Finland to affix IEC international locations in 2024

As of March 1, 2024, Finnish youth aged 18 to 35 will have the ability to submit their profile to the Worldwide Expertise Canada (IEC) pool of candidates. The primary IEC draw for Finns is predicted to occur in the course of the week of March 11.

The IEC permits Canadian and worldwide youth to work and journey in one another’s international locations. There are three classes beneath IEC: Working Vacation, Worldwide Co-op (internship) and Younger Professionals. Eligible youth will have the ability to take part in this system for as much as 12 months per class.

Canada and Finland celebrated 75 years of formal diplomatic relations in 2022. This settlement, introduced Might 19, 2023, is meant to offer a brand new foundation to additional strengthen bilateral relations between the 2 nations.

“Canada and Finland share a robust bilateral relationship based mostly on widespread values and people-to-people ties,” Immigration Minister Marc Miller stated in a media launch. “IEC will enable Canadian and Finnish youth to be taught from new cultures and experiences whereas growing expertise, enhancing profession prospects and strengthening friendships they’ll profit from for the remainder of their lives.”

By way of the IEC, Canadian and Finnish youth, together with Francophone and Indigenous youth, could have the chance to immerse themselves in new cultures whereas growing life expertise and enhancing future job prospects.

For the 2024 season, almost 90,000 worldwide youth will have the ability to take part within the IEC.

In Canada, there are about 144,055 Canadians of Finnish descent in accordance with the 2021 Census.

Youth who need assistance planning their IEC expertise could think about using a acknowledged group. They’re sometimes youth service organizations that provide work and journey assist to youth. They are often non-profit, for revenue or instructional organizations.

Should you’re all for shifting to Canada beneath the IEC, be taught extra about what you must apply and put together by taking Moving2Canada’s free Canada Immigration Quiz. You’ll get entry to a Moving2Canada account the place you’ll discover particular affords, helpful data tailor-made to your transfer, in addition to a guidelines that may maintain you organized in your journey.

Get the newest IEC data at Moving2Canada’s IEC Information Hub.