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  Over 4,000 candidates invited in the IEC Rounds of Invitations 2023 Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the IEC rounds of invitations 2023. From August 26 to September 1, Canada invited 4,314 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of September 1, 28,284 candidates registered in the pool, awaiting the invitation.  Overview of candidates invited in the new IEC Rounds of Invitations 2023 In this round, in the new IEC Draws, 4000 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 2 Switzerland 252  Australia 217  Japan 277  Korea 4 Croatia 151  Costa Rica 35  Spain 35  Czech Republic 6 Denmark 1  Estonia 184  France 1 Greece 5 Hong Kong 84  Ireland 67  Italy 7 Slovakia 3 Austria 11  Poland 71 Germany 252  United Kingdom 2 Latvia 205  Belgium 22  Netherlands 53  New Zealand 9 Norway 748  Taiwan 23  Portugal 6 Swed

  IRCC announced a new update for Student direct-stream applications On August 30, 2023, the Canadian Government updated the eligibility requirements for the Student Direct Stream (SDS) language test results. The new requirements align with the Ministerial Instructions effective August 10, 2023.  The Government will accept additional academic tests from designated organizations and another test from a non-designated organization.  The update clarifies that banks may disburse the remaining funds of a guaranteed investment certificate (GIC) in any accepted arrangement with an applicant after the initial disbursement upon arrival in Canada. Although the Government recommended disbursing GIC funds in monthly or bimonthly installments, this does not affect an applicant's SDS eligibility. What are the criteria for a guaranteed investment certificate (GIC)?  The GIC must fulfill the following requirements: The bank gives the applicant a letter of attestation, the GIC certificate, the conf

  IRCC will modernize the International Student Program Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will modernize its International Student Program by implementing a Trusted Institution Framework by 2024. This framework will create a two-tiered structure with post-secondary institutions being assessed against criteria to show that they are reliable partners.  Institutions that meet the requirements will receive benefits such as expedited application processing. DLIs must provide additional data to the government, including: retention rates,  on-time program completion rates,  revenues from international tuition,  institutional spending on international student support services,  housing availability, and  teacher-student ratios.  The government will establish the initial Trusted Institution destinations in the spring of 2024 and may consider caps on the number of international students due to rapid growth in application volumes. If Trusted Institutions meet specific criteria,