New Working Holiday Visa Draws Sent 4,955 Work Permit Invitations

International Experience Canada (IEC) sent out 4,955 invitations to apply for open work permits in the new Working Holiday Visa rounds of invitations in the last 2 weeks.

15,819 spots are still available for candidates from 33 eligible countries interested in applying for a Working Holiday Visa to work and explore Canada.

In addition to the Working Holiday Visa category, 316 new closed work permit invitations have been sent in the Young Professional category, with 1,527 spots still available for candidates from eligible countries.

The International Co-op (Internships) category sent out only 83 closed work

The IEC 2023 season processing time is 9 weeks, according to the most recent IRCC processing time update.

The tables below provide extensive information on the number of invitations sent in the last 2 weeks, the overall number of invitations sent in 2023, candidates in the pool, the number of open spots, and the possibility of receiving an invitation the next week.

Working Holiday Visa 2023 Invitations

Country	Invitations Issued In Last two weeks	Total Invitations 2023	Candidates In Pool	Available Spots	IEC 2023 Quota	Chances of receiving an invite next week
Andorra	2	26	0	14	25	Excellent
Australia	475	10,028	143	unlimited	unlimited	Excellent
Austria	3	277	37	0	168	Very Low
Belgium	87	1,457	74	28	950	Excellent
Chile	901	4,690	8,518	1,459	4,118	Very Low
Costa Rica	2	2,054	924	2	1,150	Very Low
Croatia	13	177	2	168	275	Excellent
Czech Republic	62	1,171	19	301	1,000	Excellent
Denmark	23	438	5	37	350	Excellent
Estonia	11	141	0	29	110	Excellent
France	0	16,885	14,167	76	12,700	Very Low
Germany	254	5,650	56	819	4,490	Excellent
Greece	21	415	7	104	378	Excellent
Hong Kong	11	473	172	6	200	Very Low
Ireland	264	8,084	74	5,887	10,500	Excellent
Italy	209	2,942	52	309	1,855	Excellent
Japan	298	8,238	332	100	6,500	Low
Korea Republic	475	12,937	102	1,064	8,500	Excellent
Latvia	1	79	33	0	40	Very Low
Lithuania	0	398	86	0	185	Very Low
Luxembourg	5	50	0	43	80	Excellent
Netherlands	56	1,269	12	67	880	Excellent
New Zealand	99	2,878	38	595	2,500	Excellent
Norway	8	163	4	38	130	Excellent
Poland	27	1,004	14	99	635	Excellent
Portugal	69	1,282	28	928	1,750	Excellent
San Marino	0	4	0	22	25	Excellent
Slovakia	16	555	24	6	323	Low
Slovenia	0	60	2	53	80	Excellent
Spain	162	2,590	43	459	1,845	Excellent
Sweden	37	529	6	306	580	Excellent
Taiwan	583	5,951	1,494	527	3,425	Fair
United Kingdom	781	14,347	215	2,273	10,000	Excellent
Total	4,955	107,242	26,683	15,819	75,747

Young Professionals Category Invitations

Country	Invitations Issued in last 2 weeks	Total Invitations 2023	Candidates In Pool	Available Spots	IEC 2023 Quota	Chances of receiving an invitation next week
Australia	8	186	3	unlimited	unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	14	0	7	10	Excellent
Chile	46	517	11	67	130	Excellent
Costa Rica	1	218	4	10	98	Excellent
Croatia	1	13	2	16	20	Excellent
Czech Republic	17	291	2	2	145	Excellent
Estonia	1	16	0	0	10	Excellent
France	152	3,545	33	495	2,550	Excellent
France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE)	33	534	55	116	600	Excellent
Germany	30	559	9	74	350	Excellent
Greece	11	161	1	36	120	Excellent
Ireland	9	147	6	123	150	Excellent
Italy	1	198	0	60	130	Excellent
Latvia	1	10	0	6	8	Excellent
Lithuania	2	25	0	3	13	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	3	0	8	10	Excellent
Netherlands	7	170	2	20	120	Excellent
Norway	0	11	0	9	15	Excellent
Poland	2	90	1	74	110	Excellent
Portugal	3	44	0	186	200	Excellent
Slovakia	1	59	3	3	25	Excellent
Slovenia	0	15	0	6	15	Excellent
Spain	-24	188	6	61	150	Excellent
Spain via ICEX Vives	0	10	0	44	50	Excellent
Sweden	4	41	0	85	100	Excellent
Switzerland	8	287	3	5	200	Excellent
Taiwan	2	171	1	11	73	Excellent
Total	316	7,523	142	1,527	5,402

International Co-op (Internship) invitations

Country	Invitations Issued in last 2 Weeks	Total Invitations 2023	Candidates in pool	Available spots	IEC 2023 Quota	Chances of receiving an invite next week
Australia	1	1	0	Unlimited	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	2	0	0	2	Excellent
Chile	0	7	0	1	2	Excellent
Costa Rica	0	2	0	2	2	Excellent
Croatia	1	1	0	4	5	Excellent
Czech Republic	0	1	0	4	5	Excellent
Estonia	0	0	0	5	5	Excellent
France	69	4,033	16	489	3,150	Excellent
Germany	5	120	1	99	160	Excellent
Greece	1	1	0	1	2	Excellent
Ireland	0	18	0	38	50	Excellent
Italy	0	27	0	7	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	1	3	0	49	50	Excellent
Portugal	0	3	0	49	50	Excellent
Slovakia	0	0	0	2	2	Excellent
Slovenia	0	0	0	5	5	Excellent
Spain	0	5	0	3	5	Excellent
Sweden	0	16	0	19	20	Excellent
Switzerland	5	53	1	18	50	Excellent
Taiwan	0	19	0	2	2	Excellent
Total	83	4,315	18	815	3,601

What is International Experience Canada?

International Experience Canada (IEC) is a program run by the Government of Canada that allows young individuals from eligible countries to work and travel in Canada for a specific period of time.

It provides opportunities for youngsters (mostly aged 18–35) to gain valuable work experience, explore Canadian culture, and broaden their horizons.

New Working Holiday Visa Draws Sent 4,955 Work Permit Invitations

International Experience Canada (IEC) sent out 4,955 invitations to apply for open work permits in the new Working Holiday Visa rounds of invitations in the last 2 weeks