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Over 4,000 candidates invited in the IEC Rounds of Invitations 2023

  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

Marc Miller is Canada’s new Immigration Minister

  Marc Miller is Canada’s new Immigration Minister On July 26, 2023, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made significant changes to his cabinet. Marc Miller, a Member of Parliament from Quebec and former Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, is now Canada's Immigration Minister.  Sean Fraser, the previous Immigration Minister, is now Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities. Cabinet shuffles are common in Canadian politics, occurring every two years to replace poor-performing ministers, reward good work, and refresh policies and public communications. The last shuffle occurred in October 2021, after the federal election, when Fraser was appointed as the previous Immigration Minister and head of the Department of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). About Canada’s new Immigration Minister Prior to entering politics, Minister Miller worked as a practicing lawyer with a focus on international and commercial law and a specialty in mergers and acquisit