Recording available: Iceland - Canada webinar on the Youth Mobility Arrangement
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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
- Herdís Friðriksdóttir, Executive Director, Skálholt Cathedral
- Shelbey Sy, Director of Marketing and Operations, Hosteling International Canada
What it's like to work travel in Iceland and Canada
- Marissa Steele, Snorri Program Alumnus (CAN)
- Sandra Björg Ernudóttir, Snorri Program Alumnus (IS)
Audience Q&A
Closing remarks
- Ambassador Jeannette Menzies, Embassy of Canada in Reykjavík