Canada Working Holiday – Open Work Permit

by The Canadian Magazine of Immigration · April 20, 2017

Looking for a working holiday visa in Canada?

Canada Working Holiday Eligibility

The type of work permit you get for Working Holiday is an open work permit.

This category is for you if:

If you are 18 to 35 years old
You don’t have a job offer yet
You want to work for more than one employer in CanadaYou want to work in more than one location
You’d like to earn some money

To participate, your country of citizenship must have an agreement with Canada that allows you to apply for an IEC work permit, or you may be able to use a Recognized Organization.

Working Holiday -2017 Season
As of April 13, 2017
Country	Quota	Invitations Issued	Spots Available	Candidates in the Pool	Change to receive an invitation in the next round
Australia	Unlimited	7,248	Unlimited	183	Excellent
Belgium	750	1,091	17	239	Very Low
Chile	725	1,167	70	3,632	Very Low
Costa Rica	80	120	7	143	Very Low
Croatia	275	426	33	185	Very Low
Czech Republic	1,000	1,390	61	1,436	Very Low
Denmark	350	468	39	30	Excellent
Estonia	80	41	9	111	Very Low
France	7,700	9,424	916	12,870	Very Low
Germany	4,200	5,659	585	104	Excellent
Greece	180	240	5	152	Very Low
Hong Kong	200	376	25	66	Fair
Ireland	7,700	7,622	3,416	139	Excellent
Italy	1,000	1,757	91	396	Low
Japan	6,500	5,036	2,768	96	Excellent
South Korea	4,000	5,825	714	18,915	Very Low
Latvia	40	63	3	138	Very Low
Lithuania	178	278	26	729	Very Low
Mexico	Under Review
Netherlands	480	690	19	197	Very Low
New Zealand	2,500	1,968	1,336	49	Excellent
Norway	100	102	41	1	Excellent
Poland	638	851	87	612	Very Low
San Marino	25	3	22	0	Excellent
Slovakia	315	457	18	638	Ver Low
Slovenia	85	145	5	26	Very Low
Spain	800	1,288	86	1,222	Very Low
Sweden	550	459	298	8	Excellent
Taiwan	940	1,555	152	4,280	Very Low
Ukraine	Under Review
United Kingdom	5,000	8,313	154	4,734	Very Low
Source: IRCC