Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From August 26 to September 1, Canada invited 4,314 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of September 1, 28,284 candidates registered in the pool, awaiting the invitation. In this round, there were 252 ITAs for Australia, 3 ITAs for Austria, 205 ITAs for Belgium, 1,573 ITAs for Chile, 151 ITA for Costa Rica, 4 ITAs for Croatia, 35 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 6 ITAs for Denmark, 1 ITA for Estonia, 184 ITAs for France, 71 ITAs for Germany, 1 ITA for Greece, 5 ITAs for Hong Kong, 84 ITAs for Ireland, 67 ITAs for Italy, 217 ITAs for Japan, 277 ITAs for Korea, 2 ITAs for Latvia, 5 ITAs for Lithuania, 3 ITAs for Luxembourg, 22 ITAs for the Netherlands, 53 ITAs for New Zealand, 9 ITAs for Norway, 11 ITAs for Poland, 23 ITAs for Portugal, 7 ITAs for Slovakia, 35 ITAs for Spain, 6 ITAs for Sweden, 2 ITAs for Switzerland, 748 ITAs for Taiwan, and 252 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 113,727 ITAs under the IEC Program.
