Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From March 4 to March 10, Canada invited 2,222 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of March 10, there were 15,656 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 2 ITAs for Andorra, 234 ITAs for Australia, 1 ITA for Austria, 21 ITAs for Belgium, 11 ITAs for Costa Rica, 3 ITAs for Croatia, 33 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 12 ITAs for Denmark, 7 ITAs for Estonia, 280 ITAs for France, 184 ITAs for Germany, 16 ITAs for Greece, 9 ITAs for Hong Kong, 278 ITAs for Ireland, 84 ITAs for Italy, 199 ITAs for Japan, 195 ITAs for Korea, 24 ITAs for Lithuania, 61 ITAs for the Netherlands, 74 ITAs for New Zealand, 10 ITAs for Norway, 30 ITAs for Poland, 31 ITAs for Portugal, 18 ITAs for Slovakia, 1 ITA for Slovenia, 83 for Spain, 13 ITAs for Sweden, 13 ITAs for Switzerland, 8 ITAs for Taiwan, and 287 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 61,712 ITAs under the IEC Program.
