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I ECI mpl i edSt at usi mpac t st het hous andsofy ounggr aduat esandwor k er sar r i v ei nCanadaeac hy ear .Thes e ambi t i ousi ndi v i dual sar r i v ei nhopesofaddi ngt ot heCanadi anec onomyands oc i et y .Oneoft hepat hway st hat y oungambi t i ousgr aduat esandwor k er sus et os t udyandwor ki nCanadai st heI nt er nat i onal Ex per i enc eCanada pr ogr am ( I EC) .TheI ECal l owsi ndi v i dual sf r om ov er30c ount r i esar oundt hegl obet oent er ,l i v e,s t udyand/ or wor ki nCanada. Thepr ogr am hast hr eec at egor i est hatwel c omess t udent s .Thec at egor i esar e: Wor k i ngHol i day YoungPr of es s i onal s I nt er nat i onal CoOp
Whyuset heI ECpr ogr am? Pr ogr am par t i c i pant sai mt os t ayi nCanadaf ol l owi ngt hec ompl et eoft hei rI EC wor kper mi t s .I ndi v i dual sc an r emai ni nCanadaaf t ert hei rwor kper mi tex pi r es ,howev er ,t hi sdependsoneac hpar t i c i pant ’ sc i r c ums t anc es . Par t i c i pant soft heI ECpr ogr am donothav eas i ngl e,c l earpat hwayt oper manentr es i denc ys t at usi nCanada. Ther ear emul t i pl epat hway st hatpar t i c i pant sc anpot ent i al l yus et or emai ni nCanadaf ol l owi ngt hec ompl et i on oft hei rI ECwor kper mi t . Ci r c ums t anc est hatmayaf f ec tani ndi v i dual ’ sc hanc esofr emai ni ngi nCanadac andependont hef ol l owi ng: Ani ndi v i dual ’ sage Nat i onal i t yorc ount r yofor i gi n Loc at i oni nCanada
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Howdoest heI ECpr ogr am wor k? As t udent ,wor k er ,orv i s i t ors eek i ngt oex t endt hei rv i s as t at usi nCanadac anr emai ni nt hec ount r yl egal l y unt i ladec i s i oni smadeont hei rv i s aappl i c at i on.Thei ndi v i dual ’ ss t at ust or emai ni nCanadai si mpl i ed.A per s on’ si mpl i eds t at usc ont i nuesunt i lt heCanadi ani mmi gr at i ondepar t mentdec i desonwhet herornott o gr antt henewwor kper mi tappl i c at i on.
Whi chpar t i ci pant scanwor kusi ngI ECi mpl i edst at us? Aper s onwi t hi mpl i eds t at usc anc ont i nuewor k i ngi nCanadaasl ongast heyhav eappl i edt oex t endt hei rs t ay i nt hec ount r yasawor k er .Ani ndi v i dual c anonl yc ont i nuewor k i ng,i f : Theywor kf ort hes ameempl oy er ,c ompany ,bus i nes s Cont i nuet owor kundert hes amec ondi t i onsasbef or e Thei ndi v i dual r emai nsi nCanadaasl eav i ngt hec ount r yendsi mpl i eds t at usr egar dl es sofc i r c ums t anc es Ani ndi v i dualt hathasappl i edf oradi f f er entt y peofper mi ti sal l owedt or emai ni nCanadat hank st oi mpl i ed s t at us .Howev er ,i ft heyhav eappl i edf orawor kper mi t ,t hei ndi v i dual i snotal l owedt oc ont i nuewor k i ng.
Whodoesn’ thaveI ECi mpl i edst at us? Ther ear es pec i f i ci ndi v i dual st hat donot hav ei mpl i eds t at us . I ndi v i dual st hat donot hav ei mpl i eds t at usi nc l ude per s onswhohav e: Appl i edt oex t endt hei rI ECpar t i c i pat i onaf t ert hei rwor kper mi tex pi r es .I ndi v i dual swi l lneedt os t opwor k i ng onorbef or et hedayt hei rwor kper mi tends . Appl i edf oranewI ECv i s a. Submi t t edt hei rpr of i l et oanI ECpool andar ewai t i ngf orani nv i t at i ont oappl y . Appl i edt oex t endt hei rs t ayasas t udentorv i s i t orf ol l owi ngt hec ompl et i onoft hei rwor kper mi t . I ndi v i dual ss eek i ngt heI ECv i s at oCanadac anr emai ni nt hec ount r yf or12t o24mont hs .Thel engt hoft he s t aywi l l dependont hepar t i c i pant ’ sc ount r yofor i gi n.
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