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Working Holiday Visa for Canada: Australasia

Australia

Basic Requirements:

• Hold an Australian passport valid for the entire period of your intended stay in Canada;
• Be aged 18-30 years inclusive at the time you apply. Your application must be stamped as received by the Canadian Consulate General in Sydney on or after your 18th birthday, or on or before your 31st birthday; AND
• Be medically and criminally admissible to Canada under the Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

You will be asked these questions again during online processing and your application will be screened for these criteria if you decide to participate in the program.

For more information visit The Government of Canada website.

New Zealand

The Canadian High Commission in Wellington, New Zealand accepts applications for the working holiday makers to Canada.

As a New Zealand national, to be eligible for a Canadian Working Holiday Visa you must:

• Hold a New Zealand passport valid for the entire period of your intended stay in Canada. You should renew your passport before applying if it will expire before this date;
• Be aged 18-30 years inclusive at the time you apply. Your application must be stamped as received by the Canadian High Commission in Wellington on or after your 18th birthday or on or prior to your 31st birthday;
• Qualify for admission to Canada under the Canadian Immigration Act and Regulations. You must read the information provided in the 'admissibility' section before proceeding;
• Not have previously been issued a Letter of Introduction for the NZWHP, whether it has or has not been used.

You must meet all of these criteria before a visa under the Canadian Working Holiday Program will be issued to you.

More information is available at The Government of Canada website.