International Experience Canada (IEC)

REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints

1. 01
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Confirm country, category and season

   Use the live IEC country and category tool to record the passport country, age range, Working Holiday, Young Professionals or International Co-op category and whether the current season is open.

   Expected output

   A dated IEC country, category and season record.

   Checkpoint

   The current country/category page supports the recorded option; no invitation probability is stated.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Work and Travel in Canada with International Experience Canada · www.canada.ca
2. 02
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Create the IEC profile

   Create the applicant’s own IRCC account and IEC profile with exact passport, citizenship, residence, family, education and work facts.

   Expected output

   A submitted IEC profile and pool confirmation.

   Checkpoint

   The profile is in the intended category pool and all passport dates match the document.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Work and Travel in Canada with International Experience Canada · www.canada.ca
3. 03
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Maintain the pool profile

   Monitor the account and current rounds of invitations, update material facts and preserve profile-expiry information while waiting.

   Expected output

   A current IEC pool profile and invitation-monitoring record.

   Checkpoint

   Pool entry is recorded only as pool entry and never as a guarantee of invitation or permit approval.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Work and Travel in Canada with International Experience Canada · www.canada.ca
4. 04
   RESPONSIBLECanada

   Review and accept an invitation

   If an invitation to apply arrives, verify the category and live response deadline in the account before accepting or declining it yourself.

   Expected output

   A retained invitation and the applicant’s dated response confirmation.

   Checkpoint

   The response occurred within the exact account deadline and the invited category remains the intended one.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Work and Travel in Canada with International Experience Canada · www.canada.ca
5. 05
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Prepare the IEC work-permit package

   Open the invitation-linked checklist and prepare passport, police, medical, résumé, family, travel, funds, insurance and category-specific job or school records requested.

   Expected output

   An invitation-linked IEC evidence package.

   Checkpoint

   Every country-history and category-specific record covers the periods required by the live checklist.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Work and Travel in Canada with International Experience Canada · www.canada.ca
6. 06
   RESPONSIBLEApplicant

   Submit and complete IEC requests

   Submit the work-permit application before the account deadline, pay IRCC directly and complete biometrics, police, medical or additional-document requests.

   Expected output

   An official IEC submission, receipt and response file.

   Checkpoint

   The application confirmation precedes the invitation-linked deadline shown in the account.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Work and Travel in Canada with International Experience Canada · www.canada.ca
7. 07
   RESPONSIBLECanada

   Verify the letter and entry documents

   If approved, read the port-of-entry letter for validity and prepare the passport, insurance, funds and category documents required for entry; the border officer makes the final permit decision.

   Expected output

   A valid port-of-entry letter and organized entry-document set.

   Checkpoint

   Travel occurs before letter expiry with the current required insurance and documents; the letter itself is not recorded as a work permit.

   Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Work and Travel in Canada with International Experience Canada · www.canada.ca