Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From March 11 to March 17, Canada invited 1,555 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of March 17, there were 16,944 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 151 ITAs for Australia, 1 ITA for Austria, 27 ITAs for Belgium, 25 ITAs for Chile, 3 ITAs for Costa Rica, 4 ITAs for Croatia, 25 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 12 ITAs for Denmark, 5 ITAs for Estonia, 263 ITAs for France, 129 ITAs for Germany, 11 ITAs for Greece, 6 ITAs for Hong Kong, 128 ITAs for Ireland, 48 ITAs for Italy, 110 ITAs for Japan, 169 ITAs for Korea, 8 ITAs for Latvia, 18 ITAs for Lithuania, 1 ITA for Luxembourg, 31 ITAs for the Netherlands, 50 ITAs for New Zealand, 18 ITAs for Poland, 20 ITAs for Portugal, 10 ITAs for Slovakia, 2 ITAs for Slovenia, 32 ITAs for Spain, 26 ITAs for Sweden, 13 ITAs for Switzerland, 9 ITAs for Taiwan, and 200 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 63,267 ITAs under the IEC Program.