New Working Holiday Visa Round of Invitations Invites 4,655 Applicants

Last Updated On 23 February 2024, 10:54 AM EST (Toronto Time)

The new Working Holiday Visa round of invitations during the week ending February 17 invited 4,655 people to apply for open work permits under International Experience Canada (IEC).

With 29,713 eligible candidates in the pool, there are currently 38,668 open slots under the Working Holiday Visa category for youth from 35 eligible countries.

This week, a total of 5,166 invitations to apply (ITAs) under the IEC 2024 season have been sent out in the three different categories.

The Young Professionals category received 274 closed work permit invitations in total and 237 invitations were delivered this week for the International Co-op (Internship) category.

As per the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) most recent processing update on February 13th, the International Experience Canada (IEC) 2024 season is taking only 3 weeks to process.

The number of invitations sent this week, broken down by category and country, is shown in the tables below.

It also provides information on the number of candidates in the pool, the 2024 quota, the number of open spots, and the probability of receiving an invitation in the next week.

Invitations for Country-Wise Working Holiday Visas in 2024

Country	Invitations sent this week	Available spots	Eligible candidates in pool	Quota	Chances of being invited to the next round
Andorra	0	20	0	25	Excellent
Australia	370	0	145	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	16	12	5	100	Excellent
Belgium	81	271	13	750	Excellent
Chile	100	355	6,891	725	Very low
Costa Rica	10	47	1,717	80	Very low
Croatia	5	255	1	275	Excellent
Czech Republic	25	774	16	1,000	Excellent
Denmark	20	262	4	350	Excellent
Estonia	0	83	4	110	Excellent
Finland	0	0	0	TBA	Excellent
France	570	4,487	17,500	7,000	Very low
Germany	226	3,364	94	4,490	Excellent
Greece	13	117	5	180	Excellent
Hong Kong	16	96	9	200	Excellent
Iceland	0	117	0	120	Excellent
Ireland	335	9,135	120	10,500	Excellent
Italy	127	1,106	56	1,750	Excellent
Japan	409	4,207	153	6,500	Excellent
Latvia	5	6	17	40	Fair
Lithuania	18	78	7	175	Excellent
Luxembourg	2	76	1	80	Excellent
Netherlands	59	24	15	430	Excellent
New Zealand	126	1,922	44	2,500	Excellent
Norway	0	105	5	135	Excellent
Poland	43	487	13	635	Excellent
Portugal	28	1,525	18	1,750	Excellent
San Marino	0	24	0	25	Excellent
Slovakia	15	181	9	315	Excellent
Slovenia	4	67	1	80	Excellent
South Korea	1,014	2,968	469	10,000	Excellent
Spain	104	334	59	800	Excellent
Sweden	15	505	7	580	Excellent
Taiwan	150	532	2,014	940	Very Low
UK	749	5,126	301	9,000	Excellent
Total	4,655	38,668	29,713	61,640

Invitations to Young Professionals

Country	Invitations since last week	Available Spots	Eligible candidates in pool	Quota	Chances of being invited to the next round
Australia	7	0	1	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	57	0	60	Excellent
Chile	5	11	162	20	Very low
Costa Rica	2	2	113	15	Very low
Croatia	0	17	0	20	Excellent
Czech Republic	18	76	5	145	Excellent
Estonia	1	8	0	10	Excellent
Finland	0	0	0	TBA	Excellent
France	129	1,679	66	2,200	Excellent
France – VIE	5	890	50	1,000	Excellent
Germany	23	264	12	350	Excellent
Greece	6	4	4	10	Excellent
Ireland	13	128	4	150	Excellent
Latvia	2	6	1	8	Excellent
Lithuania	3	15	0	20	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	10	0	10	Excellent
Netherlands	6	135	3	170	Excellent
Norway	0	12	0	15	Excellent
Poland	2	100	0	110	Excellent
Portugal	2	194	0	200	Excellent
Slovakia	3	16	5	30	Excellent
Slovenia	1	13	0	15	Excellent
South Korea	22	1,373	7	1,500	Excellent
Spain	9	81	8	120	Excellent
Spain ICEX Vives	0	49	7	50	Excellent
Sweden	1	92	3	100	Excellent
Switzerland	6	147	13	200	Excellent
Taiwan	8	32	5	50	Excellent
UK	0	815	17	900	Excellent
Total	274	6,226	486	7,478

Invitations for International Co-ops (Internships)

Country	Invitations since last week	Available Spots	Eligible candidates in pool	Quota	Chances of being invited to the next round
Australia	2	0	0	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	20	0	20	Excellent
Chile	1	2	1	5	Excellent
Costa Rica	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Croatia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Czech Republic	1	4	0	5	Excellent
Estonia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Finland	0	0	0	TBA	Excellent
France	218	2,665	91	4,250	Excellent
Germany	9	130	3	160	Excellent
Greece	0	10	0	10	Excellent
Ireland	1	40	0	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	1	49	0	50	Excellent
Slovakia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Slovenia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
South Korea	2	498	0	500	Excellent
Spain	0	29	2	30	Excellent
Sweden	0	20	0	20	Excellent
Switzerland	2	39	0	50	Excellent
Taiwan	0	10	0	100	Excellent
UK	0	95	1	100	Excellent
Total	237	3,663	98	5,402

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