IRCC invited the first IEC candidates of 2024

Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From January 1 to January 12, Canada invited 11,922 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of January 12, 36,060 candidates have registered in the pool and are awaiting the invitation. In this round, the details of the invitations is given in the table below:

No of ITAs	Country Name	No of ITAs	Country Name
34	Switzerland	819	Australia
1,010	Japan	2,516	Korea
22	Croatia	17	Costa Rica
246	Spain	181	Czech Republic
44	Denmark	21	Estonia
1,483	France	47	Greece
77	Hong Kong	762	Ireland
389	Italy	97	Slovakia
52	Chile	89	Poland
723	Germany	1,935	United Kingdom
3	Luxembourg	295	Belgium
237	Netherlands	270	New Zealand
28	Norway	134	Taiwan
149	Portugal	60	Sweden
12	Slovenia	4	Andorra
57	Austria	2	Iceland
10	Latvia	97	Lithuania

Canada announced New changes to the International Experience Canada program

On December 12, 2023, the Canadian Government updated the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. This program fosters travel and work collaboration between Canada and other nations, assisting in arranging transportation, job hunting, and accommodation procurement. The refreshed instructions from December 18 mirror the roster of organizations acknowledged by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada in 2018.

Notable amendments include service adjustments, the omission of Memorial University of Newfoundland from the recognized organizations list, the inclusion of International Internship Network (IIN) and Languages Canada, updates to the designations and descriptions of AIESEC Canada, Go International, IAESTE, and International Rural Exchange/A-Way to Work, and clarifications on the IEC program's participation counting methods.

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