Working holiday — Canada

Ungdom som skal være på arbeidsferie og som omfattes av avtale om arbeidsferie inngått mellom Norge og annen stat, jf. vedlegg 17 til forskriften,

Med følgende stater har Norge pr. 27 september 2024 inngått avtale om arbeidsferie, jf. § 6-27 første ledd:

Canada

Canadian citizens under the age of 36 can be granted a residence permit to take longer holidays and work in Norway.

Your activities in Norway must fall under one of the following categories:

Work experience: You have completed higher education and want more training through employment and to increase your knowledge of the Norwegian language and Norwegian society and culture.

Studies: You are studying in Canada and want to complete part of the study programme at a university or university college in Norway. The university or university college must have an exchange agreement with your place of study in Canada.

Temporary secondment: You are going to be seconded to a Norwegian company as part of your studies or training. This can be both paid and unpaid work.

Holiday work: You are studying at a university or university college in Canada and wish to work in Norway during your holiday.

Tourist: You are going on holiday in Norway, but you also wish to work during your stay.

You can work while visiting Norway. If you have been granted a permit as a tourist, you can only work for six months for the same employer.

You must reside in Canada.

Your activities in Norway must fall under one of the following categories:

Work experience: You have completed higher education

Studies: You are studying in Canada

Temporary secondment: You are going to be seconded to a Norwegian company as part of your studies or training.

Holiday work: You are studying at a university or university college in Canada

Tourist: You are going on holiday in Norway, but you also wish to work during your stay.

The university or university college must have an exchange agreement with your place of study in Canada.

If you have been granted a permit as a tourist, you can only work for six months for the same employer.

If you are applying for a second time, your activities in Norway must fall under a different category than what you did the last time you were in Norway on a working holiday.

You must have enough money to live on for the three first months of your stay in Norway. This can be money in the bank and/or a concrete offer of paid work. You must have NOK 15 488‬ per month , i.e. NOK 46 464 for the first three months

You must sign a declaration that you will take out medical insurance and full hospital insurance before entering Norway.

kan få oppholdstillatelse i til sammen to år.

Tillatelsen danner ikke grunnlag for permanent oppholdstillatelse.