Proof of Funds for partner's IEC - Canadian citizen

[HaylFulton]

Hey everyone,

My partner (UK) has recieved his POE letter for Working Holiday, and currently has all his other related paperwork but is short on proof of funds. He has a full time job offer already waiting here, and I am happy to guarantee the $2500 plus cost of onward travel. I've written an NOC letter and will be giving him copies of my banks statements, but I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this and could advise. (All threads I've found so far relate to accompanying spouses, but I'm a citizen and currently already live here)
Thanks for your time!

 

[Bs65]

Not sure this will work unless you are married or common law with a joint bank account given the instructions are pretty clear about showing proof of funds by the applicant and no guarantee he would have access to someone elses funds. Guess you could try the letter approach or simply transfer 2500 to his account temporarily a couple weeks beforehand so he can arrive with a 1 week old statement just in case.

Whether CBSA actually ask to see anything ref funds seems often reported as doubtful but there is always the chance they might.

Absolutely critical though is to have the travel insurance for the full 2 year UK IEC term given they usually do ask to see that and if either have no insurance or less than the full term then the permit will either not be issued or only be valid for the insurance policy term

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/iec/prepare-arrival.html

 

[HaylFulton]

Thanks for that, that's what we were concerned about, in regards to being legal spouses (we fall short of the common law definition by a couple months due to separation right now). He already has his full two years insurance and goes straight into a job here, so I think we'll move the required funds to his account. In the end all we lose is the couple of transfer fees.