In the just concluded week August 11, International Experience Canada – IEC 2023 sent out 1,981 invitations to apply (ITAs) for work permits.
This brings it to a total of 107,045 work permit invitations sent out by Canada under the working holiday visa, young professionals and International Co-op categories since the beginning of the 2023 IEC season in January 2023.
The IEC 2023 season opened up with a set quota of accepting 90,000 newcomers from more than 30 eligible countries during this season, and additional quotas are being added as needed.
The IEC 2023 Working Holiday Visa Quota for Korea and the Republic has been increased by 2,000 to a total of 8,500.
750 new spots were added for Chile. Initially, Chile had a quota of only 400, but now a total of 1,150 Chileans will be accepted.
Although more than 100,000 people have been invited so far, around 18,000 spots are still available among all three categories.
IEC Working Holiday visa category sent out 1,818 new open work permit invitations in the just concluded week.
With 96,112 invitations already sent in 2023, this sums up to be the biggest category in IEC. However, 17,003 spots are still available under the IEC Working Holiday visa category.
127 closed work permit invitations were sent under the Young Professionals category, while only 36 were sent under the least common category, the International Co-op (Internship).
As per latest IRCC processing update of August 9, IEC 2023 season processing time has now increased to 11 weeks.
See below IEC 2023 Working Holiday Visa Invitations
| Country | Invitations Sent Week Ending Aug 11 | Total Invitations In 2023 | Candidates In Pool | Available Spots | IEC 2023 Quota |
Chances of receiving an invitation this week |
| Andorra | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 25 | Excellent |
| Australia | 278 | 8,991 | 138 | unlimited | unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 1 | 266 | 33 | 1 | 168 | Very Low |
| Belgium | 5 | 1,165 | 212 | 0 | 750 | Very Low |
| Chile | 0 | 2,292 | 7,939 | 0 | 1,618 | Very Low |
| Costa Rica | 258 | 1,827 | 669 | 104 | 1,150 | Low |
| Croatia | 3 | 151 | 4 | 182 | 275 | Excellent |
| Czech Republic | 24 | 1,054 | 20 | 361 | 1,000 | Excellent |
| Denmark | 14 | 400 | 5 | 60 | 350 | Excellent |
| Estonia | 2 | 127 | 1 | 37 | 110 | Excellent |
| France | 0 | 16,886 | 12,097 | 0 | 12,000 | Very Low |
| Germany | 139 | 5,138 | 74 | 1,103 | 4,490 | Excellent |
| Greece | 11 | 382 | 3 | 118 | 378 | Excellent |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 449 | 118 | 4 | 200 | Very Low |
| Ireland | 118 | 7,578 | 59 | 6,141 | 10,500 | Excellent |
| Italy | 60 | 2,569 | 41 | 482 | 1,855 | Excellent |
| Japan | 248 | 7,423 | 150 | 703 | 6,500 | Excellent |
| Korea Republic | 0 | 12,164 | 1 | 1,560 | 8,500 | Excellent |
| Latvia | 0 | 72 | 36 | 0 | 40 | Very Low |
| Lithuania | 1 | 394 | 72 | 0 | 185 | Very Low |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 43 | 0 | 48 | 80 | Excellent |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1,164 | 14 | 111 | 880 | Excellent |
| New Zealand | 66 | 2,637 | 43 | 733 | 2,500 | Excellent |
| Norway | 6 | 137 | 5 | 54 | 130 | Excellent |
| Poland | 18 | 940 | 10 | 126 | 635 | Excellent |
| Portugal | 34 | 1,145 | 18 | 1,012 | 1,750 | Excellent |
| San Marino | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 25 | Excellent |
| Slovakia | 3 | 522 | 5 | 24 | 323 | Excellent |
| Slovenia | 1 | 59 | 0 | 54 | 80 | Excellent |
| Spain | 46 | 2,307 | 22 | 576 | 1,845 | Excellent |
| Sweden | 16 | 464 | 5 | 340 | 580 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 0 | 4,622 | 1,798 | 0 | 2,425 | Very Low |
| United Kingdom | 435 | 12,716 | 231 | 3,032 | 10,000 | Excellent |
| Total | 1,818 | 96,112 | 23,823 | 17,003 | 71,347 |
See below Young Professionals Invitations
| Country | Invitations Sent Week Ending Aug 11 | Total Invitations In 2023 | Candidates In Pool | Available Spots | IEC 2023 Quota | Chances of receiving an invitation this week |
| Australia | 8 | 169 | 0 | unlimited | unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 1 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 10 | Excellent |
| Chile | 0 | 395 | 74 | 0 | 130 | Very low |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 209 | 1 | 11 | 98 | Excellent |
| Croatia | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 20 | Excellent |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 260 | 3 | 3 | 145 | Excellent |
| Estonia | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Excellent |
| France | 72 | 3,228 | 42 | 69 | 1,950 | Excellent |
| France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE) | 12 | 432 | 97 | 62 | 450 | Excellent |
| Germany | 16 | 500 | 9 | 100 | 350 | Excellent |
| Greece | 4 | 144 | 1 | 44 | 120 | Excellent |
| Ireland | 3 | 135 | 0 | 125 | 150 | Excellent |
| Italy | 3 | 193 | 1 | 61 | 130 | Excellent |
| Latvia | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 8 | Excellent |
| Lithuania | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 13 | Excellent |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | Excellent |
| Netherlands | 0 | 154 | 0 | 31 | 120 | Excellent |
| Norway | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 15 | Excellent |
| Poland | 0 | 86 | 0 | 77 | 110 | Excellent |
| Portugal | 0 | 41 | 0 | 188 | 200 | Excellent |
| Slovakia | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Excellent |
| Slovenia | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 15 | Excellent |
| Spain | 0 | 193 | 5 | 69 | 150 | Excellent |
| Spain via ICEX Vives | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 50 | Excellent |
| Sweden | 0 | 34 | 0 | 88 | 100 | Excellent |
| Switzerland | 0 | 273 | 0 | 11 | 200 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 0 | 158 | 0 | 14 | 73 | Excellent |
| Total | 127 | 6,763 | 236 | 1,053 | 4,652 |
See below International Co-op (Internships) Invitations
| Country | Invitations Sent Week Ending Aug 11 | Total Invitations In 2023 | Candidates In Pool | Available Spots | IEC 2023 Quota | Chances of receiving an invitation this week |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Excellent |
| Chile | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 30 | 3,913 | 13 | 0 | 2,600 | Excellent |
| Germany | 1 | 110 | 2 | 104 | 160 | Excellent |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Ireland | 0 | 18 | 0 | 37 | 50 | Excellent |
| Italy | 3 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 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 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Excellent |
| Sweden | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 20 | Excellent |
| Switzerland | 2 | 46 | 0 | 22 | 50 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Total | 36 | 4,170 | 17 | 290 | 3,006 |
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