IEC 2023 New Round of Invitations Issue >6,400 Invites

Last Updated On 8 April 2023, 10:47 AM EDT (Toronto Time)

IEC 2023 New Round of Invitations. Canada sent out more than 6,400 invites under IEC 2023 three categories in the week ending April 6, 2023.

More than 5,900 candidates are invited to apply for work permit under the IEC Working Holiday category.

Overall, more than 59,000 invites have already been sent under the Working Holiday category of IEC this year.

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

The Young Professional category candidates received over 174 invitations, while the International Co-op (internship) category candidates received 324 invites.

As per April 6 IRCC processing update, 80% of the applications for the IEC 2023 are being processed within 4 weeks.

Below is the newly updated category-wise complete list of the country-wise invitations, available spots, and candidates in pool.

Here Are Most Common Canada Immigration Options In 2023

1. IEC 2023 Working Holiday

Invited profiles in the “Working Holiday” category are given an open work visa that allows them to work in Canada for almost any company.

This category is for the candidates from eligible countries who:

• do not have a job offer from Canadian employer
• would like to work in Canada for different employers
• would want to work in more than one area and financially support their Canada trip.

Country	Invitations Issued  This Week	Total Invitations  Issued In 2023	Candidates  In Pool	Available  Spots
Andorra	0	12	2	19
Australia	733	4,456	98	Unlimited
Austria	0	154	34	0
Belgium	102	794	22	214
Croatia	2	84	3	221
Czech Republic	75	709	7	542
Denmark	49	238	2	175
Estonia	16	97	2	54
France	1	16,887	5,311	0
Germany	400	2,957	106	2,438
Greece	23	254	2	145
Hong Kong	19	263	1	79
Ireland	685	5,421	88	7,198
Italy	195	1,457	16	877
Japan	634	3,790	87	3,626
Korea Republic	1,288	8,918	406	872
Latvia	0	72	8	0
Lithuania	18	329	42	8
Luxembourg	2	23	0	63
Netherlands	101	787	14	266
New Zealand	183	1,450	29	1,457
Norway	0	55	2	100
Poland	90	579	15	304
Portugal	91	648	13	1,306
San Marino	0	4	0	22
Slovakia	32	366	13	91
Slovenia	1	30	0	67
Spain	154	1,357	20	974
Sweden	16	239	7	446
United Kingdom	1,000	6,944	219	5,803
Total	5,910	59,374	6,569	27,367

2. Young Professionals Category

Invited candidates from the eligible countries, for the Young Professionals category receive a work visa that is specific to their employer.

Candidates under this category must possess a legitimate employment offer from a Canadian firm that may aid in career advancement.

They get employer-specific work permit and cannot work for different employers in Canada.

Country	Invitations Issued This Week	Total Invitations   Issued In 2023	Candidates  In Pool	Available Spots
Australia	9	83	4	Unlimited
Austria	0	9	0	59
Chile	10	332	9	146
Costa Rica	4	142	1	33
Croatia	0	6	0	17
Czech Republic	9	156	4	48
Estonia	0	3	1	8
France	90	1,844	49	1,110
France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE)	13	225	32	344
Germany	20	242	12	209
Greece	2	99	4	110
Ireland	4	78	2	132
Italy	7	147	2	144
Latvia	0	6	0	6
Lithuania	1	16	0	12
Luxembourg	0	0	0	10
Norway	1	7	0	9
Poland	5	48	2	87
Portugal	2	20	2	191
Slovakia	1	34	1	14
Slovenia	0	4	0	12
Spain	4	104	5	108
Spain via ICEX Vives	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	47
Sweden	1	18	1	93
Switzerland	6	171	3	78
Taiwan	5	103	2	76
Total	194	3,897	136	3,103

3. International Co-op (Internship)

In the International Co-op (Internship) category, a work visa specific to an employer is granted. You belong in this category if you are from one of the qualified country and;

Country	Invitations issued  this week	Total Invitations  Issued In 2023	Candidates  In Pool	Available  Spots
France	170	3,005	23	2,121
Ireland	0	13	0	40
Germany	4	59	1	127
Luxembourg	0	3	0	9
Switzerland	0	23	1	36
Taiwan	0	13	0	9
Total	174	3,264	27	2,384

Source: IEC 2023

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