Canada And Australia Increase The Age Range In Working Holiday Program

30 Aug 2018

 Details of Working Holiday Program

Australia and Canada have increased the age range and signed an agreement which permits youths from both the countries to have access for a Work-Permit   in their country. Additionally, the Canadians in the age range of 18 -35 years can now live and work in Australia by using the International Experience Canada. Citizens of Australia in the same age range will get reciprocal benefits in Canada.

Canadians prefer Australia as a top destination in the program, from the 34 countries which have a similar agreement. The aim of IEC is making it easier for youths to experience living/working in a different country. So far around 200,000 Canadians have used it. It originated in 1965.

 Improvement in situation

Ahmed Hussen, Immigration Minister stated that the expansion in the age range will give them the opportunity to have a broad perspective of the happenings in the world. Moreover, they can gain professional work experience in the course of traveling.

The Countries Participating in International Experience Canada

The IEC program has three categories, depending on the status of the person.

1. Working Holiday

Candidates can avail open work permits which permit them to work in any place in the host country.

2. International Co-Op

Moreover, Such Candidates receive work permits which cover specific employers, facilitating the students to get experience in their sphere of study.

3. Young Professionals

Young Professionals also receive work permit which cover specific employers, to get specific, professional work experience in their sphere of study and helps in their careers.

Furthermore, the Immigration Department made some recent updates, in the list of recognized organizations, which offer services, in the I.E.C. program. Several approved organizations provide a set of services by charging a fee to Canadian citizens who go abroad and overseas nationals who come to Canada. These Services include help in finding jobs, places to live, or travel arrangements. These organizations are Canadian and have offices abroad, and there are international agencies with office locations in Canada.

The Approved Organizations under IEC

Employer-specific work-permit

• International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
• Association for the International Exchange of Students in Economics and Commerce
• Academic Internship Council
• Mennonite Central Committee of Canada / International Volunteer Exchange Program
• Canadian Host Family Association with Communicating for Agriculture Education Programs
• International Rural Exchange
• University of Alberta
• University of New Brunswick

Open work permit only

• SWAP Working Holidays
• Go International

Both categories

• INTERNeX International Exchange
• Stepwest

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