Online Application For International Experience Canada （IEC）

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.

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:

1. You’ll get an information printout sheet or an IMM 1017B Upfront Medical Report form
2. 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.