Overview
Canada's 2026 International Experience Canada season allows eligible young people from partner countries and territories to create profiles for country- and category-specific work-and-travel pools and invitation rounds.
Complete opportunity details
IEC is a Government of Canada youth-mobility programme. The official page verified for the historical record stated that the 2026 season and pools were open, with invitation rounds and available places varying by partner country and category. There is no single global closing deadline.
Eligibility requirements
Generally aimed at people aged 18 to 35, with an 18-to-30 limit for some countries. Applicants must hold citizenship from a country or territory with an IEC arrangement and meet the country- and category-specific rules shown by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Tips for this visa & mobility opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Verify the official immigration, program or host-organization requirements before paying fees or sending documents.
- Check passport validity, financial evidence, insurance, appointment and processing-time requirements early.
- Do not rely on third-party claims of guaranteed visas; final decisions are made by the responsible authority.
Verification notes
The historical record was verified on the official Canada.ca IEC page, which stated that the 2026 season and pools were open and that eligibility and invitations vary by country and category. This repair adds V2 application/taxonomy/media/search metadata without inventing a global deadline.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
Government of Canada — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗