Canada’s IEC 2025 Program Issues 1900+ Work Permits in Just One Week (May Update)
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In the week ending May 2 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sent out 1,914 work permit invitations under the International Experience Class (IEC) 2025 program bringing the total number of invitations issued so far this year to 65,267.
The IEC program is a golden ticket for Young Global Citizens to live, work and explore Canada. So whether you are applying for a working holiday, young professionals, or International Co-op internship here is a crucial update to last week’s visa invitations and 2025 quota allocations remaining.
IEC 2025 Working Holiday Visa Invitations
Total Invitations Issued in the Week of May 2, 2025: 1,695
Available spots: 17,118
Total 2025 Quota: 51,630
Current Pool Status: 25,391 members
| Country | Invitations This Week |
|---|---|
| Andorra | 0 |
| Australia | 181 |
| Austria | 4 |
| Belgium | 16 |
| Chile | 9 |
| Costa Rica | 3 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 18 |
| Denmark | 12 |
| Estonia | 0 |
| Finland | 3 |
| France | 289 |
| Germany | 87 |
| Greece | 2 |
| Hong Kong SAR | 3 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Ireland | 94 |
| Italy | 43 |
| Japan | 136 |
| South Korea | 225 |
| Latvia | 4 |
| Lithuania | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 |
| New Zealand | 33 |
| Norway | 19 |
| Poland | 18 |
| Portugal | 19 |
| San Marino | 0 |
| Slovakia | 5 |
| Slovenia | 3 |
| Spain | 40 |
| Sweden | 11 |
| Taiwan | 68 |
| United Kingdom | 345 |
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IEC 2025 Young Professionals Invitations
Total Invitations Issued in the Week of May 2, 2025: 131
Available spots: 4,822
Total 2025 Quota: 7,273
Current Pool Status: 623 members
| Country | Invitations This Week |
|---|---|
| Australia | 8 |
| Austria | 0 |
| Chile | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 0 |
| Croatia | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 7 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Finland | 0 |
| France | 43 |
| France – VIE | 8 |
| Germany | 11 |
| Greece | 3 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| Italy | 3 |
| South Korea | 5 |
| Latvia | 0 |
| Lithuania | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Portugal | 4 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Spain – ICEX | 0 |
| Sweden | 5 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 15 |
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IEC 2025 International Co - op Invitations
Total Invitations Issued in the Week of May 2, 2025: 88
Available spots: 2,687
Total 2025 Quota: 4,652
Current Pool Status: 57 members
| Country | Invitations This Week |
|---|---|
| Australia | 0 |
| Austria | 0 |
| Chile | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 0 |
| Croatia | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 0 |
| Estonia | 0 |
| Finland | 0 |
| France | 75 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Greece | 0 |
| Ireland | 0 |
| Italy | 2 |
| South Korea | 7 |
| Latvia | 0 |
| Lithuania | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 0 |
| Norway | 0 |
| Poland | 0 |
| Portugal | 0 |
| Slovakia | 0 |
| Slovenia | 0 |
| Spain | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Taiwan | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
Key Updates to IEC 2025 Allocation Changes
Some of the crucial updates to IEC quota allocations 2025 that you must be familiar with include:
- France: the combined quota for Working Holiday and Young Professionals is cut down by over 2,000
- UK: Working Holiday quota is reduced by 500, but Young Professionals and Co-op allocations have witnessed an increase.
- Ireland: Significant drop in Working Holiday quota from 10,500 to just 3,800, considering the lower demand noted in 2024
- Australia: Yet retains the unlimited Quota, allowing maximum flexibility
- South Korea: Working Holiday quota has been reduced by 1,625 but this decrease has been balanced with equal increases in other categories.
- Taiwan: Working Holiday spots have been reduced by 2,240.
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