News about working visas to Canada for the 2025 season
International Experience Canada (IEC) visa applicants apply online.
To apply for a Working Holiday Visa, you must obtain an Invitation to Apply. These “invitations” are allocated by random draw by the Canadian government. In the 2023 and 2024 seasons, essentially 100% of our clients were granted visas. The chances in the 2025 season are likely to be just as high.
If you apply for a Work and Study permit, you don’t have to wait until you get your Invitation to Apply. There is no quota and so if you qualify, processing your visa is a relatively quick process.
Conditions for obtaining a visa to Canada
| Working Holiday | Work & Study |
|---|
| Age 18-35 | Age 18+ |
| Citizenship of the Czech Republic | Letter of Acceptance |
Clean criminal record (from all countries,
where you have resided for more than 6 months) | Clean criminal record (from all countries where you have resided for more than 6 months) |
| Financial cover worth 2500 CAD | Financial coverage (based on length of study) |
| Insurance for the entire duration of your stay | Insurance for the entire duration of your stay |
| Valid passport | Valid passport |
Latest information on visas to Canada
| Registration for the 2025 season | December 16, 2024 | |
| Quota for the 2025 season | not published yet | unlimited |
| Processing time (may vary) | up to 6 weeks from receipt of Invitation to Apply | up to 4 weeks |
| Canadian government visa processing fee | Working Holiday – 364,75 CAD | 235 CAD |
| Young Professional – 172 CAD | |
| CO-OP (Internship) – 172 CAD | |
| Current number of visas available for the Czech Republic | not published yet | |
| Work and studies | unlimited work | In the first part of the programme – 20 hours per week, in the second part – full time |
* up-to-date visa information can be found on the Canadian government website here.
