A total of 2,850 candidates were invited by International Experience Canada (IEC) to apply for work permits as at October 6, 2023.
Under the 3 categories of IEC, 15,719 spots are still available. Since the beginning of the year 2023, IEC has sent a total of 124,447 work permit invitations across all 3 categories; Young professional category, International Co-op (internship) category and Working Holiday Visa Category.
See below the breakdown of IEC invitations so far in the 3 categories:
Young Professional Invitations
| Country | Invitations Sent in Week Ending Oct 6 | Total Invitations in 2023 | Candidates In Pool | Available Spots | IEC 2023 Quota | Chances of receiving an invite next week |
| Australia | 8 | 201 | 4 | unlimited | unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | Excellent |
| Chile | 19 | 559 | 9 | 68 | 130 | Excellent |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 228 | 4 | 6 | 98 | Excellent |
| Croatia | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 20 | Excellent |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 301 | 2 | 2 | 145 | Excellent |
| Estonia | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Excellent |
| France | 68 | 3,690 | 34 | 414 | 2,550 | Excellent |
| France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE) | 5 | 554 | 73 | 102 | 600 | Excellent |
| Germany | 19 | 595 | 8 | 58 | 350 | Excellent |
| Greece | 3 | 167 | 1 | 31 | 120 | Excellent |
| Ireland | 3 | 152 | 2 | 124 | 150 | Excellent |
| Italy | 6 | 209 | 2 | 54 | 130 | Excellent |
| Latvia | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 8 | Excellent |
| Lithuania | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 13 | Excellent |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | Excellent |
| Netherlands | 3 | 181 | 1 | 18 | 120 | Excellent |
| Norway | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 15 | Excellent |
| Poland | 2 | 93 | 0 | 72 | 110 | Excellent |
| Portugal | 1 | 45 | 0 | 186 | 200 | Excellent |
| Slovakia | 2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Excellent |
| Slovenia | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 15 | Excellent |
| Spain | 9 | 201 | 3 | 58 | 150 | Excellent |
| Spain via ICEX Vives | 0 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 50 | Excellent |
| Sweden | 0 | 43 | 2 | 84 | 100 | Excellent |
| Switzerland | 1 | 289 | 1 | 2 | 200 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 2 | 174 | 1 | 10 | 73 | Excellent |
| Total | 167 | 7,869 | 151 | 1,385 | 5,402 |
Working Holiday Visa Invitations
| Country | Invitations Sent in Week Ending Oct 6 |
Total Invitations in 2023 | Candidates In Pool | Available Spots | IEC 2023 Quota | Chances of receiving an invite next week |
| Andorra | 0 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 25 | Excellent |
| Australia | 186 | 10,391 | 117 | unlimited | unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 2 | 279 | 43 | 0 | 168 | Very Low |
| Belgium | 31 | 1,499 | 118 | 14 | 950 | Very Low |
| Chile | 938 | 5,652 | 6,952 | 836 | 4,118 | Very Low |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 2,069 | 1,104 | 1 | 1,150 | Very Low |
| Croatia | 4 | 182 | 0 | 165 | 275 | Excellent |
| Czech Republic | 26 | 1,235 | 17 | 263 | 1,000 | Excellent |
| Denmark | 6 | 456 | 3 | 28 | 350 | Excellent |
| Estonia | 5 | 149 | 0 | 23 | 110 | Excellent |
| France | 0 | 16,885 | 15,700 | 89 | 12,700 | Very Low |
| Germany | 100 | 5,876 | 65 | 678 | 4,490 | Excellent |
| Greece | 17 | 445 | 6 | 89 | 378 | Excellent |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 481 | 193 | 3 | 200 | Very Low |
| Ireland | 152 | 8,353 | 81 | 5,757 | 10,500 | Excellent |
| Italy | 95 | 3,134 | 51 | 235 | 1,855 | Excellent |
| Japan | 15 | 8,349 | 594 | 9 | 6,500 | Very Low |
| Korea Republic | 140 | 13,328 | 120 | 895 | 8,500 | Excellent |
| Latvia | 0 | 79 | 38 | 0 | 40 | Very Low |
| Lithuania | 3 | 401 | 90 | 1 | 185 | Very Low |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 56 | 0 | 39 | 80 | Excellent |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1,336 | 12 | 28 | 880 | Excellent |
| New Zealand | 47 | 3,018 | 23 | 512 | 2,500 | Excellent |
| Norway | 7 | 184 | 4 | 27 | 130 | Excellent |
| Poland | 19 | 1,059 | 10 | 73 | 635 | Excellent |
| Portugal | 31 | 1,375 | 16 | 870 | 1,750 | Excellent |
| San Marino | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 25 | Excellent |
| Slovakia | 5 | 560 | 41 | 3 | 323 | Very Low |
| Slovenia | 5 | 71 | 0 | 49 | 80 | Excellent |
| Spain | 72 | 2,783 | 45 | 381 | 1,845 | Excellent |
| Sweden | 6 | 557 | 5 | 296 | 580 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 339 | 6,608 | 1,290 | 309 | 3,425 | Very Low |
| United Kingdom | 323 | 15,261 | 224 | 1,916 | 10,000 | Excellent |
| Total | 2,618 | 112,141 | 26,963 | 13,625 | 75,747 |
International Co-op (Internship) Invitations
| Country | Invitations Sent This Week | Total Invitations in 2023 | Candidates in pool | Available spots | IEC 2023 Quota | Chances of receiving an invite next week |
| Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Excellent |
| Chile | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Excellent |
| Costa Rica | -2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 62 | 4,150 | 28 | 428 | 3,150 | Excellent |
| Germany | 1 | 123 | 1 | 99 | 160 | Excellent |
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Ireland | 0 | 18 | 0 | 38 | 50 | Excellent |
| Italy | 3 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 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 | 56 | 0 | 17 | 50 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Total | 65 | 4,437 | 31 | 709 | 3,556 |
According to an update from IRCC, IEC processing timeframe is now 7 weeks.
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