EE & Provincial Draws - GH Immigration Svcs

Ottawa invited nearly 4,500 candidates under the new IEC draws

Over the last two weeks, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws under the International Experience Canada (IEC).

From April 11 to April 24, Canada invited 4,447 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of April 24, 28,471 candidates have registered in the pool and are awaiting the invitation. In these rounds, there were 530 ITAs for Australia, 8 ITAs for Austria, 60 ITAs for Belgium, 60 ITAs for Chile, 14 ITAs for Costa Rica, 8 ITAs for Croatia, 53 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 21 ITAs for Denmark, 3 ITAs for Estonia, 18 ITAs for Finland, 718 ITAs for France, 276 ITAs for Germany, 15 ITAs for Greece, 12 ITAs for Hong Kong, 2 ITAs for Iceland, 244 ITAs for Ireland, 175 ITAs for Italy, 355 ITAs for Japan, 574 ITAs for Korea, 5 ITAs for Latvia, 12 ITAs for Lithuania, 6 ITAs for Luxembourg, 3 ITAs for the Netherlands, 126 ITAs for New Zealand, 22 ITAs for Norway, 49 ITAs for Poland, 35 ITAs for Portugal, 25 ITAs for Slovakia, 17 ITAs for Slovenia, 59 ITAs for Spain, 22 ITAs for Sweden, 15 ITAs for Switzerland, 70 ITAs for Taiwan, and 835 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In total, Canada invited 67,169 IEC candidates in 2026.

#ircc, #iec, #ita, #working_holiday, #young_professionals, #international_coop, #work_permits, #work_in_canada

April 27, 2026

Ottawa invited nearly 4,500 candidates under the new IEC draws

Over the last two weeks, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws under the International Experience Canada (IEC).

#ircc, #iec, #ita, #working_holiday, #young_professionals, #international_coop, #work_permits, #work_in_canada

April 27, 2026

Ontario held more draws under the Employer Job Offer streams

On April 23, 2026, the Government of Ontario conducted more invitation draws in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW), International Student Stream (EJO IS), and In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

In these draws, the province targeted candidates living in Eastern, Northern, and Southwestern Ontario. The OINP issued 697 invitations to apply (ITAs) under the EJO FW Stream, 686 ITAs under the EJO IS Stream, and 719 ITAs under the EJO IDS Stream.

In total, the province issued invitations to 12,530 candidates in 2026.

#oinp, #ontario, #employer_job_offer, #foreign_workers, #ejo_ids, #ejo_fw #ejo_is

April 27, 2026

BCPNP conducted the third Skills Immigration draw of the year

On April 22, 2026, the Government of British Columbia held the third Skills Immigration invitation draw under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and issued invitations to apply to 484 skilled candidates with the potential to create high economic impact in the province.

The selection criteria targeted two distinct groups: 252 candidates in NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 positions earning a minimum wage of $62 per hour and $125,000 per year while working full-time with their supporting BC employer, and another 232 candidates who achieved a minimum score of 138 points.

This year, British Columbia has invited up to 1,424 candidates under the BCPNP.

#british_columbia, #bcpnp, #skills_immigration, #pnp, #teer_1, #teer_0

April 23, 2026