Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From April 29 to May 5, Canada invited 2,014 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of May 5, 33,175 candidates were registered in the pool and waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 1 ITA for Andorra, 225 ITAs for Australia, 3 ITAs for Austria, 28 ITAs for Belgium, 6 ITAs for Chile, 4 ITAs for Costa Rica, 6 ITAs for Croatia, 16 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 13 ITAs for Denmark, 2 ITAs for Estonia, 350 ITAs for France, 122 ITAs for Germany, 8 ITAs for Greece, 11 ITAs for Hong Kong, 1 ITA for Iceland, 127 ITAs for Ireland, 62 ITAs for Italy, 182 ITAs for Japan, 130 ITAs for Korea, 2 ITAs for Latvia, 8 ITAs for Lithuania, 9 ITAs for the Netherlands, 54 ITAs for New Zealand, 5 ITAs for Norway, 16 ITAs for Poland, 20 ITAs for Portugal, 13 ITAs for Slovakia, 2 ITAs for Slovenia, 61 ITAs for Spain, 14 ITAs for Sweden, 11 ITAs for Switzerland, 82 ITAs for Taiwan, and 420 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2024, Canada issued 74,547 ITAs under the IEC Program.
