Canada and Iceland have signed a new Youth Mobility Arrangement that will facilitate easier access for Canadian youth to new destination for working and traveling abroad.
Under the new Youth Mobility Arrangement, youth of both countries aged 18 to 30 can work and travel in each other’s country through International Experience Canada or the Icelandic equivalent for up to 12 months, with the possibility of repeating the experience for another 12 months.
Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of Iceland signed the agreement earlier today.
Canada is home to the largest population of Icelandic immigrants and their descendants outside Iceland. According to the 2021 Census 101, 990 0f Icelandic origin live in Canada.
Canada’s 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan
The arrangement between Canada and Iceland will allow up to 120 youth annually from each side to work and travel in each other’s country.
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