Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From August 19 to August 25, Canada invited 1,004 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of August 25, 28,056 candidates registered in the pool, awaiting the invitation. In this round, there were 120 ITAs for Australia, 1 ITA for Austria, 1 ITA for Costa Rica, 8 ITAs for Croatia, 2 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 2 ITAs for Denmark, 1 ITA for Estonia, 24 ITAs for France, 110 ITAs for Germany, 12 ITAs for Greece, 3 ITAs for Hong Kong, 76 ITAs for Ireland, 50 ITAs for Italy, 110 ITAs for Japan, 21 ITAs for Korea, 2 ITAs for Latvia, 13 ITAs for the Netherlands, 31 ITAs for New Zealand, 4 ITAs for Norway, 14 ITAs for Poland, 27 ITAs for Portugal, 5 ITAs for Slovakia, 3 ITAs for Slovenia, 57 ITAs for Spain, 15 ITAs for Sweden, 4 ITAs for Switzerland, 4 ITAs for Taiwan, and 284 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 109,413 ITAs under the IEC Program.
