Young Irish snap up 6,300 Canadian work visas

More than 6,300 Canadian work visas for under-35s were snapped up over the space of four days at the opening of the 2013 International Experience Canada last week.

The visas went in record time, marking unprecedented interest in the scheme, thanks to aggressive marketing by Canadian employers at recent job fairs in Ireland, and Canadian government reform of immigration rules to make it easier for Irish people to access visas.

For those who missed out, IEC is now operating a waiting list system, and is taking a small number of “supplementary applications” so that if there are any rejected applications or if people drop out, those on the list will get offers.