Online Application For International Experience Canada （IEC）
To decline the invitation:
- go to the section called “Continue my profile / application, not yet submitted” in your account,
- find the application called “Work permit”, and
- click “Decline application”.
If you do not respond to an invitation, the invitation will expire by the deadline shown in the invitation. If it expires, you’ll have to submit a new IEC profile and be accepted into the pool again before you can be considered for future invitations.
Applicants in multiple pools
If you’re in more than one pool and you receive an Invitation to Apply for one category, you cannot be selected from another pool until:
- you decline the Invitation to Apply, or
- you’ve submitted your work permit application and we’ve refused your application.
If you decline the invitation or we refuse your work permit application, your profile will become active again and you may receive another Invitation to Apply.
Documents to support your application for a work permit
If you’re accepted into an IEC pool, you should consider getting your supporting documents ready as some of them may take some time to prepare (for example: police certificate(s)). We’ll regularly issue invitations to apply to candidates in the pool. If you accept an Invitation to Apply, you’ll only have 20 days to complete and submit your application for a work permit and submit all supporting documents. If these documents are ready in advance, it will be easier to apply within the 20 days.
If you’re not invited to apply
You can stay in an IEC pool:
- until we remove all profiles from the pools at the end of the season, or
- you’re no longer eligible for IEC.
Some categories will run out of spots before the season closes. If that happens, we’ll stop accepting profiles for that pool. If your profile is in a pool for another category, you may still get an invitation to apply for that category. If you want to submit a profile to a different pool, withdraw your current profile and submit a new one.
When we close the pools, you’ll be notified through your account that the pools have closed.
At the end of each season, the pools will be closed for at least two weeks while we prepare for the next season.
If you’re still interested in coming to Canada to travel and work as part of IEC, you’ll need to complete and submit a new profile when the next season opens. Once you start, you’ll have 60 days to complete the profile. If you still meet the minimum entry criteria, you’ll get a new IEC profile number. If you do not submit a new profile within the 60 days, you’ll have to start over.
Get all the documents you need
Using your personalized checklist, gather all your documents.
You must be able to make electronic copies of your supporting documents using a scanner or camera.
Once you have your documents ready, upload them on the Document Checklist page in your account.
We may ask you for more documents after you submit your application. After you upload a document, make sure you complete all of the steps. This means you must provide an electronic signature and confirm the information you’ve given. If you don’t, your application won’t be processed.
Learn more about how to submit additional documents.
If you have technical problems submitting documents, send them through our web form. Under the “Type of application/enquiry” drop-down menu, select International Experience Canada.
If you haven’t applied yet and you’re missing a document
Find out what to do if you don’t have a document you need to submit.
Supporting Documents (Checklist)
Proof of financial support
You must bring proof of financial support (that is, a bank account statement) with you when you come to Canada. Border services officers may ask you for it when you arrive.
The statement must be issued no more than 1 week before your departure for Canada. It must clearly show that you have enough money (the equivalent of CAN$2,500) to support yourself for the first 3 months of your stay in Canada.
If you arrive in Canada with the equivalent of CAN$10,000 or more, you must tell the border services officer. If you don’t, you could be fined or put in prison. These funds could be in the form of
- cash
- securities in bearer form (for example, stocks, bonds, debentures, treasury bills)
- bankers’ drafts, cheques, travellers’ cheques or money orders
See what to do if you cannot get a bank statement.
The cost of living varies depending on where you decide to settle in Canada. Prepare financially by finding out how much it costs to live in the city and province or territory where you plan to stay.
Medical exams
Before you submit your work permit application, you should get a medical exam if:
- you’ve recently lived or travelled in certain countries or territories for 6 months or more, or
- you plan to work in:
- the health field
- primary or secondary education,
- child care or
- elderly care
You must see a doctor that has been approved by IRCC (called a panel physician).
After the panel physician completes the medical exam:
- You’ll get an information printout sheet or an IMM 1017B Upfront Medical Report form
- Upload a copy of this document to your document checklist in the “Proof of medical exam” section. If you don’t see this section, upload the document in the “Optional documents” slot at the bottom of the checklist
If you don’t complete this step, we may refuse your application or your work permit will have medical restrictions on it, which means you won’t be allowed to work in a job that requires a medical exam.
