Over the last week, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From March 21 to March 27, Canada invited 1,104 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of March 25, there are 22,848 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 208 ITAs for Australia, 50 ITAs for Chile, 4 ITAs for Costa Rica, 1 ITA for Estonia, 5 ITAs for France, 17 ITAs for Hong Kong, 1 ITA for Ireland, 136 ITAs for Japan, 512 ITAs for South Korea, 1 ITA for the Netherlands, 65 ITAs for New Zealand, and 104 ITAs for Taiwan. In 2022, Canada issued 58,290 ITAs under the IEC Program.
