Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From July 8 to July 14, Canada invited 1,370 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of July 14, 26,678 candidates registered in the pool, awaiting the invitation. In this round, there were 2 ITAs for Andorra, 210 ITAs for Australia, 5 ITAs for Austria, 2 ITAs for Belgium, 1 ITA for Chile, 7 ITAs for Costa Rica, 4 ITAs for Croatia, 16 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 12 ITAs for Denmark, 3 ITAs for Estonia, 136 ITAs for France, 112 ITAs for Germany, 7 ITAs for Greece, 5 ITAs for Hong Kong, 105 ITAs for Ireland, 40 ITAs for Italy, 188 ITAs for Japan, 31 ITAs for Korea, 1 ITA for Lithuania, 18 ITA for the Netherlands, 50 ITAs for New Zealand, 8 ITAs for Norway, 17 ITAs for Poland, 38 ITAs for Portugal, 5 ITAs for Slovakia, 4 ITAs for Slovenia, 34 ITAs for Spain, 10 ITAs for Sweden, 3 ITAs for Switzerland, 17 ITAs for Taiwan, and 279 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 98,025 ITAs under the IEC Program.
