You have to pay a fee to participate in International Experience Canada, which you must include in your application package. The fee amount can change depending on the currency exchange rate and is updated regularly. On the day you make your payment, you must ensure that your payment amount is the same as the participation fee shown on this website. No other amount will be accepted.
The current participation fee is:
Taiwan Funds - $4,500 NTD which equals C$150.
You must attach the participation fee in the amount of $4500 NTD in the form of a bank certified cheque. Cheque must be payable to "Canadian Trade Office in Taipei" or "加拿大駐台北貿易辦事處". Please do NOT stamp "Non-negotiable" on the cheque. DO NOT send a personal cheque. Please note that you do NOT need to pay a separate fee to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) or Work Permit when applying to IEC. No other forms of payment will be accepted. Personal cheques will not be accepted. If you provide a personal cheque, your application will be rejected and the cheque destroyed.
The applicant is responsible for all bank charges occurring in Taiwan. Any insufficient payment or overpayment received at the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei will automatically cause your application to be returned.
The program participation fee will be refunded if:
Please note: For your protection the CTOT will not chop your bank certified cheque if it is returned to you. You will be able to return your cheque for a to the same branch of the bank at which it was originally purchased, and do not require a chop from our office to do so.
Your participation fee will not be refunded if:
WARNING: Misrepresentation
All applicants are legally required to be truthful and disclose all relevant information with their applications. Applicants who submit an application package that contains misrepresented information, knowingly or unknowingly, will be denied entry to Canada and may also be banned from travelling to Canada. The details of the misrepresentation will remain permanently on record with Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency. For more information on misrepresentation, please visit Document Fraud (Misrepresentation).
Please note: The participation fee is not transferable under any circumstance, whether from person to person or from year to year.