Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From February 4 to February 10, Canada invited 12,001 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of February 10, there were 16,906 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 271 ITAs for Australia, 15 ITAs for Austria, 48 ITAs for Belgium, 1,626 ITAs for Chile, 11 ITAs for Costa Rica, 9 ITAs for Croatia, 44 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 17 ITAs for Denmark, 1 ITA for Estonia, 4,996 ITAs for France, 1,857 ITAs for Germany, 15 ITAs for Greece, 29 ITAs for Hong Kong, 396 ITAs for Ireland, 128 ITAs for Italy, 334 ITAs for Japan, 1,249 ITAs for Korea, 7 ITAs for Latvia, 34 ITAs for Lithuania, 42 ITAs for the Netherlands, 93 ITAs for New Zealand, 32 ITAs for Poland, 44 ITAs for Portugal, 3 ITAs for Slovenia, 95 for Spain, 18 ITAs for Sweden, 14 ITAs for Switzerland, 141 ITAs for Taiwan, and 432 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 43,999 ITAs under the IEC Program.
