The Canada Working Holiday Visa: A Guide for Irish Citizens
Posted October 26, 2020 in Working Holiday
UPDATED: November 25th, 2021 Are you thinking about moving to Canada on a working holiday visa? Canada and Ireland have an agreement in place allowing Irish citizens to stay in Canada for up to two years on a working holiday visa. That’s a nice amount of time to explore our great nation’s three coastlines, and make some …Continue Reading
How to Apply for the Canada Working Holiday Visa – IEC 2022
Posted March 20, 2020 in How To Guide, Working Holiday
Updated November 2021 International Experience Canada (IEC) is a Government of Canada program that provides travellers aged 18 to 35 (sometimes 30) from over 35 countries the opportunity to work in Canada. They handle all working holiday visa applications for Canada. Here at Stepwest, we are proud to work closely with the Government of Canada in …Continue Reading
How to Find an Internship in Canada
Posted January 19, 2020 in How To Guide, Student Internship
Are you looking at doing an internship abroad? Canada is a perfect place for your internship abroad experience. We have a strong economy and are culturally diverse. While in Canada, you will gain real-life work experience to boost your employability as you begin your career in today’s global marketplace. Imagine living in a beautiful Canadian city spending …Continue Reading
Stepwest Stories – Luisa from Colombia & her working experience in Canada
Posted August 2, 2018 in Stepwest Stories, Working Holiday
*Update! We recently caught up with Luisa who has been in Canada for over a year now. To hear an update on her time in Canada, read till the very end!* We are bringing back Stepwest Stories for you to be inspired and motivated from our very own. This time, the participants themselves will be telling their Stepwest …Continue Reading
Stepwest Stories – Claire from France & her Digital Marketing Internship in Canada
Posted May 28, 2018 in Stepwest Stories, Student Internship
You never know what to expect when you’re living abroad, but the opportunity to immerse yourself in a different culture makes it worth it. Whether that be through a Working Holiday or Student Internship in Canada, both give you the opportunity to travel to Canada and see what the country has to offer, and that’s what Claire …Continue Reading
Portuguese Citizens Can Now Work in Canada on a Working Holiday
Posted May 16, 2018 in News, Working Holiday
March 20th, 2020 UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, International Experience Canada (IEC) applications are currently on hold. Applications from Portuguese citizens and all other eligible countries are not being processed at this time. Leave us your details in the form at the bottom of this post to find out how you can register for our working holiday program …Continue Reading
Stepwest Stories – Samira from France & her Marketing Student Internship in Canada
Posted January 11, 2018 in Stepwest Stories, Student Internship
One of the most rewarding experiences in life, travelling or working abroad, can also be one of the most difficult at first. Have you ever considered participating in a Student Internship program? Not only can you gain valuable international work experience in your field of study, but also go on an awesome adventure in a new country! If you’re …Continue Reading
New Office – Stepwest Moved To A New Location!
Posted November 27, 2016 in News
We Have Exciting News! The team at Stepwest has very exciting news that we want to share with all of you! Stepwest moved to a new office in Downtown Vancouver! The company has expanded a lot in the past 5+ years and we thought it would be a naturally fitting step to move into a larger office space where …Continue Reading
Stepwest Stories – Giorgia from Rome to study and work in Vancouver!
Posted November 24, 2016 in Stepwest Stories, Study & Work
This month’s Stepwest Stories comes with an Italian accent guys 🇮🇹! We are happy to share the story of Giorgia- Italian girl from Rome who moved to Vancouver in September 2015 and spent six awesome months studying and working in Canada through our Business Essentials Program. Giorgia studied Marketing & Advertising at the Libera Maria SS. Assunta University in Rome and graduated …Continue Reading
International Experience Canada 2017 Opening Dates
Posted November 11, 2016 in News
Refer to the table below to see invitation dates, quotas, number of invites sent so far per country for IEC 2017, and more. We are back! Just as we did during International Experience Canada IEC 2016, during the IEC 2017 season we will keep you updated about quotas and opening dates for each country. If you are looking at applying for the IEC Working Holiday …Continue Reading