Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From February 19 to February 25, Canada invited 3,995 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of February 25, there were 30,373 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 205 ITAs for Australia, 9 ITAs for Austria, 21 ITAs for Belgium, 106 ITAs for Chile, 9 ITAs for Costa Rica, 1 ITA for Croatia, 28 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 5 ITAs for Denmark, 3 ITAs for Estonia, 1,422 ITAs for France, 137 ITAs for Germany, 11 ITAs for Greece, 14 ITAs for Hong Kong, 168 ITAs for Ireland, 76 ITAs for Italy, 204 ITAs for Japan, 641 ITAs for Korea, 5 ITAs for Latvia, 8 ITAs for Lithuania, 1 ITA for Luxembourg, 32 ITAs for the Netherlands, 63 ITAs for New Zealand, 6 ITAs for Norway, 18 ITAs for Poland, 24 ITAs for Portugal, 14 ITAs for Slovakia, 2 ITAs for Slovenia, 84 for Spain, 17 ITAs for Sweden, 11 ITAs for Switzerland, 207 ITAs for Taiwan, and 443 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2024, Canada issued 46,016 ITAs under the IEC Program.
