Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From January 21 to January 27, Canada invited 7,730 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of January 27, there were 23,267 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 3 ITAs for Andorra, 326 ITAs for Australia, 18 ITAs for Austria, 67 ITAs for Belgium, 67 ITAs for Chile, 16 ITAs for Costa Rica, 2 ITAs for Croatia, 47 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 29 ITAs for Denmark, 10 ITAs for Estonia, 3,084 ITAs for France, 35 ITAs for Greece, 14 ITAs for Hong Kong, 439 ITAs for Ireland, 121 ITAs for Italy, 274 ITAs for Japan, 1,500 ITAs for Korea, 6 ITAs for Latvia, 20 ITAs for Lithuania, 2 ITAs for Luxembourg, 76 ITAs for the Netherlands, 113 ITAs for New Zealand, 2 ITAs for Norway, 49 ITAs for Poland, 62 ITAs for Portugal, 3 ITAs for San Marino, 192 ITAs for Slovakia, 1 ITA for Slovenia, 126 for Spain, 21 ITAs for Sweden, 19 ITAs for Switzerland, 457 ITAs for Taiwan, and 529 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 27,079 ITAs under the IEC Program.
