Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From May 13 to May 19, Canada invited 2,374 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of May 19, 33,990 candidates were registered in the pool and waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 239 ITAs for Australia, 5 ITAs for Austria, 29 ITAs for Belgium, 2 ITAs for Chile, 1 ITA for Costa Rica, 2 ITAs for Croatia, 22 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 14 ITAs for Denmark, 2 ITAs for Finland, 197 ITAs for France, 89 ITAs for Germany, 10 ITAs for Greece, 8 ITAs for Hong Kong, 2 ITAs for Iceland, 92 ITAs for Ireland, 64 ITAs for Italy, 190 ITAs for Japan, 817 ITAs for Korea, 1 ITA for Latvia, 5 ITAs for Lithuania, 1 ITA for Luxembourg, 67 ITAs for New Zealand, 4 ITAs for Norway, 5 ITAs for Poland, 21 ITAs for Portugal, 8 ITAs for Slovakia, 2 ITAs for Slovenia, 59 for Spain, 13 ITAs for Sweden, 6 ITAs for Switzerland, 42 ITAs for Taiwan, and 355 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2024, Canada issued 78,769 ITAs under the IEC Program.
