A large total of 4,039 open work permit invitations in new Working Holiday Visa rounds was sent out by International Experience Canada (IEC) last week.
As of September 1, 2023, a total of 18,238 spots are still available for open work permits under the Working Holiday Visa category of 2023 season.
Country-specific quotas are being redistributed with France getting 700 more spots for Working Holiday Visa and 750 additional spots for Young Professionals category this week.
In the last round, we saw addition of new spots for Belgium (200), Chile (2,500), and Taiwan (1,000) in the Working Holiday Visa category which resulted in increased number of invitations for these countries in this round.
Furthermore, 251 closed work permit invitations have been sent under the Young Professionals category and only 53 under International Co-op category.
According to the most recent IRCC processing time update, the IEC 2023 season processing time has improved by 2 weeks to 9 weeks.
See below tables detailing the breakdown by country and category of invitations sent last week, the total number of invitations sent in 2023, the number of applicants in the pool, the number of available spaces, and the likelihood of receiving an invitation this week.
Working Holiday Visa Invitations
| Country | Invitations Issued Last Week |
Total Invitations 2023 |
Candidates In Pool |
Available Spots |
IEC 2023 Quota |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 25 | Excellent |
| Australia | 249 | 9,553 | 143 | unlimited | unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 3 | 274 | 32 | 0 | 168 | Very Low |
| Belgium | 205 | 1,370 | 69 | 76 | 950 | Excellent |
| Chile | 1,500 | 3,789 | 8,284 | 2,059 | 4,118 | Very Low |
| Costa Rica | 153 | 2,052 | 726 | 0 | 1,150 | Very Low |
| Croatia | 3 | 164 | 1 | 174 | 275 | Excellent |
| Czech Republic | 35 | 1,109 | 26 | 331 | 1,000 | Excellent |
| Denmark | 6 | 415 | 7 | 52 | 350 | Excellent |
| Estonia | 1 | 130 | 3 | 36 | 110 | Excellent |
| France | 8 | 16,886 | 12,918 | 0 | 12,700 | Very Low |
| Germany | 60 | 5,396 | 70 | 945 | 4,490 | Excellent |
| Greece | 1 | 394 | 8 | 113 | 378 | Excellent |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 462 | 144 | 3 | 200 | Very Low |
| Ireland | 84 | 7,820 | 82 | 6,015 | 10,500 | Excellent |
| Italy | 67 | 2,733 | 54 | 417 | 1,855 | Excellent |
| Japan | 217 | 7,940 | 147 | 281 | 6,500 | Excellent |
| Korea Republic | 277 | 12,462 | 166 | 1,339 | 8,500 | Excellent |
| Latvia | 2 | 78 | 31 | 0 | 40 | Very Low |
| Lithuania | 4 | 398 | 73 | 0 | 185 | Very Low |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 45 | 2 | 45 | 80 | Excellent |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1,213 | 12 | 94 | 880 | Excellent |
| New Zealand | 53 | 2,779 | 31 | 639 | 2,500 | Excellent |
| Norway | 9 | 155 | 1 | 42 | 130 | Excellent |
| Poland | 10 | 977 | 7 | 110 | 635 | Excellent |
| Portugal | 23 | 1,213 | 25 | 969 | 1,750 | Excellent |
| San Marino | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 25 | Excellent |
| Slovakia | 6 | 539 | 10 | 15 | 323 | Excellent |
| Slovenia | 0 | 60 | 2 | 53 | 80 | Excellent |
| Spain | 33 | 2,428 | 35 | 525 | 1,845 | Excellent |
| Sweden | 6 | 492 | 7 | 323 | 580 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 748 | 5,368 | 1,872 | 933 | 3,425 | Fair |
| United Kingdom | 252 | 13,566 | 200 | 2,612 | 10,000 | Excellent |
| Total | 4,039 | 102,288 | 25,188 | 18,238 | 75,747 |
IEC 2023 Working Holiday Visa invitations
Young Professionals Invitations
| Country | Invitations Issued Last Week |
Total Invitations 2023 |
Candidates In Pool |
Available Spots |
IEC 2023 Quota |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 178 | 2 | unlimited | unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 10 | Excellent |
| Chile | 76 | 471 | 24 | 75 | 130 | Very low |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 217 | 0 | 10 | 98 | Excellent |
| Croatia | 1 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 20 | Excellent |
| Czech Republic | 7 | 274 | 5 | 5 | 145 | Excellent |
| Estonia | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Excellent |
| France | 79 | 3,393 | 54 | 575 | 2,550 | Excellent |
| France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE) | 58 | 501 | 52 | 148 | 600 | Excellent |
| Germany | 9 | 529 | 9 | 88 | 350 | Excellent |
| Greece | 0 | 150 | 2 | 40 | 120 | Excellent |
| Ireland | 0 | 138 | 3 | 125 | 150 | Excellent |
| Italy | 0 | 197 | 2 | 58 | 130 | Excellent |
| Latvia | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | Excellent |
| Lithuania | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 13 | Excellent |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | Excellent |
| Netherlands | 5 | 163 | 3 | 25 | 120 | Excellent |
| Norway | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 15 | Excellent |
| Poland | 1 | 88 | 0 | 75 | 110 | Excellent |
| Portugal | 0 | 41 | 0 | 188 | 200 | Excellent |
| Slovakia | 1 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 25 | Excellent |
| Slovenia | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 15 | Excellent |
| Spain | 2 | 212 | 1 | 60 | 150 | Excellent |
| Spain via ICEX Vives | 0 | 10 | Not applicable | 44 | 50 | Excellent |
| Sweden | 0 | 37 | 2 | 88 | 100 | Excellent |
| Switzerland | 1 | 279 | 2 | 8 | 200 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 2 | 169 | 3 | 11 | 73 | Excellent |
| Total | 251 | 7,207 | 164 | 1,679 | 5,402 |
IEC 2023 Young Professionals invitations
International Co-op (Internships) invitations
| Country | Invitations Issued Last Week |
Total Invitations 2023 |
Candidates In Pool |
Available Spots |
IEC 2023 Quota |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Excellent |
| Chile | 0 | 7 | 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 | 50 | 3,964 | 20 | 529 | 2,600 | Excellent |
| Germany | 2 | 115 | 2 | 103 | 160 | Excellent |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Ireland | 0 | 18 | 0 | 37 | 50 | Excellent |
| Italy | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | Excellent |
| Sweden | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 20 | Excellent |
| Switzerland | 1 | 48 | 3 | 20 | 50 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Total | 53 | 4,232 | 25 | 816 | 3,006 |
International Co-op (Internships) invitations
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