New IEC 2023 Working Holiday Visa Round Of Invitations: Aug 4

Last Updated On 4 August 2023, 8:18 PM EDT (Toronto Time)

International Experience Canada – IEC 2023 sent out 3,090 invitations to apply for open work permits under Working Holiday Visa category during the week ending August 4, 2023.

With total of 94,294 invitations issued so far, there are still 17,565 spots available for Working Holiday Visa category of IEC 2023 season.

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

Additionally, 30 invitations have been distributed 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.

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

Working Holiday Visa

This visa is appropriate for the individuals from eligible countries who desire the flexibility to work for any employer in any location of Canada.

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

Young Professionals

Candidates from eligible countries in this category can obtain Canadian work experience by working for a Canadian company.

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

Due to 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

International Co-op

Through this program, foreign students from eligible countries can complete a work placement or internship in 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
Australia	0	0	0	Unlimited	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	2	0	0	2	Excellent
Chile	0	6	0	1	2	Excellent
Costa Rica	0	2	0	2	2	Excellent
Croatia	0	0	0	5	5	Excellent
Czech Republic	0	1	0	4	5	Excellent
Estonia	0	0	0	5	5	Excellent
France	29	3,883	24	1,671	4,250	Excellent
Germany	2	109	1	104	160	Excellent
Greece	-1	0	0	2	2	Excellent
Ireland	0	18	0	37	50	Excellent
Italy	0	23	2	8	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	0	2	0	3	5	Excellent
Portugal	0	3	0	49	50	Excellent
Slovakia	0	0	0	2	2	Excellent
Slovenia	0	0	0	5	5	Excellent
Spain	0	3	0	4	5	Excellent
Sweden	0	16	0	19	20	Excellent
Switzerland	0	44	1	22	50	Excellent
Taiwan	0	19	0	2	2	Excellent
Total	30	4,134	28	1,963	4,656

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