Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From April 1 to April 7, Canada invited 9,043 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of April 5, 33,881 candidates were registered in the pool and waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 982 ITAs for Australia, 31 ITAs for Austria, 149 ITAs for Belgium, 96 ITAs for Chile, 33 ITAs for Costa Rica, 2 ITAs for Croatia, 14 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 17 ITAs for Denmark, 8 ITAs for Estonia, 3 ITAs for Finland, 1,426 ITAs for France, 588 ITAs for Germany, 34 ITAs for Greece, 49 ITAs for Hong Kong, 707 ITAs for Ireland, 254 ITAs for Italy, 1,019 ITAs for Japan, 913 ITAs for Korea, 8 ITAs for Latvia, 15 ITAs for Lithuania, 1 ITA for Luxembourg, 67 ITAs for the Netherlands, 273 ITAs for New Zealand, 3 ITAs for Norway, 80 ITAs for Poland, 34 ITAs for Portugal, 17 ITAs for Slovakia, 232 for Spain, 14 ITAs for Sweden, 5 ITAs for Switzerland, 133 ITAs for Taiwan, and 1,836 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2024, Canada issued 62,576 ITAs under the IEC Program.
