Eligibility

Work Canada Job Fair jobs are for the North American winter ski season, start in November or December and last for around 5 months. To be eligible you need to be able to leave New Zealand in November or December and employers usually only hire applicants who can commit to 5 months of work.

You also need to be eligible for the 2010 New Zealand Working Holiday Program (NZWHP) to Canada. To be eligible you must satisfy in full the criteria listed below:

• Hold a New Zealand passport valid for at least two years at time of application (contact IEP for advice if your passport will expire within 2 years)
• Be aged between 18 to 30 years inclusive. (Your application must be stamped as received at the Canadian High Commission, Wellington prior to or on your 31st birthday)
• Have no criminal convictions, including serious traffic offences. Minor offences may be admissible. If you have any convictions please contact the IEP office prior to application.
• Be travelling on a return or onward passage ticket
• Not have activated a Letter of Introduction for a previous NZWHP from the Canadian High Commission
• Provide documentary evidence on arrival in Canada of access to approximately NZ$4,000 (i.e. traveller's cheques, cash, current bank statements or term deposit certificates or credit card statements) to cover your initial support costs