IEC), a program that gives 18-to-35-year-old travellers the opportunity to work in Canada for a certain period of time. Citizens from a number of countries are eligible and the process is fairly straightforward.
If you’re completely new to the IEC program, learn more here. If you’re (almost) ready to become an IEC candidate, well, you’re in the right place!
The main purpose of this guide is to give you a complete overview of the IEC work permit application process and help you through it—we’ve even included screenshots to explain every single step.
This guide tackles the three IEC categories—Working-Holiday, Young Professionals and International Co-op Internship. The general process is quite similar and we give you heads-up when something applies to one category but not the others (e.g. supporting documents to provide, etc.).


Table of contents :

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Creating an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada account
• Chapter 3: Submitting your profile to an IEC pool
• Chapter 4: Entering a pool of candidates — The eService page
• Chapter 5: Entering a pool of candidates — Personal details of applicant
• Chapter 6: Entering a pool of candidates — Contact information
• Chapter 7: Entering a pool of candidates — Work and education details
• Chapter 8: Entering a pool of candidates — Application details
• Chapter 9: Entering a pool of candidates — The e-signature
• Chapter 10: What if I made a mistake and need to amend my application before the Invitation to Apply?
• Chapter 11: Gathering the supporting documents for your application
• Chapter 12: Receiving an Invitation to Apply
• Chapter 13: Completing your application — Personal details of applicant
• Chapter 14: Completing your application — Contact information
• Chapter 15: Completing your application — Work and education details
• Chapter 16: Completing your application — Application detail
• Chapter 17: Completing your application — Uploading and sending documents
• Chapter 18: Completing your application — Form IMM5707 (Family Information)
• Chapter 19: Completing your application — Police certificate (if applicable)
• Chapter 20: Completing your application — CV/Resume
• Chapter 21: Completing your application — Photo ID
• Chapter 22: Completing your application — Passport ID, visas and stamps pages
• Chapter 23: Completing your application — Proof of a medical exam (if applicable)
• Chapter 24: Completing your application — Submitting the documents, signing the form and paying the fees
• Chapter 25: Submitting biometrics
• Chapter 26: And then what?