Third IEC 2023 Draw Sent More Than 7,100 New Invites

IEC 2023 Third Round of invitations

Last Updated On 21 March 2023, 2:41 PM EDT (Toronto Time)


International Experience Canada – IEC 2023 sent more than 7,100 invites in the third round of invitations for the week ending January 27, 2023.

More than 6,526 invites were sent under the Working Holiday category. Currently, there are 26,667 applicants from 32 countries in the Working Holiday pool.

More than 342 invitations went to the Young Professional category, while the International Co-op (internship) category received greater than 253 invites.

So far, IEC 2023 has sent around 19,000 invitations in three draws held this year. As on the January 15 IRCC processing update, the current season of IEC has a processing period of 7 weeks.

This page lists the countries that have received invites as of January 27, 2023.

1. IEC 2023 Working Holiday

Invited profiles under Working Holiday category get an open work permit allowing to work for nearly any business in Canada.

This is the category for you if you:

  • have no job offer
  • would like to work for more than one company in Canada
  • would want to work in more than one area and make money so that you may travel
CountryInvitations issued
week ending Jan 27
Candidates In PoolAvailable Spots
Andorra3125
Australia319247Unlimited
Austria181050
Belgium6748519
Chile206,451To Be Announced
Costa Rica588861
Croatia29251
Czech Republic3841796
Denmark2916308
Estonia10790
France2,6368,5895,063
Germany01,498To Be Announced
Greece2514102
Hong Kong1413125
Ireland4333389,292
Italy111931,405
Japan2745,677244
Korea Republic1,5002,0012,617
Latvia6315
Lithuania192698
Luxembourg2273
Netherlands6851222
New Zealand113822,119
Norway20115
Poland4628485
Portugal59211,602
San Marino3125
Slovakia3034219
Slovenia1271
Spain12383456
Sweden219548
United Kingdom5293843,363
Total6,52626,66730,359

2. Young Professionals Category

In the Young Professionals category, invited applicants get an employer-specific work visa.

For this category, applicants need to have:

  • a valid job offer from Canadian employer that helps to advance professionally.
  • to work for the same employer in the same place.
CountryInvitations issued
week ending Jan 27
Candidates In PoolAvailable Spots
Australia75Unlimited
Austria0159
Chile45152To Be Announced
Costa Rica11150
Croatia0018
Czech Republic97105
Estonia009
France1751091,768
Germany0102To Be Announced
Greece1040
Ireland66139
Italy1012172
Latvia007
Lithuania10114
Luxembourg0010
Netherlands86143
Norway0013
Poland3299
Portugal30194
Slovakia18320
Slovenia0015
Spain38129
Sweden0095
Switzerland1710166
Taiwan7732
Total3424503,207

3. International Co-op (Internship)

An employer-specific work visa is issued in the International Co-op (Internship) category. This category is for you, if you

  • are a post-secondary student with a job offer for a work placement or internship in Canada;
  • will complete this work placement or internship to finish your studies; and
  • will work for the same company in the same area throughout your stay in Canada.
CountryInvitations issued
week ending Jan 27
Candidates In PoolAvailable Spots
Australia00Unlimited
Austria0019
Chile21To Be Announced
Costa Rica005
Croatia005
Czech Republic005
Estonia005
France2491823,411
GermanyTo Be Announced41To Be Announced
Greece0010
Ireland0147
Italy0248
Latvia002
Lithuania005
Luxembourg009
Norway005
Poland003
Portugal0050
Slovakia005
Slovenia005
Spain0049
Sweden0020
Switzerland2248
Taiwan039
Total2532323,765

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