You should become a candidate as soon as possible, if you want to start working in Canada in the next 12 months.
This is a process where you:
The answers you give us will be used to determine if you’re eligible for a pool in one or more IEC categories:
There is one pool of eligible candidates per country and per category.
You can submit your profile to one or more of these pools. Candidates in the pools need to receive an invitation to apply for a work permit.
Tip: You may want to open this page in a different browser, tab or window while you complete your profile. You can then refer back to this information as needed.
Use our questionnaire to see if you meet the criteria to get into the IEC pools. It will take you about 10 minutes. It will ask you about your:
Note: Your country of permanent residence is the country where you have a permanent address. For example, if you’re a Mexican student in Canada, your country of permanent residence is Mexico.
To answer the questionnaire, you have two options:
If you’re not sure if you’re eligible or you don’t already have an account, find out if you’re eligible without signing in.
If you get a positive result, you can complete and submit your IEC profile online.
If you checked your eligibility without signing in, follow these steps:
If you signed in to your account to check your eligibility, click “Continue.” You won’t get a personal reference code. You don’t need one.
We’ll use your answers from the questionnaire to start your profile. To complete your profile, you’ll need your passport. You’ll also need to tell us about your:
You may exit the profile at any time. Your information will be saved.
If you do not complete the IEC profile in 60 days, you won’t be able to submit it and will have to start again.
When you complete your profile, we’ll tell you which pools are available to you. You can submit your profile to any of these available pools.
Before you submit your profile, make you sure you understand which category is right for you.
Important: Submitting an IEC profile does not mean you have applied for a work permit. You need an invitation to apply to start a work permit application.
If you’re invited to apply, you’ll use your account to:
This is the only way to apply for an IEC work permit.
If you do receive an ITA and your work permit application is approved, you’ll receive a port of entry letter of introduction in your account. This letter doesn’t guarantee that you’ll
The border services officer will make a final decision on your entry.
Normally, your profile will stay in the pool until:
We’ll regularly issue invitations to candidates in the IEC pools during the IEC season. Check the schedule to find out:
You can submit an IEC profile at any time during the IEC season. As long as you submit your profile before the date of the last round of invitations for your country, you may receive an Invitation to Apply for a work permit.
You can only have 1 IEC profile at any time. However, you can be eligible for more than 1 IEC pool.
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