{"id":121602,"date":"2023-06-05T16:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/finland-joins-list-of-countries-participating-in-international-experience-canada\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T16:09:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:09:17","slug":"finland-joins-list-of-countries-participating-in-international-experience-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/finland-joins-list-of-countries-participating-in-international-experience-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland Joins List Of Countries Participating In International\u00a0Experience\u00a0Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International\u00a0Experience\u00a0Canada\u00a0Program<\/a>\u00a0(IEC) is being opened up to the Finish youth by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only six months after Ottawa announced it would increase the number of people who can apply under the program by 20 per cent.<\/p>\n

Under the IEC deal between Canada and Finland, 18 to 35-year-olds will be able to work and travel in each other\u2019s country starting next year for up to 12 months in each of three categories: Working Holiday, International Co-op (internship) and Young Professionals.<\/p>\n

Canada currently allows 36 countries to participate in the IEC, making Finland the 37th<\/sup> such country once the deal comes into force.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an exciting day for young people in Canada and Finland. The signing of this youth mobility agreement means that it will be easier for Canadian youth to travel and work in Finland,\u201d said Immigration Minister Sean Fraser.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0For Finnish youth, this agreement will improve their access to jobs in Canada and provide them with opportunities to experience what our great country has to offer. At the same time, Canadian employers will have a bigger talent pool to find the workers they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Countries Part Of\u00a0International\u00a0Experience\u00a0Canada\u00a0Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Australia<\/td>\nHong Kong<\/td>\nSan Marino<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austria<\/td>\nIreland<\/td>\nSlovakia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belgium<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\nSlovenia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chile<\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Costa Rica<\/td>\nSouth Korea<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Croatia<\/td>\nLatvia<\/td>\nSwitzerland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Czech Republic<\/td>\nLithuania<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denmark<\/td>\nMexico<\/td>\nUkraine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estonia<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finland<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/td>\nAndorra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/td>\nNorway<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/td>\nPoland<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greece<\/td>\nPortugal<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The addition of Finland to the IEC was announced in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on Friday, May 19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cultural fabric of Thunder Bay and our region has been woven through with Finnish culture. From food, language and traditions, generations of Finns have contributed to our communities in many important ways,\u201d said Patty Hajdu, the federal minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Canada-Finland Youth Mobility Agreement will give youth of every background all across Canada an opportunity to learn from one another, strengthening ties between our two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year, Canada is extending the IEC to nearly 90,000 international youth. More than 240,000 Canadians have participated in IEC since 2008.<\/p>\n

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