Canada extends number of Irish visas to 10,000 in time for jobs expo

Ireland’s allocation of working visas for Canada is to be increased by 60% to 10,000 for 2014.

Canada extends number of Irish visas to 10,000 in time for jobs expo
Fri, 07 Mar, 2014 - 00:00
Conall Ó Fá;tharta

The extra allocation was confirmed by Canada’s Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, in advance of the Working Abroad Expo taking place on March 22-23 in the RDS in Dublin, and on March 26 at the Silver Springs Hotel in Cork.

The 10,000 IEC Visas (International Experience Class Visas) are available to 18-35 year olds.

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