Over the three weeks, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From May 6 to May 12, Canada invited 4,880 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of May 12, there were 20,421 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 3 ITAs for Andorra, 716 ITAs for Australia, 89 ITAs for Belgium, 5 ITAs for Chile, 20 ITAs for Costa Rica, 8 ITAs for Croatia, 61 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 38 ITAs for Denmark, 7 ITAs for Estonia, 169 ITAs for France, 405 ITAs for Germany, 27 ITAs for Greece, 20 ITAs for Hong Kong, 455 ITAs for Ireland, 201 ITAs for Italy, 579 ITAs for Japan, 375 ITAs for Korea, 6 ITAs for Lithuania, 3 ITAs for Luxembourg, 1 ITA for Netherlands, 211 ITAs for New Zealand, 9 ITAs for Norway, 70 ITAs for Poland, 83 ITAs for Portugal, 29 ITAs for Slovakia, 6 ITAs for Slovenia, 176 ITAs for Spain, 44 ITAs for Sweden, 10 ITAs for Switzerland, 104 ITAs for Taiwan, and 950 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 82,651 ITAs under the IEC Program.
