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August 21, 2023

1,262 Applicants invited to apply for Open Work Permit under IEC

1,262 applicants were invited to apply for open work permits under International Experience Canada (IEC) as at August 18, 2023 in the new Working Holiday Visa round of invitations bringing the total of invitations issued under all three categories of IEC in the past week to 1,394.

A total of 97,374 invites for open work permits under the Working Holiday Visa category have been issued by Canada since the commencement of the 2023 International Experience Canada (IEC) season in January 2023. The IEC 2023 season began in January 2023 with the target of accepting 90,000 individuals to work in Canada from over 30 eligible nations.

The quota for the IEC 2023 Working Holiday Visa for Korea and the Republic has been augmented by an additional 2,000, resulting in a cumulative total of 8,500.

An additional 750 positions were allocated for Chile. At the outset, the quota for Chile was limited to a mere 400 individuals, however, it has now been expanded to accommodate a total of 1,150 Chilean applicants.

Despite the fact that the number of invitations extended thus far exceeds 108,000, around 17,574 positions are still available across all three categories. The largest category within the International Experience Canada (IEC) program, the Working Holiday Visa category, has issued a total of 97,374 invitations thus far in the year 2023.

Notwithstanding, there are still 16,294 vacancies remaining within the IEC Working Holiday Visa category.

Under the Young Professional category, 123 work permit invitations were issued, the International Co-op (Internship) category had a far lower number of invites, with only 9 being sent last week.

According to the most recent processing update from IRCC on August 9th, the processing time for the International Experience Canada (IEC) 2023 season is 11 weeks.

The information below presents the number of invitations sent this week, categorized by category and nation. It also includes the total number of invitations sent in 2023, the number of candidates in the pool, the available slots, and the likelihood of obtaining an invitation in the upcoming week.

Country-Wise Working Holiday Visa Invitations In 2023

Country Invitations Sent Week Ending  Aug 18 Total Invitations In 2023 Candidates In Pool Available Spots IEC 2023 Quota Chances of Receiving An Invitation  Next Week
Andorra 0 24 0 15 25 Excellent
Australia 198 9,189 186 unlimited unlimited Excellent
Austria 5 271 34 0 168 Very Low
Belgium 0 1,165 238 1 750 Very Low
Chile 0 2,292 7,987 0 1,618 Very Low
Costa Rica 78 1,905 717 36 1,150 Very Low
Croatia 32 183 8 181 275 Excellent
Czech Republic 27 1,081 13 343 1,000 Excellent
Denmark 7 407 2 53 350 Excellent
Estonia 1 128 0 38 110 Excellent
France 0 16,886 12,495 0 12,000 Very Low
Germany 97 5,235 86 1,037 4,490 Excellent
Greece 4 386 7 117 378 Excellent
Hong Kong 5 454 136 3 200 Very Low
Ireland 84 7,662 72 6,099 10,500 Excellent
Italy 49 2,618 51 463 1,855 Excellent
Japan 190 7,613 163 540 6,500 Excellent
Korea Republic 0 12,164 1 1,516 8,500 Excellent
Latvia 2 74 35 0 40 Very Low
Lithuania 0 394 73 0 185 Very Low
Luxembourg 0 43 0 47 80 Excellent
Netherlands 19 1,183 14 101 880 Excellent
New Zealand 58 2,695 40 690 2,500 Excellent
Norway 5 142 4 53 130 Excellent
Poland 14 954 8 121 635 Excellent
Portugal 18 1,163 27 1,001 1,750 Excellent
San Marino 0 4 0 22 25 Excellent
Slovakia 6 528 6 21 323 Excellent
Slovenia 0 59 0 54 80 Excellent
Spain 39 2,346 28 558 1,845 Excellent
Sweden 10 474 9 335 580 Excellent
Taiwan 0 4,622 1,873 0 2,425 Very Low
United Kingdom 314 13,030 279 2,849 10,000 Excellent
Total 1,262 97,374 24,592 16,294 71,347

Working holiday visa invitations 2023

Young Professionals invitations

Country Invitations Sent Week Ending  Aug 18 Total Invitations In 2023 Candidates In Pool Available Spots IEC 2023 Quota Chances of Receiving An Invitation Next Week
Australia 1 170 4 unlimited unlimited Excellent
Austria 0 13 1 7 10 Excellent
Chile 0 395 74 0 130 Very low
Costa Rica 3 212 1 12 98 Excellent
Croatia 3 11 0 15 20 Excellent
Czech Republic 5 265 3 3 145 Excellent
Estonia 0 15 0 1 10 Excellent
France 62 3,290 54 31 1,950 Fair
France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE) 12 444 94 50 450 Excellent
Germany 12 512 8 94 350 Excellent
Greece 1 145 4 44 120 Excellent
Ireland 1 136 2 125 150 Excellent
Italy 2 195 2 60 130 Excellent
Latvia 0 9 0 6 8 Excellent
Lithuania 0 22 0 4 13 Excellent
Luxembourg 0 2 0 9 10 Excellent
Netherlands 4 158 0 30 120 Excellent
Norway 0 11 0 9 15 Excellent
Poland 0 86 2 77 110 Excellent
Portugal 0 41 0 188 200 Excellent
Slovakia 1 57 0 0 25 Excellent
Slovenia 0 13 2 8 15 Excellent
Spain 10 203 3 66 150 Excellent
Spain via ICEX Vives 0 10 Not applicable 44 50 Excellent
Sweden 0 34 3 89 100 Excellent
Switzerland 1 274 3 10 200 Excellent
Taiwan 5 163 4 13 73 Excellent
Total 123 6,886 264 995 4,652

Young professionals invitations 2023

International Co-op (Internship) Invitation

Country Invitations Sent Week Ending  Aug 18 Total Invitations In 2023 Candidates In Pool Available Spots IEC 2023 Quota Chances of Receiving An Invitation Next Week
Australia 0 0 0 Unlimited Unlimited Excellent
Austria 0 2 0 0 2 Excellent
Chile 1 7 0 0 2 Excellent
Costa Rica 0 2 0 2 2 Excellent
Croatia 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
Czech Republic 0 1 0 4 5 Excellent
Estonia 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
France 3 3,916 39 0 2,600 Very Low
Germany 2 112 1 103 160 Excellent
Greece 0 0 0 2 2 Excellent
Ireland 0 18 0 37 50 Excellent
Italy 1 27 0 5 15 Excellent
Latvia 0 0 0 2 2 Excellent
Lithuania 0 0 0 2 2 Excellent
Luxembourg 0 3 0 9 10 Excellent
Norway 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
Poland 0 2 0 3 5 Excellent
Portugal 0 3 0 49 50 Excellent
Slovakia 0 0 0 2 2 Excellent
Slovenia 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
Spain 1 4 0 3 5 Excellent
Sweden 0 16 0 19 20 Excellent
Switzerland 1 47 0 21 50 Excellent
Taiwan 0 19 0 2 2 Excellent
Total 9 4,179 40 285 3,006

International Co-op (Internship) Invitations

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