Expansion of International Experience Canada Regulatory Authorities

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateNovember 29, 2024

CategoryYouth mobility / temporary labour migration

Policy toolPermit conditions & bilateral agreements

Affected groupYouth / working holiday makers

Policy effect

Amended IRPR sections 185 and 204 to create explicit statutory authority to impose permit conditions limiting the duration of work for any single employer under International Experience Canada (IEC) work permits, and broadened LMIA-exempt work permit authority to encompass reciprocal youth mobility arrangements signed with foreign territories and organizations.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Amended IRPR sections 185 and 204 to create explicit statutory authority to impose permit conditions limiting the duration of work for any single employer under International Experience Canada (IEC) work permits, and broadened LMIA-exempt work permit authority to encompass reciprocal youth mobility arrangements signed with foreign territories and organizations.

Official source excerpt

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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Experience Canada) under subsection 5(1) and paragraphs 26(1)(b) and (d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote a. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Experience Canada) Amendments 1 Paragraph 185(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (ii): (ii.1) the duration of the work for any one employer, 2 (1) The marginal note to section 204 of the Regulations is replaced by “Agreements or arrangements”. (2) Section 204 of the Regulations is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (b), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c): (d) a youth mobility agreement or arrangement between Canada and the government of a foreign state or the competent authority of any other foreign territory, or between Canada and an international or domestic organization, that would create or maintain reciprocal employment for Canadian citizens in a foreign state or territory. Coming into Force 3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues The International Experience Canada Program’s (the Program) regulatory amendments addresses two issues. First, of the current authorities in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations) that authorize the issuance of work permits, none fully capture the scope of the Program. For example, one section does not reference agreements and arrangements that are the foundation of the Program, and another section only covers international agreements and arrangements …

Canada GazetteSOR/2024-240, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Experience Canada), Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 26.Open official source

Retrieved from https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-12-18/html/sor-dors240-eng.html

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Expansion of International Experience Canada Regulatory Authorities

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2024