Subclass 417
Source-backed routeCanada first 417 Working Holiday pathway
Check the first subclass 417 Working Holiday route for Canadian passport holders: age, funds, first-WHM history, health-cover planning, sources, and next steps.
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Canada route facts
Source-backed routeFirst subclass 417 Working Holiday
Canadian passport holders can check the first-year 417 route against age, funds, first-WHM history, dependant-child, character/refusal answers, and Canada-specific health-cover planning.
- Canada is a subclass 417 passport country with an 18 to 35 age range for this route.
- The funds check is based on Home Affairs guidance that this is usually about A$5,000.
- Canada is not on the Services Australia reciprocal health care visitor list, so a Canadian passport does not establish RHCA Medicare access. A traveller without another qualifying pre-arrival residence should plan private cover.
Guardrails
- Do not derive Medicare/RHCA access from a Canadian passport; check any qualifying pre-arrival residence separately.
- Do not market Canada repeat-year specified-work support from the first-417 route until the profile confirms prior 417 history.
Route summary
What this page checks
- 12-month visa for Canadian passport holders aged 18 to 35. Canada has no RHCA with Australia, but healthcare access may depend on a different qualifying pre-arrival residence; otherwise plan private cover.
- A$840 first application fee (FY 2026-27)
- Decisions usually within weeks once funds and identity evidence are ready.
Legal basis
Where these rules come from
Every check above traces to an official source. These are the government pages and registration standards behind it. If one has changed, trust the source over us.
Cost and time
- Fee
- A$840First application fee, FY 2026-27
- Timing
- WeeksOnce passport, funds, health-cover planning, and character answers are ready.
Next step
Use the profile before you spend anything
This static route summary is the source-backed starting point. The profile flow checks the route against your answers before pointing you toward a toolkit, guide, or safe exit.
Legal scope
General information, not migration advice. Paper Trail Visas organises information, reminders, document notes and preparation tasks. It is software and general education under s.276 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), not migration advice. For advice about a specific application (refusal history, health conditions, character disclosures, unusual work history), speak with a MARA-registered migration agent or an Australian legal practitioner with an unrestricted practising certificate.