SOURCE-BACKED ANSWER

How much does International Experience Canada (IEC) cost and how long does it take?

Government fees and processing times can change and may differ by stream, country and family size. Confirm the live fee and processing-time controls on www.canada.ca immediately before paying or planning a deadline.

Practical order

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

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

3. 3

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

4. 4

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

5. 5

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

6. 6

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