Canada invited over 10k IEC candidates over the past month

Over the past month, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the International Experience Canada (IEC) pools. From July 1 to August 10, Canada invited 10,357 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of August 10, 33,131 candidates were registered in the pool and waiting for the invitation. Canada issued 1 ITA for Andorra, 2,206 ITAs for Australia, 17 ITAs for Austria, 56 ITAs for Belgium, 11 ITAs for Chile, 11 ITAs for Costa Rica, 17 ITAs for Croatia, 85 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 40 ITAs for Denmark, 10 ITAs for Estonia, 24 ITAs for Finland, 806 ITAs for France, 617 ITAs for Germany, 32 ITAs for Greece, 34 ITAs for Hong Kong, 515 ITAs for Ireland, 2 ITAs for Iceland, 455 ITAs for Italy, 1,183 ITAs for Japan, 1,373 ITAs for Korea, 3 ITAs for Latvia, 27 ITAs for Lithuania, 5 ITAs for Luxembourg, 2 ITAs for Netherlands, 281 ITAs for New Zealand, 33 ITAs for Norway, 90 ITAs for Poland, 109 ITAs for Portugal, 52 ITAs for Slovakia, 5 ITAs for Slovenia, 84 ITAs for Spain, 98 ITAs for Sweden, 22 ITAs for Switzerland, 42 ITAs for Taiwan, and 2,009 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2025, Canada issued 89,977 ITAs under the IEC Program.

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