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Working holiday, sponsor, and credential routes to Australia for Irish, UK, Canadian and US passports. Every figure is cited to the government or regulator page behind it, dated the day we last checked.
Pathway
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CanadaThe four routes Canadians use to live and work in Australia: the 417 Working Holiday visa (repeat years still need specified work), the 482 Skills in Demand visa, skilled permanent residence, and AHPRA or trades registration. Plus the health-cover difference that catches Canadians out.
Visa subclasses and the routes between them.
Pathway
What the 417 looks like for Canadian passport holders in 2026: age 18 to 35, the funds rule, fees, specified work for second and third years, the six-month employer limit, and why health cover needs its own plan.
Pathway
Australia runs two working holiday subclasses. Irish, UK and Canadian passports use the 417; US passports use the 462, with a lower age cap and an education requirement. Which one applies to you, and what changes between them.
Forms, character checks, paperwork that slows people down.
Process
The arrival admin every working holiday maker and migrant needs in week one: a tax file number, an Australian bank account, a superannuation fund, and where to check your workplace rights.
Real costs of relocating, with itemised receipts.
Money
Canada is not on Australia's reciprocal health care list, so a Canadian passport or 417 does not create Medicare access. How pre-arrival residence affects the position, what an uninsured hospital visit can cost, and how to plan cover.
Common questions
Each guide shows the date it was last verified and lists its primary sources. When the Department of Home Affairs or a regulator updates a fee or rule, we update the guide and log the change in its revision history.
No. They are general information only, not advice under the Migration Act 1958. For advice on your specific situation, speak with a MARA-registered migration agent or an Australian legal practitioner.
Yes: the guides explain the process, the official requirements, and the common mistakes. You apply yourself through ImmiAccount. The guides help you prepare; they do not submit anything on your behalf.
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