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Canada has already invited 119,104 IEC candidates in 2023 As of September 22, Canada has issued 119,104 invitations to IEC candidates in 2023 season. Canada plans to welcome 90,000 newcomers this year through the International Experience Canada (IEC) program.  While more than 100,000 candidates have been invited, it should be noted that not all candidates will apply, and not all applicants will be accepted. In 2024, Iceland will be added to the list of IEC participating countries. Canada and Iceland signed a reciprocal agreement on August 4, which allows young adults aged 18-30 to work and travel between the two countries.  Finland will also join as a participating country in 2024, and South Korean youth will be eligible to participate in the Young Professionals and International Co-Op programs. Overview of the Canada and Iceland New Youth Mobility Agreements  On August 4, 2023, the Canadian Government announced a new Youth Mobility Agreement with Iceland, allowing Canadian and Iceland

  3200 Candidates invited in the new all-program Express Entry draw 263 IRCC issued 3,200 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the new all-program Express Entry draw 263 on September 19, 2023. In this draw, IRCC invited candidates under all immigration programs, No program is specified in this draw.  The cut-off score of this draw was 531 points. The tie-breaking rule for this round was September 12, 2023, at 12:16:31 UTC. Details of the all-program Express Entry draw 263  On September 19, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,200 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the new all-program Express Entry draw 263. In the latest round of invitations, the cut-off score was 531 points, 35 points more than in the previous all-program draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was September 12, 2023, at 12:16:31 UTC. As of September 19, 2023, there are 216,035 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. In 2023, Canada issued 80,948 ITAs throu

  Over the last two weeks, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From September 2 to September 15, Canada invited 5,378 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of September 15, 29,715 candidates registered in the pool, awaiting the invitation.  Overview of candidates invited in the latest IEC rounds of invitations In this round, the latest IEC rounds of invitations of 5000 ITAs were sent out to candidates. The details of each country-wise invited candidate is in the table below: No of ITAs Country Name No of ITAs Country Name 13  Switzerland 484  Australia 298  Japan 475  Korea 14  Croatia 3 Costa Rica 162  Spain 79  Czech Republic 23  Denmark 12  Estonia 254  France 33  Greece 11  Hong Kong 273  Ireland 210  Italy 17  Slovakia 3 Austria 29  Poland 289  Germany 781  United Kingdom 2  Latvia 87 Belgium 63  Netherlands 99  New Zealand 8  Norway 585  Taiwan 72  Portugal 41  Sweden 947  Ch