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An invitation to apply for open work permits under Working Holiday Visa was issued to 3,090 applicants by International Experience Canada – IEC, August 4, 2023.

This brings it to a total of 94,294 invitations currently issued out, 17,565 spots are still available for the Working Holiday Visa category of IEC 2023 season.

152 closed work permit invitations to apply have been sent in Young Professionals category.

30 invitations have been issued under the International Co-op (Internship) category.

This IEC season began with a quota of welcoming 90,000 youngsters from over 30 eligible countries, with additional quota being added as needed.

As stated by the most recent IRCC processing update from August 2, the IEC 2023 season processing time has now reached 11 weeks.

Working Holiday Visa

Individuals from eligible countries who desire the flexibility to work for any employer in any location of Canada are suitable for this visa.

Candidates in this program receive an open work permit. This means you can change professions and locations while exploring Canada.

Country	Invitations Sent Week Ending Aug 4	Total Invitations In 2023	Candidates In Pool	Available Spots	IEC 2023 Quota	Chances of Receiving An Invitation  Next Week
Andorra	0	24	0	16	25	Excellent
Australia	260	8,713	178	unlimited	unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	265	28	1	168	Very Low
Belgium	1	1,160	188	3	750	Very Low
Chile	0	2,292	7,856	0	1,618	Very Low
Costa Rica	299	1,569	762	267	1,150	Low
Croatia	3	148	2	185	275	Excellent
Czech Republic	35	1,030	19	371	1,000	Excellent
Denmark	8	386	7	68	350	Excellent
Estonia	3	125	2	38	110	Excellent
France	0	16,886	11,764	0	7,000	Very Low
Germany	120	4,999	92	1,193	4,490	Excellent
Greece	5	371	8	126	378	Excellent
Hong Kong	14	442	108	7	200	Very Low
Ireland	137	7,460	90	6,202	10,500	Excellent
Italy	57	2,509	44	502	1,855	Excellent
Japan	223	7,175	164	877	6,500	Excellent
Korea Republic	1,328	12,164	1	1,226	8,500	Excellent
Latvia	0	72	36	0	40	Very Low
Lithuania	1	393	68	1	185	Very Low
Luxembourg	3	42	1	49	80	Excellent
Netherlands	23	1,141	16	128	880	Excellent
New Zealand	71	2,571	45	777	2,500	Excellent
Norway	5	131	5	57	130	Excellent
Poland	21	922	13	134	635	Excellent
Portugal	30	1,111	24	1,036	1,750	Excellent
San Marino	0	4	0	22	25	Excellent
Slovakia	3	519	1	25	323	Excellent
Slovenia	2	58	1	55	80	Excellent
Spain	49	2,261	35	597	1,845	Excellent
Sweden	7	448	13	350	580	Excellent
Taiwan	0	4,622	1,728	0	2,425	Very Low
United Kingdom	382	12,281	298	3,252	10,000	Excellent
Total	3,090	94,294	23,597	17,565	66,347

Working Holiday Invitations

 

Young Professionals

In this category, candidates from eligible countries can obtain Canadian work experience by working for a Canadian company.

To apply, candidates must have a valid offer of employment in Canada.

Considering the fact that this program offers an employer-specific work visa, you must work for the same company in the same location.

Country	Invitations Sent Week Ending Aug 4	Total Invitations In 2023	Candidates In Pool	Available Spots	IEC 2023 Quota	Chances of Receiving An Invitation Next Week
Australia	6	161	3	unlimited	unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	12	0	8	10	Excellent
Chile	0	395	67	0	130	Very low
Costa Rica	4	207	2	11	98	Excellent
Croatia	0	8	0	15	20	Excellent
Czech Republic	6	255	2	2	145	Excellent
Estonia	0	15	0	2	10	Excellent
France	80	3,156	55	368	2,200	Excellent
France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE)	12	420	90	174	550	Excellent
Germany	18	484	12	107	350	Excellent
Greece	5	140	3	45	120	Excellent
Ireland	2	132	3	127	150	Excellent
Italy	2	190	3	61	130	Excellent
Latvia	1	8	1	7	8	Excellent
Lithuania	0	22	0	3	13	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	2	0	9	10	Excellent
Netherlands	1	154	0	31	120	Excellent
Norway	0	11	0	9	15	Excellent
Poland	1	86	0	77	110	Excellent
Portugal	1	41	0	188	200	Excellent
Slovakia	3	56	0	0	25	Excellent
Slovenia	0	13	0	7	15	Excellent
Spain	2	193	5	69	150	Excellent
Spain via ICEX Vives	0	10	0	42	50	Excellent
Sweden	0	34	0	88	100	Excellent
Switzerland	2	273	0	11	200	Excellent
Taiwan	6	158	0	14	73	Excellent
Total	152	6,636	246	1,475	5,002