Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From July 29 to August 4, Canada invited 3,273 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of August 4, 23,871 candidates registered in the pool, awaiting the invitation. In this round, there were 266 ITAs for Australia, 1 ITA for Belgium, 303 ITAs for Costa Rica, 3 ITAs for Croatia, 41 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 8 ITAs for Denmark, 3 ITAs for Estonia, 121 ITAs for France, 140 ITAs for Germany, 10 ITAs for Greece, 14 ITAs for Hong Kong, 139 ITAs for Ireland, 59 ITAs for Italy, 223 ITAs for Japan, 1,328 ITAs for Korea, 1 ITA for Latvia, 1 ITA for Lithuania, 3 ITAs for Luxembourg, 24 ITA for the Netherlands, 71 ITAs for New Zealand, 5 ITAs for Norway, 22 ITAs for Poland, 31 ITAs for Portugal, 6 ITAs for Slovakia, 2 ITAs for Slovenia, 51 ITAs for Spain, 7 ITAs for Sweden, 2 ITAs for Switzerland, 6 ITAs for Taiwan, and 382 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 105,065 ITAs under the IEC Program.
