Over the last week, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From April 18 to April 24, Canada invited 2,004 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of April 22, there are 23,740 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 146 ITAs for Australia, 21 ITAs for Belgium, 6 ITAs for Chile, 3 ITAs for Costa Rica, 2 ITAs for Croatia, 14 ITAs for Denmark, 946 ITAs for France, 12 ITAs for Greece, 27 ITAs for Hong Kong, 54 ITAs for Italy, 130 ITAs for Japan, 363 ITAs for South Korea, 1 ITA for Luxembourg, 64 ITAs for New Zealand, 4 ITAs for Norway, 16 ITAs for Portugal, 128 ITAs for Spain, 7 ITAs for Sweden, 5 ITAs for Switzerland, and 55 ITAs for Taiwan. In 2022, Canada issued 66,388 ITAs under the IEC Program.
