Now open to applications from Canadian and Icelandic citizens, the YMA is designed to promote and facilitate access to opportunities that enable youth to gain a better understanding of the other country's culture, society and languages through travel, work and life experience abroad.
The webinar opens with an overview of the YMA by Icelandic and Canadian officials. They speak to its objectives while focusing on who can apply and how. Speakers then share information on relevant job opportunities and personal insights into what it is like to travel and work in both countries. It closes with a Q&A.
Agenda
Welcome remarks
Ambassador Hlynur Guðjónsson, Embassy of Iceland in Ottawa
Nithya Garg, Freelance project manager in community development and engagement (Facilitator)
Overview of the Canada-Iceland Youth Mobility Arrangement
Clark Goodman, Director, International Experience Canada, Dept. of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Hlynur G. Ólason, Team Leader, Department of Permits, Directorate of Immigration, Iceland
Work opportunities for youth in Canada and Iceland
Clark Goodman, Director, International Experience Canada, Dept. of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Erna Björnsdóttir, Head of Innovation and Technology, Business Iceland
