IEC 2023 New Rounds Of Invitations Sent >5,300 Invites

Last Updated On 4 February 2023, 10:28 AM EST (Toronto Time)

Fourth International Experience Canada – IEC 2023 draw sent more than 5,300 invites, in a new rounds of invitations, for week ending February 3, 2023.

More than 4,481 candidates are invited under the Working Holiday category of IEC. Overall, 26,809 have been invited under this category in 2023.

IEC 2023 has target of inviting 90,000 candidates from more than 32 countries this year. Click here for country-wise quota for 2023.

One third of the quota has already been used in first 4 IEC draws of 2023.

Moving forward, more than 631 invitations went to the Young Professional category, while 224 invites (217 for France) went to International Co-op (internship) category.

As of February 1 IRCC processing update, the current season of IEC has a processing time of 7 weeks for 80% of the applications.

Below is the latest full list of the countries that have received invites as of February 3, 2023.

International Experience Canada – Eligibility & How To Apply

1. IEC 2023 Working Holiday

Invited profiles under Working Holiday category get an open work permit allowing to work for nearly any business in Canada.

This is the category for you if you:

• have no job offer
• would like to work for more than one company in Canada
• would want to work in more than one area and make money so that you may travel

Country	Invitations Issued In Week Ending Feb 3	Total Invitations Issued In 2023	Candidates In Pool	Available Spots
Andorra	0	4	1	23
Australia	292	2,081	213	Unlimited
Austria	13	107	12	29
Belgium	62	456	38	426
Croatia	10	50	7	239
Czech Republic	52	416	29	723
Denmark	19	108	13	269
Estonia	10	51	1	78
France	1,284	6,724	8,320	2,021
Germany	0	0	1,668	4,490
Greece	20	165	7	68
Hong Kong	17	153	19	103
Ireland	440	2,828	334	8,692
Italy	108	761	78	1,252
Japan	314	1,724	258	5,181
Korea Republic	617	4,337	1,933	1,329
Latvia	3	51	4	8
Lithuania	166	185	26	78
Luxembourg	2	14	0	71
Netherlands	60	451	28	106
New Zealand	105	765	68	1,943
Norway	2	28	0	113
Poland	34	315	26	440
Portugal	25	306	34	1,526
San Marino	1	4	0	22
Slovakia	201	231	14	173
Slovenia	3	21	3	72
Spain	108	748	70	295
Sweden	11	90	14	529
United Kingdom	502	3,635	351	2,661
Total	4,481	26,809	13,569	32,960

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2. Young Professionals Category

In the Young Professionals category, invited applicants get an employer-specific work visa.

For this category, applicants need to have:

• a valid job offer from Canadian employer that helps to advance professionally.
• to work for the same employer in the same place.

Country	Invitations Issued In Week Ending Feb 3	Total Invitations Issued In 2023	Candidates In Pool	Available Spots
Australia	5	34	6	Unlimited
Austria	1	3	0	58
Chile	0	45	156	248
Costa Rica	14	107	3	3
Croatia	2	5	0	17
Czech Republic	8	80	7	94
Estonia	0	2	0	8
France	143	1,041	66	1,573
Germany	0	0	114	350
Greece	6	68	3	3
Ireland	6	39	4	137
Italy	13	92	10	164
Latvia	0	2	0	8
Lithuania	1	11	2	15
Luxembourg	0	0	0	10
Netherlands	395	451	28	106
Norway	0	2	0	13
Poland	2	24	1	100
Portugal	1	14	1	193
Slovakia	3	21	0	19
Slovenia	0	0	1	15
Spain	11	54	2	121
Sweden	0	10	0	96
Switzerland	13	78	13	146
Taiwan	7	53	6	26
Total	631	2,236	423	3,523

3. International Co-op (Internship)

An employer-specific work visa is issued in the International Co-op (Internship) category. This category is for you, if you

• are a post-secondary student with a job offer for a work placement or internship in Canada;
• will complete this work placement or internship to finish your studies; and
• will work for the same company in the same area throughout your stay in Canada.

Country	Invitations Issued In Week Ending Feb 3	Total Invitations Issued In 2023	Candidates In Pool	Available Spots
France	217	1,621	127	3,043
Ireland	1	5	0	46
Luxembourg	1	4	0	9
Switzerland	2	9	0	44
Taiwan	3	5	0	9
Total	224	1,644	127	3,151

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