New IEC 2023 Round of Invitations Sent 2,450 Invites| May 5

Last Updated On 6 May 2023, 10:32 AM EDT (Toronto Time)

The new IEC 2023 round of invitations sent out 2,450 invitations in three categories, for the week ending May 5, 2023

Over 1,723 persons have been invited to apply for open work permits under the IEC Working Holiday visa category.

Total of 69,607 invites have already been distributed under the IEC Working Holiday category this year.

IEC 2023 has a quota of inviting more than 90,000 applicants from over 32 countries this year, under all the 3 categories.

To access country-specific quotas for 2023, please click here.

Around 77,730 invitations have already been sent under all the 3 categories so far.

Candidates in the Young Professional category got 465 invites, whilst candidates from major countries in the International Co-op (internship) category received just 262.

According to the latest IRCC’s official processing update on May 2, 80% of IEC 2023 applications are being handled within 6 weeks.

Below are the category-wise lists of country-specific latest invitations issued, available spots, applicants in the pool, and chances of receiving an invite next week.

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Working Holiday Visa Category IEC 2023

In the Working Holiday category, invited individuals are granted an open work visa, allowing them to work in Canada for almost any organization/company/employer.

This category is for the candidates from eligible countries, if they:

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

Country	Invitations Issued  Week Ending May 5	Total Invitations  Issued In 2023	Candidates  In Pool	Available  Spots	Chances of Receiving An Invitation Next Week
Andorra	0	14	3	20	Excellent
Australia	257	4,936	705	unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	154	59	0	Very low
Belgium	38	872	80	171	Excellent
Chile	0	2,292	6,857	0	Very low
Costa Rica	99	507	1,051	100	Very low
Croatia	3	92	8	216	Excellent
Czech Republic	18	746	48	519	Excellent
Denmark	0	243	35	167	Excellent
Estonia	3	102	4	53	Excellent
France	0	16,885	7,105	0	Very low
Germany	101	3,232	348	2,241	Excellent
Greece	10	270	20	133	Excellent
Hong Kong	10	276	19	81	Excellent
Ireland	133	5,746	401	7,094	Excellent
Italy	85	1,595	189	825	Excellent
Japan	205	4,224	523	3,186	Excellent
Korea Republic	280	9,753	676	564	Very good
Latvia	0	72	20	0	Very low
Lithuania	6	343	51	11	Very low
Luxembourg	2	25	3	62	Excellent
Netherlands	0	787	98	254	Excellent
New Zealand	69	1,591	191	1,365	Excellent
Norway	3	62	8	95	Excellent
Poland	27	630	57	285	Excellent
Portugal	23	703	73	1,266	Excellent
San Marino	0	4	0	22	Excellent
Slovakia	19	403	24	75	Excellent
Slovenia	1	31	5	68	Excellent
Spain	46	1,448	145	944	Excellent
Sweden	13	267	40	437	Excellent
Taiwan	272	4,013	882	303	Low
United Kingdom	0	7,289	955	5,775	Excellent
Total	1,723	69,607	20,683	26,332

International Experience Canada – Eligibility & How To Apply

IEC 2023 Young Professionals

Invited applicants from qualifying countries get a closed work visa for a specific company in Canada under the Young Professionals category.

Candidates must have a job offer from a Canadian firm that will help them advance in their professions.

They are given an employer-specific work permit and are not allowed to work for any other company in Canada.

Country	Invitations Issued  Week Ending May 5	Total Invitations   Issued In 2023	Candidates  In Pool	Available Spots	Chances of Receiving An Invitation Next Week
Australia	12	100	5	unlimited	Excellent
Austria	1	10	0	57	Excellent
Chile	39	386	7	132	Excellent
Costa Rica	11	158	4	23	Excellent
Croatia	1	7	0	16	Excellent
Czech Republic	19	182	3	34	Excellent
Estonia	2	6	0	7	Excellent
France	250	2,185	60	941	Excellent
France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE)	15	247	62	325	Excellent
Germany	35	295	12	191	Excellent
Greece	4	108	4	108	Excellent
Ireland	13	95	7	131	Excellent
Italy	3	154	0	136	Excellent
Latvia	0	6	0	7	Excellent
Lithuania	0	16	1	12	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	0	0	10	Excellent
Netherlands	0	101	18	114	Excellent
Norway	0	7	0	10	Excellent
Poland	10	60	1	85	Excellent
Portugal	4	26	1	188	Excellent
Slovakia	1	37	1	12	Excellent
Slovenia	1	6	0	12	Excellent
Spain	17	130	5	97	Excellent
Spain via ICEX Vives	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	46	Excellent
Sweden	3	24	0	89	Excellent
Switzerland	18	196	6	59	Excellent
Taiwan	6	112	4	73	Excellent
Total	465	4,654	201	2,915

International Co-op (Internship)

Under the International Co-op (Internship) category, invited applicants are awarded a closed work permit specific to an employer.

This category is for you, if you are a citizen of one of the qualified countries and;

Country	Invitations Issued  Week Ending May 5	Total Invitations  Issued In 2023	Candidates  In Pool	Available  Spots	Chances of Receiving An Invitation Next Week
France	239	3,324	58	1,965	Excellent
Ireland	2	15	0	39	Excellent
Germany	18	81	3	112	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	3	0	9	Excellent
Switzerland	2	30	1	29	Excellent
Taiwan	1	16	1	9	Excellent
Total	262	3,469	63	2,163

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