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Hey! I go with Best Quote IEC insurance they’re really good and easy to use. For mine I think I did $200,000 with $0 excess which cost us about $1500 each (this was 2 years ago). If you want to risk it and spend less, do a higher excess but keep the coverage high. Atleast $100,000 in case of a hospital stay, bills can add up very fast! And make sure you get the winter sports coverage, definitely needed! I broke my wrist my first winter and it cost me almost 3K which I got back thankfully.

Hey! Great Q, I’m not sure actually, might be worth searching on the IEC Facebook group. I do know a lot of people that use Wise and other options like that, but I still think it’s handy having the Canadian bank account in case for some reason your other card doesn’t work. We are with CIBC and pay $0 fees for the first 2 years. We also have a Credit Card now which is handy because sometimes other cards don’t work for some places (like the usa, or certain restaurants) and for things (hotels sometimes only accept CC, renting cars, big payments like flights when your debit has a limit). Hope that helps!

Hey! Great Q, I’m actually in the process of finding that out myself for a friend, so once I hear I can pass the message on.

In the mean time, you could try contacting whoever you’ve been emailing for work, or see if you can find a contact for housing, but we usually do everything on Direct Connect now which is a employee service.

No worries, that’s why I’m here! Glad that I’ve been able to help your anxiety :) are you coming to Whistler this winter?

I am applying there and a few other places to see who responds, but I will use your referral code for sure! 🙂

Hey! That’s awesome that you’re planning on coming over. There is The Working Holiday Club who are a great company for helping you with your visa and getting a job. However my year they couldn’t guarantee me housing and I had already done my visa alone so didn’t feel I needed to spend my money on a company. It is scarier but definitely can be done as long as you spend your time now researching as much as possible so that you feel more confident. I watched a lot of YT, and I also spent a lot of time on the IEC Facebook group reading about everyone’s experience.

Yay congrats!! So exciting!! Not long now ❤

Hey! Congrats on making the move! I know it can seem daunting trying to find work and housing.. if you’re not having luck with job postings, I would recommend reaching out to businesses directly by email and getting in touch there. Vail Resorts own the mountain so definitely apply for jobs via their website. It depends what kind of job you’re after.. feel free to send me a direct message on Instagram and I can help further with specifics depending on what work you’re after!

@@caitlinjanet_ thank you very much for your response caitlin only just saw this 🤣

Hey! Great Q! Definitely make sure you get your visa first, it’s a much longer process and some countries only open for visas certain times of the year! The visa can take a few months to get approved. I just talked about this in my recent q&a if you want more details! And then for work it’s pretty easy to keep working from winter to summer or to get a year round position if you have a qualification (trade, management, etc).

Hey! Thanks for the love! Jobs for ski season should be going live now! Whistler jobs are definitely live on their website so make sure you start having a look and applying :) housing fills up fast!

@@caitlinjanet_ will do! Thanks

No worries! Thanks for watching! Honestly Winter to Summer is fairly easy, they keep almost everyone on depending on how much retention there is. But if you’re a good worker and planning to stay you should have no troubles! Much easier to stay here once you’re here :)

@@caitlinjanet_ thankyou! Could you also recommend a way that will give me the best chance at finding employment for end of November this year, I have my iec ready to go, just have been struggling to find work without going through someone like the working holiday club. Thankyou so much!

Hey! That’s awesome that you’re coming to Whistler! I just did a little search and saw that I had my interview August 12 and was offered the job on the same day :) so yes expect August for things to happen for WB jobs! After that point the information will come more slowly. All the best!

You must be getting so pumped! Not long now! Thanks for watching ❤️

Thanks for watching ❤️

No you should be okay! There are plenty of jobs in town for winter, but the hardest part is just getting housing. So if you’re late to that it can be harder but not impossible! Good luck.

@@caitlinjanet_ Good to hear that. Many thanks and greetings from Andorra! 🇦🇩 See you there

Hey! Great question! My brain kind of thinks of them as one thing now! I would say for your savings and for everything you buy while still at home (insurance, visa) in AUD and then everything I mentioned in Canada as CAD :)

Hey! That's awesome that you're coming to Whistler! I definitely would recommend trying some of the retail jobs for for the mountain would be ideal for you. Go to the Vail Resorts Whistler Jobs page and the Winter Seasonal jobs should come live soon! And don't stress about your ski experience, it's not a requirement :)

Yes of course! Just apply for a bunch, that’s what I did. Don’t bother applying for manager positions though unless you have experience. But if you’re leaning towards a certain department definitely push for it :)

Glacier staff housing is around $180 a fortnight I think, which is amazing for Whistler! I pay more for my location :)

Correct! It was with the SWAP program with is a Recognised Organisation and its just the same visa again and IEC visa! It was organised through work for me to even be offered though, so I don’t know all the details… but there’s definitely options out there!

@@caitlinjanet_ Thanks for responding! I did my WHV with SWAP, I found their Toronto head office to be quite helpful during my stay.

That’s so exciting! I don’t know how to get into Brio immediately, but west side is also really nice just further away, usually for mature people :)

Yes they do! They always joke about how they dont need to visit Australia because they already met so many of us here 😂 but its great, I feel like aussies and Canadians get along so well because we grew up in such opposite places that it makes each other interesting!

I believe this is Nymph Falls near Courtenay!

@@caitlinjanet_ oo great thanks!

Hey! I had my job offer before I left which was awesome, including my housing! I believe Winter jobs will come online around July or August :) so keep an eye out! Good luck! :)

Indeed we do! Full time and Part time staff get a free pass if you work for Whistler Blackcomb :) there are also a lot of other great benefits too like free lessons, discounted food, discounted retail. Other businesses do offer some sort of ski passes I believe, but I don’t have much knowledge about that side :)

Correct lol. I worked a 9-5 on the week days, and then worked at a cafe for a few hours a day on the weekends. It was brutal but worth it!

​@@caitlinjanet_ if you don't mind me asking how much did you save? and do you recommend trying to go with someone, like your boyfriend? i'm also from aus i was thinking of going this christmas but probs will be the 25/26 season, so if i need to save i'd def start thinking about that now