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| Field | 🇨🇦CanadaInternational Experience Canada (IEC) 2026: Working Holiday and Youth Mobility |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada (CA) |
| Route | International Experience Canada (IEC) 2026: Working Holiday and Youth Mobility |
| Route family | Employment / skilled work |
| Route type | work |
| Summary | Current 2026 guide to IEC Working Holiday, Young Professionals and International Co-op categories, citizenship eligibility, pools and invitations. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-18 |
| Official/supporting source count | 4 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4 |
| Best-fit work models | Local employmentSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4 |
| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | The 2026 IEC season is open. Working Holiday participants receive open work permits; Young Professionals and International Co-op participants use employer-specific work permits and their respective eligibility rules.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | Create and submit an IEC profile through an IRCC secure account, wait for an Invitation to Apply from a pool, then submit the work-permit application.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | IEC is a temporary work-and-travel program and does not itself grant permanent residence; a participant would need to qualify separately under a permanent-residence program.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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