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Working holiday budget in Canada for British citizens

Plan your working holiday in Canada with a passport from United Kingdom: verified fees, proof of funds and your travel estimates in GBP, with USD alongside.

Canada

Working holiday

Plan your budget

Convert the listed visa fees and add your own insurance, flight and first-month estimates. This is a planning estimate, not a price quote.

Currency
Listed fees + your travel and first month

Enter your own lower and upper estimates in the selected currency, without thousands separators. Changing currency does not convert the amounts you enter.

Travel and health insurance

Example: use the lowest and highest quotes for cover over your planned stay. No sourced estimate is available yet.

Return flights

Example: use flight quotes from your departure city for your travel dates. No sourced estimate is available yet.

First month: accommodation and living costs

Example: add 30 days of accommodation, food, transport and phone costs. No sourced estimate is available yet.

Enter all three ranges to calculate your travel and first-month estimate.

Listed visa fees · approximate conversion

Visa application fee

Source for Application fee

a) All participants You must pay the IEC fee. For the 2026 season, the IEC fee is CAN$184.75.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/iec/apply-work-permit.html

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Approx. GBP 99

Approx. USD 133

Daily reference rates dated 2026-10-30. European Central Bank

Open work permit fee

Source for Open work permit fee

b) Working Holiday participants You must also pay an open work permit holder fee of CAN$100.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/iec/apply-work-permit.html

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Approx. GBP 54

Approx. USD 72

Daily reference rates dated 2026-10-30. European Central Bank

Money you may need to show

These are funds to demonstrate, not a visa fee. They are shown separately and are not added to the estimate. Read the evidence for the applicable conditions.

Minimum funds

Source for Proof of funds

Your bank statement must show you have at least CAN$2,500 or the equivalent in foreign currency. This money will help you with your first 3 months in Canada. You also need money for your return flight.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/iec/apply-work-permit.html

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Approx. GBP 1,336

Approx. USD 1,790

Daily reference rates dated 2026-10-30. European Central Bank

Check proof of funds

Amounts rounded up to whole currency units. Banks and payment providers may use different rates and add charges.

Read the visa requirements