Over the last week, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From May 30 to June 5, Canada invited 1,588 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of June 3, there are 21,223 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 152 ITAs for Australia, 15 ITAs for Austria, 5 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 387 ITAs for France, 85 ITAs for Germany, 54 ITAs for Greece, 6 ITAs for Hong Kong, 110 ITAs for Ireland, 38 ITAs for Italy, 109 ITAs for Japan, 1 ITA for Latvia, 3 ITAs for Lithuania, 10 ITAs for the Netherlands, 61 ITAs for New Zealand, 2 ITAs for Norway, 20 ITAs for Poland, 18 ITAs for Portugal, 10 ITAs for Slovakia, 1 ITA for Slovenia, 216 ITAs for Spain, 7 ITAs for Sweden, 4 ITAs for Switzerland, 1 ITA for Taiwan, and 273 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2022, Canada issued 82,162 ITAs under the IEC Program.
