Frequently Asked Questions

A:Yes you must submit credit card or laser card details at the time of applying A:If you have committed any offence as specified on the Canadian High Commission application form, you will need to submit extra documentation like criminal records, copies of statutes, letters and personal statements explaining the offence, and any other documentation requested by the Canadian High Commission. In this case you are subject to extra processing and possible costs. Such queries can often add at least 6 to 10 weeks to normal processing times. If you are rejected due to these offences, then the programme fee will be non-refundable and you will likely be barred from entering Canada as a tourist.

A: Within the framework of the Canada Visa, the verb “accompany” means “to be dependent on” or “to be reliant on”. On the Declaration Form, when you tick that you will not be “accompanied” to Canada, you acknowledge that no individual will be reliant on you. In other words, you declare knowing that no other individual may benefit from a status, visa or permit (i.e. work or study) based on the simple fact of going to Canada with you. In this sense, you cannot be “accompanied” to Canada as each of your dependants is responsible for obtaining his/her own status in Canada. Your dependants can go with you to Canada but each person is responsible for his/her own application and/or his/her own status (please see the explanations below). A: Yes, your family can come to Canada with you. However, each of your dependants (spouse/common-law partner/child/children) will have to obtain his/her own status. Please see the scenarios below.
(*The word ‘’partner’’ designates a spouse or common-law partner.) A: Yes, he/she can come with you. However, your partner will have to obtain his/her own status. (*The word ‘’partner’’ designates a spouse or common-law partner.) Yes. At the time of applying, you must indicate that you are a couple by: Completing all the boxes in the appropriate column in section 1 of the IEC application form. Attaching 2 identity photos of your spouse, as per the requirements set out by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. These photos must be stapled to the bottom of your application form, face-up, next to yours. Each of the photos must have the signature of your partner on the back.
Attaching a legible photocopy of the identification pages of his/her passport (family name, given name(s), date of birth, issuance and expiry dates). If your partner would like to remain in Canada for as long as you, his/her passport must be valid long enough to cover this period. Your partner will be considered a temporary resident (visitor, tourist) in Canada and will not be able to work there. The duration of his/her visitor status will be determined by the Immigration Officer at the port of entry to Canada. A: Yes, your child may come to Canada with you. However, each of your dependants (spouse/common-law partner/child/children) will have to obtain his/her own status.

NOTE: If you are going to Canada under the IEC initiative, without the other parent, and your child is a minor, you must read carefully the information provided by the Visas and Immigration Service of the Embassy of Canada in the UK for you will also have to prove that you are authorized to travel alone with your child. A: Yes. As a participant, you will receive an “open” work permit. This means that any employer can offer you a contract of employment, including an internship position. A: Yes. However, the courses must be part-time and considered as personal development/growth. Your courses cannot be part of a university degree. If you are in Canada under the IEC Working Holiday Program, you may enroll in language courses over a short period of time, i.e. less than six months. A: No, a machine readable and/or a biometric passport is not required to enter Canada. A: In the Irish passport, the passport number is located in the top right-hand corner of page 2, in the section "Passport number". A: A Letter of Introduction is a document issued by the Visa and Immigration Service of the High Commission of Canada to the United Kingdom, confirming that your application for a work permit has been approved. It notifies you that you may leave for Canada in order to work upon its reception. You must present your Letter of Introduction to an Immigration Officer at a point of entry to Canada (airport, land crossing). The work permit will be issued to you by the Immigration Officer upon presentation of your Letter of Introduction and the other required documents. A: The work permit is valid for any type of job. This is regardless of the duration of the contract, the language or the location. There are no restrictions on the total number of employers for whom you can work within the 12 month period either. Please be advised that if you wish to work in the fields of health sciences, clinical laboratory workers, patient attendants in nursing and geriatric homes, teachers of primary or secondary schools or other teachers of small children, domestic work, workers who can give in-home care to children/elderly/disabled persons, or day nursery workers, you will be required to have a medical examination and submit a medical report to CIC as part of your application.