New Working Holiday Visa Canada Draw Invites 3,737 Applicants

Last Updated On 24 February 2024, 9:21 AM EST (Toronto Time)

International Experience Canada (IEC) 2024 sent out 3,737 open work permit invites as part of the new Working Holiday Visa invitation rounds during the week ending February 24, 2024.

35,974 spots are still available for open work permits under the Working Holiday Visa category for the IEC 2024 season, with only 29,739 candidates in the pool from more than 35 eligible countries.

251 closed work permit invites have been sent under the Young Professionals category, with only 53 under the International Co-op category.

According to the most recent IRCC processing time update, the IEC 2024 season processing time has now improved to 2 weeks.

The tables below show the split by nation and category of invitations sent this week, the total number of invites sent in 2024, the number of candidates in the pool, the number of available slots, and the likelihood of obtaining an invitation the following week.

IEC 2024 Working Holiday Visa Invitations

Country	Invitations this week	Available Spots	Candidates in pool	Quota	Chances of being invited to the next round
Andorra	0	16	0	25	Excellent
Australia	202	0	172	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	8	6	4	100	Excellent
Belgium	21	247	31	750	Excellent
Chile	100	272	7,073	725	Very low
Costa Rica	7	41	1,779	80	Very low
Croatia	1	254	4	275	Excellent
Czech Republic	19	760	15	1,000	Excellent
Denmark	5	258	9	350	Excellent
Estonia	12	77	3	110	Excellent
Finland	0	0	0	TBA	Excellent
France	1,212	3,587	16,957	7,000	Very low
Germany	117	3,267	120	4,490	Excellent
Greece	7	112	3	180	Excellent
Hong Kong	14	87	15	200	Excellent
Iceland	0	117	1	120	Excellent
Ireland	162	9,029	171	10,500	Excellent
Italy	73	1,057	60	1,750	Excellent
Japan	204	4,023	156	6,500	Excellent
Latvia	4	3	15	40	Fair
Lithuania	8	75	8	175	Excellent
Luxembourg	1	75	0	80	Excellent
Netherlands	27	4	37	430	Excellent
New Zealand	63	1,871	62	2,500	Excellent
Norway	14	96	2	135	Excellent
Poland	18	477	19	635	Excellent
Portugal	24	1,513	25	1,750	Excellent
San Marino	0	24	0	25	Excellent
Slovakia	9	177	10	315	Excellent
Slovenia	2	66	1	80	Excellent
South Korea	632	2,374	531	10,000	Excellent
Spain	71	282	47	800	Excellent
Sweden	14	496	9	580	Excellent
Taiwan	263	402	2,014	940	Very Low
United Kingdom	423	4,829	386	9,000	Excellent
Total	3,737	35,974	29,739	61,640

IEC 2024 Working Holiday Visa Invitations

IEC 2024 Young Professionals Invitations

Country	Invitations this week	Available Spots	Candidates in pool	Quota	Chances of being invited to the next round
Australia	3	0	5	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	1	57	2	60	Excellent
Chile	5	9	164	20	Very low
Costa Rica	2	0	121	15	Very low
Croatia	0	17	0	20	Excellent
Czech Republic	0	76	5	145	Excellent
Estonia	0	8	1	10	Excellent
Finland	0	0	0	TBA	Excellent
France	83	1,629	75	2,200	Excellent
France	4	885	59	1,000	Excellent
Germany	16	257	18	350	Excellent
Greece	4	3	3	10	Excellent
Ireland	6	127	9	150	Excellent
Latvia	1	6	1	8	Excellent
Lithuania	0	14	1	20	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	10	0	10	Excellent
Netherlands	5	133	2	170	Excellent
Norway	0	12	0	15	Excellent
Poland	0	101	1	110	Excellent
Portugal	0	195	0	200	Excellent
Slovakia	5	13	2	30	Excellent
Slovenia	0	13	0	15	Excellent
South Korea	9	1,371	12	1,500	Excellent
Spain	12	76	5	120	Excellent
Spain – ICEX Vives	0	49	7	50	Excellent
Sweden	3	91	1	100	Excellent
Switzerland	11	137	5	200	Excellent
Taiwan	7	29	11	50	Excellent
UK	42	791	24	900	Excellent
Total	219	6,109	534	7,478

IEC 2024 Young Professionals Invitations

International Co-op Internship Invitations

Country	Invitations this week	Available Spots	Candidates in pool	Quota	Chances of being invited to the next round
Australia	0	0	0	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	20	0	20	Excellent
Chile	1	2	0	5	Excellent
Costa Rica	0	5	1	5	Excellent
Croatia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Czech Republic	0	4	0	5	Excellent
Estonia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Finland	0	0	0	TBA	Excellent
France	123	2,566	89	4,250	Excellent
Germany	4	128	4	160	Excellent
Greece	0	10	0	10	Excellent
Ireland	0	40	1	50	Excellent
Latvia	0	2	0	2	Excellent
Lithuania	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	10	0	10	Excellent
Norway	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Poland	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Portugal	0	49	0	50	Excellent
Slovakia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Slovenia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
South Korea	0	499	0	500	Excellent
Spain	1	28	0	30	Excellent
Sweden	0	20	0	20	Excellent
Switzerland	0	39	2	50	Excellent
Taiwan	0	10	0	100	Excellent
UK	2	95	2	100	Excellent
Total	131	3,562	99	5,402

International Co-op Internship Invitations

What is the International Experience Canada Program?

International Experience Canada (IEC) is a network of programs that allows young people from member countries to temporarily live and work in Canada.

Foreign nationals who successfully finish one of the IEC programs are eligible to apply for a Canadian work permit without submitting an LMIA.

What is the Working Holiday Visa Canada?

The Working Holiday Visa is great for anyone seeking the freedom to work for any employer in Canada while travelling.

Successful applicants to the Working Holiday program receive an open work visa.

Open work permits are not tied to specific businesses, allowing people to change jobs and locations freely while living in Canada.

What countries are eligible for International Experience Canada in 2024?

Andorra
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Chile
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark (Danish citizens who reside in Greenland and the Faroe Islands are also eligible)
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Satinder Bains

Satinder brings expertise, knowledge, and experience related to internal work flows at IRCC. She worked at Canadian Consulate in Chandigarh before moving to Canada. Her articles on “Chinook – An internal IRCC tool used to bulk process temporary applications” was one of the notable work on our news website