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14 000 places are available in 2011!
Are you French?
Between 18 and 35 years old?
Want to do an internship or get a fixed-term contract in Canada?
Between 18 and 35 years old?
Want to do an internship or get a fixed-term contract in Canada?
Thanks to the International Experience Canada (IEC) initiative, you can!
IEC allows French citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to go to Canada to:
- enhance their professional skills in their field
- obtain an internship/on-the-job training placement as part of a study program in their home country
- get a summer job
- explore Canada while working
The initiative is comprised of four categories:
Young Professionals:
This category is designed for French young professionals wishing to gain further professional experience in their field, with a fixed-term employment contract (maximum 18 months).
This category is designed for French young professionals wishing to gain further professional experience in their field, with a fixed-term employment contract (maximum 18 months).
Internship/On-the-Job Training:
This category is designed for French youth wishing to complete an internship or work placement in Canada during the course of their studies or training (maximum 12 months).
This category is designed for French youth wishing to complete an internship or work placement in Canada during the course of their studies or training (maximum 12 months).
Student Summer Job:
This category is designed for French students wishing to work in Canada during their summer vacation (maximum of 3 months, between May 1st and September 30th, 2011).
This category is designed for French students wishing to work in Canada during their summer vacation (maximum of 3 months, between May 1st and September 30th, 2011).
Working Holiday (WHP):
This category is designed for French youth wishing to go to Canada for tourism and cultural discovery purposes, while being authorised to work to supplement their financial resources (12 months).
This category is designed for French youth wishing to go to Canada for tourism and cultural discovery purposes, while being authorised to work to supplement their financial resources (12 months).
Please note that you can participate twice in theInternational Experience Canada (IEC) initiative. However, the stays must fall under two different categories.
Processing Time
The current processing times for all IEC categories are calculated from the date on which your completed application is received by the Youth Mobility Unit.
Processing Times for Wednesday, May 25, 2011:
6 weeks
6 weeks
For more information on the processing times, or to recall which ones apply to your file, click here.
We are observing the principle of “first come, first served” both for assigning places within categories and for processing applications.
Note for candidates applying to categories "Young Professionals", "Internship / On-the-Job Training" and "Student Summer Job":
We are aware that certain job or internship confirmations are received late, and we try to process applications so that each candidate can commence his/her position on the date indicated on the contract. However, we cannot guarantee the issuance of the Letter of Introduction before the contract start date if the interval between the date on which we receive the application and the date on which the position begins is shorter than the processing time indicated on our website.
Note for candidates applying to categories "Young Professionals", "Internship / On-the-Job Training" and "Student Summer Job":
We are aware that certain job or internship confirmations are received late, and we try to process applications so that each candidate can commence his/her position on the date indicated on the contract. However, we cannot guarantee the issuance of the Letter of Introduction before the contract start date if the interval between the date on which we receive the application and the date on which the position begins is shorter than the processing time indicated on our website.
For More Update please visit IEC