Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the first IEC candidates of 2024 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 are 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 |
New changes to the International Experience Canada Program 2024
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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