Canada continues to benefit from the interest shown by young people from around the world who wish to come here to acquire and contribute professional skills, travel, and take part in the Canadian experience.
The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today that the 2024 season of the International Experience Canada (IEC) Program is now open, which will allow nearly 90,000 young people from IEC partner countries and territories to come to Canada and participate. Those interested in applying can submit a profile as early as December 11, 2023.
IEC is a reciprocal program that allows Canadian and international youth aged 18–35 to work and travel in each other’s countries. Canada has established youth mobility partnerships with over 35 countries and territories, and in 2023, we signed new arrangements or agreements with Finland, Iceland, and Ukraine, and improved existing ones with South Korea and the United Kingdom.
While we look forward to welcoming international youth from even more countries in 2024, Canadian youth will also have more options than ever to gain international experience and perspectives by visiting our partner countries.
We are also pleased to expand IEC’s use of automation technology to identify routine applications for streamlined processing, support the growth of IEC, and facilitate work and travel for international youth in Canada.
With the opening of the 2024 season, participants will once again be able to take part in the Canadian experience through work and travel. This will have a positive impact on employers who are looking to fill positions, as well as on Canada’s tourism industry.
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