Important update for 2021 International Experience Canada (IEC)
Attention IEC candidates! Certain pools have opened today, March 1st 2021, however in order to receive an invitation to apply this season, you must meet new requirements.
The 2021 IEC season pools for certain countries are now OPEN.
In order to receive an invitation to apply for an Open Work Permit this season, Working Holiday candidates will have to provide proof of a valid job offer.
Only IEC participants with a Port of Entry Letter of Introduction + a valid job offer are eligible to travel to Canada right now. You must be able to start their job as soon as you complete your quarantine. The start date on job offers should be checked before you travel.
After submitting your IEC profile to the Working Holiday pool and you meet the new requirements to receive an invitation to apply for an open work permit, you must follow the below steps as stated on the Government of Canada - Immigration and Citizenship’s website.
”If you’re a Working Holiday candidate and have a job offer, you must follow these steps:
Contact us directly by email at IRCC.IECWorkingHoliday-VacancetravailEIC.IRCC@cic.gc.ca
In the email subject line, write “Working Holiday candidate with a job offer”
In the body of the email, copy the text below and complete it with your personal information:
I have a job offer in Canada and wish to receive an invitation to apply. My International Experience Canada application profile number is *[WXXXXXXXXX].
My information is:
Full name [as it appears on your passport—family name followed by given name(s)]
Date of birth [YYYY-MM-DD]
Country of residence
Date you created your IEC profile
Employment information: employer [name], located at [address], may be contacted at [telephone number or email].
*Note: An IEC application profile number starts with a “W” followed by 9 digits and can be found on the letter you received from us when you submitted your profile into a pool.
Attach a copy of the job offer to your email message before sending your email to us. Your job offer needs to include the following information:
Business’s legal name and business’ operating name
Job title
Physical job location including city and province or territory
Main duties of the job
Expected start date of employment
Expected duration of employment
Employer’s primary contact information
Wage and hours of work
As soon as you have a valid job offer, please contact us. There is no deadline to complete this step.”
For more info please visit: https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/iec/eligibility.asp
Feel free to reach out to our team if you require Canadian immigration related assistance - hello@visateam.ca.
