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Proof of funds: Have at least CAD 2,500 available for living expenses.
Source for Proof of funds
enough money to support yourself for the first 3 months of your stay in Canada (the equivalent of CAN$2,500)
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Age: Be 18–35 years when you apply.
Source for Age
be between the ages of 18 and 35 (inclusive)
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Insurance and extension: If your IEC permit was shortened because your health insurance would expire during your stay, extending the insurance after arrival does not let you extend that permit.
Source for Insurance and extension
If your health insurance was going to expire while you were still in Canada and you didn’t receive the maximum length of stay listed in the agreement between Canada and your country, you can’t apply to change your work permit, even if you extend your health insurance after entering Canada.
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Family and dependants: Working Holiday eligibility requires that you are not accompanied by dependants.
Source for Family and dependants
not be accompanied by dependants
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Extension conditions: You may request a change to the IEC permit expiry if it was limited by passport expiry, is shorter than your full eligible period, and you have been issued a new passport.
Source for Extension conditions
You can apply to change the expiry date of your IEC work permit if: your work permit was valid only until your passport expired your current work permit is not valid for the full period you’re eligible to stay in Canada you were issued a new passport
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Repeat participation: French citizens normally have one Working Holiday participation and may add International Co-op if eligible. A single IEC participation before 2015 permits a second participation in any category; multiple participations before 2015 do not. VIE participations before 2015 do not count.
Source for Repeat participation
As a French citizen, you may participate in the Working Holiday only once. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you may participate in IEC one more time through the International Co-op (Internship) category. If you participated in IEC only once before 2015, you are eligible for a second participation of up to 24 months in the category of your choice. Those who have already participated in IEC more than once before 2015 are not eligible. French citizens participating in the Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE) program to Canada must apply for their work permit through the IEC program. You must submit your profile to the Young Professionals, with VIE, pool. VIE participations before 2015 do not count as IEC participations.
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- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/iec/eligibility.html?selection=fr-wh
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/iec/prepare-arrival.html
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — https://www.canada.ca/content/canadasite/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/iec/eligibility/eligibility-by-country.html