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I.5-WH — Canada youth mobility — working holiday

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Which nationalities and age range can participate?

Canadian citizens holding a Canadian passport, aged 18 to 35 inclusive on the date the consulate receives the application.

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Limits of the record
  • Treaty text from the Government of Canada treaty database (E105318, signed Athens 28 May 2011; ratified in Greece by Law 4091/2012). The Greek FEK A 219/2012 on migration.gov.gr has the agreement as scanned images only, so the Greek text could not be quoted.

What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

The working holiday permits travel and holiday in Greece with temporary jobs to supplement funds. Under Greek law work must be as a dependent employee or providing services/work projects, not self-employed; jobs needing a professional licence or union registration are excluded. The official source does not state whether study or training is permitted.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Treaty text from the Government of Canada treaty database (E105318, signed Athens 28 May 2011; ratified in Greece by Law 4091/2012). The Greek FEK A 219/2012 on migration.gov.gr has the agreement as scanned images only, so the Greek text could not be quoted.
  • https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=105318
    Citizens who intend to travel and holiday in the host country and obtain temporary employment in order to supplement their financial resources.
  • https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=105318
    Shall be allowed to work within the territory of the Hellenic Republic in an employee-employer work relationship, which for the Hellenic Republic means as dependent employees and not as self-employed or shall be allowed to work for the provision of services or work project, Shall not be allowed to take up any employment which asks for a professional licence or registration in professional unions, and

What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

An annual maximum number of participants is set by diplomatic note on a reciprocal basis. A person can take part at most twice, with a break between stays, each time in a different category, and each stay no longer than 12 months. Dependants are not part of the individual application.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Treaty text from the Government of Canada treaty database (E105318, signed Athens 28 May 2011; ratified in Greece by Law 4091/2012). The Greek FEK A 219/2012 on migration.gov.gr has the agreement as scanned images only, so the Greek text could not be quoted.
  • The actual annual quota figure is not published in the treaty.

What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

Before arrival, applicants need a departure ticket or enough money to leave, proof of sufficient funds for the start of the stay, and full health insurance for the whole stay (medical repatriation, urgent care, emergency hospital treatment, death), shown before the visa is issued; they must also give a criminal record and a medical certificate to the Greek consulate. The official source does not state the minimum funds amount.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Treaty text from the Government of Canada treaty database (E105318, signed Athens 28 May 2011; ratified in Greece by Law 4091/2012). The Greek FEK A 219/2012 on migration.gov.gr has the agreement as scanned images only, so the Greek text could not be quoted.
  • The minimum funds amount is set by diplomatic note and is not stated in the treaty.
  • https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=105318
    They have, before arriving in the host country, a departure ticket to leave the host country or sufficient financial resources to cover the cost of their departure from the host country;
  • https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=105318
    They have proof of sufficient financial resources to cover the expenses involved at the beginning of their stay;
  • https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=105318
    For the Hellenic Republic: Canadian citizens, who are notified that their visa application referred to in subparagraph (b) above has been approved and who, prior to receiving this visa, submit adequate and valid full health care insurance to cover any expenses which may arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical attention or emergency hospital treatment or death, for their entire authorized period of stay;
  • https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=105318
    For the Hellenic Republic: Canadian citizens who submit to the competent Greek consular Authority a copy of their criminal record and a valid medical certificate stating they do not suffer from diseases that may pose a threat to public health.

How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

The stay lasts up to 12 months and the residence permit cannot be renewed. A second stay is possible only in a different category, after a break. The official source does not state what happens after the stay ends.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Treaty text from the Government of Canada treaty database (E105318, signed Athens 28 May 2011; ratified in Greece by Law 4091/2012). The Greek FEK A 219/2012 on migration.gov.gr has the agreement as scanned images only, so the Greek text could not be quoted.
  • Cited text is the Migration Code (Law 5038/2023) as published in FEK A 81/01.04.2023; no official consolidated text was used; Law 5275/2026 (FEK A 17/06.02.2026) does not amend this provision, but other amendments were not excluded.
  • What happens at the end of the stay is not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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