A total of 4,955 invitations has been sent out by International Experience Canada (IEC) to apply for open work permits in the new Working Holiday Visa rounds of invitations in the last 2 weeks. Over 15,000 spots are still open for candidates applying for a working holiday visa from 33 eligible countries.
Apart from the Working Holiday Visa category, 316 new closed work permit invitations was sent in the Young Professional category, 1,527 spots are still available for candidates from eligible countries.
See below Working Holiday Visa 2023 Invitations
| Country | Invitations Issued In Last two weeks |
Total Invitations 2023 |
Candidates In Pool |
Available Spots |
IEC 2023 Quota |
Chances of receiving an invite this week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 25 | Excellent |
| Australia | 475 | 10,028 | 143 | unlimited | unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 3 | 277 | 37 | 0 | 168 | Very Low |
| Belgium | 87 | 1,457 | 74 | 28 | 950 | Excellent |
| Chile | 901 | 4,690 | 8,518 | 1,459 | 4,118 | Very Low |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 2,054 | 924 | 2 | 1,150 | Very Low |
| Croatia | 13 | 177 | 2 | 168 | 275 | Excellent |
| Czech Republic | 62 | 1,171 | 19 | 301 | 1,000 | Excellent |
| Denmark | 23 | 438 | 5 | 37 | 350 | Excellent |
| Estonia | 11 | 141 | 0 | 29 | 110 | Excellent |
| France | 0 | 16,885 | 14,167 | 76 | 12,700 | Very Low |
| Germany | 254 | 5,650 | 56 | 819 | 4,490 | Excellent |
| Greece | 21 | 415 | 7 | 104 | 378 | Excellent |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 473 | 172 | 6 | 200 | Very Low |
| Ireland | 264 | 8,084 | 74 | 5,887 | 10,500 | Excellent |
| Italy | 209 | 2,942 | 52 | 309 | 1,855 | Excellent |
| Japan | 298 | 8,238 | 332 | 100 | 6,500 | Low |
| Korea Republic | 475 | 12,937 | 102 | 1,064 | 8,500 | Excellent |
| Latvia | 1 | 79 | 33 | 0 | 40 | Very Low |
| Lithuania | 0 | 398 | 86 | 0 | 185 | Very Low |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 50 | 0 | 43 | 80 | Excellent |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1,269 | 12 | 67 | 880 | Excellent |
| New Zealand | 99 | 2,878 | 38 | 595 | 2,500 | Excellent |
| Norway | 8 | 163 | 4 | 38 | 130 | Excellent |
| Poland | 27 | 1,004 | 14 | 99 | 635 | Excellent |
| Portugal | 69 | 1,282 | 28 | 928 | 1,750 | Excellent |
| San Marino | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 25 | Excellent |
| Slovakia | 16 | 555 | 24 | 6 | 323 | Low |
| Slovenia | 0 | 60 | 2 | 53 | 80 | Excellent |
| Spain | 162 | 2,590 | 43 | 459 | 1,845 | Excellent |
| Sweden | 37 | 529 | 6 | 306 | 580 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 583 | 5,951 | 1,494 | 527 | 3,425 | Fair |
| United Kingdom | 781 | 14,347 | 215 | 2,273 | 10,000 | Excellent |
| Total | 4,955 | 107,242 | 26,683 | 15,819 | 75,747 |
Working Holiday Visa Invitations
See below Young Professionals Category Invitations
| Country | Invitations Issued in last 2 weeks |
Total Invitations 2023 |
Candidates In Pool |
Available Spots |
IEC 2023 Quota |
Chances of receiving an invitation this week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 | 186 | 3 | unlimited | unlimited | Excellent |
| Austria | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | Excellent |
| Chile | 46 | 517 | 11 | 67 | 130 | Excellent |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 218 | 4 | 10 | 98 | Excellent |
| Croatia | 1 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 20 | Excellent |
| Czech Republic | 17 | 291 | 2 | 2 | 145 | Excellent |
| Estonia | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Excellent |
| France | 152 | 3,545 | 33 | 495 | 2,550 | Excellent |
| France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE) | 33 | 534 | 55 | 116 | 600 | Excellent |
| Germany | 30 | 559 | 9 | 74 | 350 | Excellent |
| Greece | 11 | 161 | 1 | 36 | 120 | Excellent |
| Ireland | 9 | 147 | 6 | 123 | 150 | Excellent |
| Italy | 1 | 198 | 0 | 60 | 130 | Excellent |
| Latvia | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 8 | Excellent |
| Lithuania | 2 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 13 | Excellent |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | Excellent |
| Netherlands | 7 | 170 | 2 | 20 | 120 | Excellent |
| Norway | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 15 | Excellent |
| Poland | 2 | 90 | 1 | 74 | 110 | Excellent |
| Portugal | 3 | 44 | 0 | 186 | 200 | Excellent |
| Slovakia | 1 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 25 | Excellent |
| Slovenia | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 15 | Excellent |
| Spain | -24 | 188 | 6 | 61 | 150 | Excellent |
| Spain via ICEX Vives | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 50 | Excellent |
| Sweden | 4 | 41 | 0 | 85 | 100 | Excellent |
| Switzerland | 8 | 287 | 3 | 5 | 200 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 2 | 171 | 1 | 11 | 73 | Excellent |
| Total | 316 | 7,523 | 142 | 1,527 | 5,402 |
Young Professionals Invitations
See below International Co-op (Internship) invitations
| Country | Invitations Issued in last 2 Weeks |
Total Invitations 2023 |
Candidates in pool |
Available spots |
IEC 2023 Quota |
Chances of receiving an invite this week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | Excellent |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | Excellent |
| Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Excellent |
| France | 69 | 4,033 | 16 | 489 | 3,150 | Excellent |
| Germany | 5 | 120 | 1 | 99 | 160 | Excellent |
| Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Excellent |
| Ireland | 0 | 18 | 0 | 38 | 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 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 50 | 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 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 18 | 50 | Excellent |
| Taiwan | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Total | 83 | 4,315 | 18 | 815 | 3,601 |
International Co-op Invitations
The processing timeframe by IRCC still remains 9 weeks.
Need help applying for a work permit, creating an express entry profile, or preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on eseumohimmigration@gmail.com