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Posted on October 16 2023

Canada grants 128,574 Work Permits across 3 categories in 2023

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By  Editor
Updated February 21 2024

Highlights: IEC Invites 128,574 Canada Work permits invitations

  • Canada sent out 128,574 Work permit invitations across three categories- working visa invitations, young profession invitations, and International Co-op (Internships) Invitations.
  • The new invitation accepts a quota of 90,000 newcomers from 30 eligible countries. 
  • 14,241 spots are still available among the three categories.

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Details of IEC Program in Canada 2023

International Experience Canada (IEC) programs allow an individual from Canada and other eligible countries to visit and work in Canada and other countries.

The IEC falls under three categories:

  • Working Visa categories: Avails an open work permit which allows an individual to work for an employee and pay for their trip
  • International Co-op (internship): Students who opt for an International Co-op get a close work permit that allows them to work for certain companies in their research field.
  • Young Professionals category:Young professionals avails an employment-specific work permit that lets them do professional work related to both studies and career paths.

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Top 30 Eligible Countries for IEC program

Country

Invitations Sent in Week Ending Oct 13

Total Invitations in 2023

Candidates In Pool

Available Spots

IEC 2023 Quota

Andorra

1

27

0

14

25

Australia

278

10,669

156

unlimited

unlimited

Austria

4

283

51

0

168

Belgium

26

1,525

144

2

950

Chile

2,016

7,668

7,606

330

4,000

Costa Rica

2

2,071

1,156

1

1,150

Croatia

5

187

5

163

275

Czech Republic

37

1,272

23

193

1,000

Denmark

10

466

5

23

350

Estonia

0

149

4

24

110

France

88

16,973

16,016

33

12,700

Germany

164

6,040

108

621

4,490

Greece

11

456

3

85

378

Hong Kong

7

488

198

1

200

Ireland

190

8,543

124

5,698

10,500

Italy

130

3,264

83

193

1,855

Japan

6

8,355

654

4

6,500

Korea Republic

175

13,503

68

783

8,500

Latvia

0

79

38

2

40

Lithuania

1

402

89

0

185

Luxembourg

0

56

2

39

80

Netherlands

18

1,354

25

21

880

New Zealand

38

3,056

26

481

2,500

Norway

3

187

0

25

130

Poland

21

1,080

5

55

635

Portugal

27

1,402

19

853

1,750

San Marino

0

4

0

22

25

Slovakia

0

560

42

2

323

Slovenia

1

72

3

50

80

Spain

65

2,848

21

348

1,845

Sweden

7

564

3

292

580

Taiwan

246

6,854

1,137

116

3,425

United Kingdom

312

15,573

164

1,747

10,000

Total

3,889

1,16,030

27,978

12,221

75,629

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