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2019 Working Holiday IEC: What are your chances?

Check out your chances of receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) in the 2019 IEC season, by country and by category
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February 15, 2019
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will issue the first round of invitations in the 2019 IEC season on December 27, 2018, including the Working Holiday category. However, only some select countries are included in this first round, such as France, Portugal, the U.K., Australia, Ireland, and many others. 

Candidates from Japan and Slovakia were issued their first round of invitations on January 7, 2019.

Candidates from the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Slovenia were next, with their first round of invitations issued on January 21, 2019.

Candidates from Estonia, Latvia, and Spain had their first round of invitations on January 28, 2019.

Candidates from Greece and Poland are next in line, expecting to receive their first round on February 11, 2019
 
If you want to know your chances of getting an Invitation to Apply (ITA), this is the right place. 

To be able to receive an ITA, International Experience Canada (IEC) applicants have to create their profile online, and wait in their corresponding country/category pool. Invitations to Apply are issued regularly by IRCC.
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On this page, you will have the latest data on each pool (by country/category), and the percentage chance of receiving an ITA. This percentage depends on multiple factors, such as the number of invitations that have been accepted, refused, or expired.

Changes from the previous IEC season

Two major changes have been implemented since the 2018 season:
  • Candidates, aged 18 to 35, from Portugal are now allowed to take part in the program. Only one participation, in one of the three categories, of maximum 24 months is allowed. A total of 2,000 ITAs are allocated for Portugal's first IEC season.
  • Candidates from Australia with ages between 18 to 35 are now allowed to participate. The age limit for the previous seasons was 30 years old.

IEC Summary Table

The following table has been last updated on February 15, 2019.
The IEC categories "CO" stand for International Co-op Internship, "WH" for Working Holiday, and "YP" for Young Professionals (more information on the IEC categories here). ITA(s) stands for Invitation(s) To Apply.

Candidates from Mexico and Ukraine are not accepted for the time being. We will inform you as soon as this changes. Follow us on social media and/or subscribe to our Newsletter to be the first to know(links at the bottom of the page).

Candidates from Other countries have to go through a Recognized Organization.

Use the search box below to filter out the country you are from:
Country IEC Category Candidates in the pool ITAs available 2019 Allocation ITAs issued to date Chances of getting an ITA First round of ITAs Last round of ITAs
Australia CO 0 No limit No limit 17 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Australia WH 189 No limit No limit 3 818 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Australia YP 9 No limit No limit 158 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Austria CO 0 2 10 8 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Austria WH 56 0 165 233 1% - 19% 27/12/2018 TBD
Austria YP 1 3 5 18 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Belgium WH 97 31 750 1 055 20% - 39% 27/12/2018 TBD
Chile CO 0 5 5 4 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Chile WH 4 431 233 725 687 1% - 19% 27/12/2018 TBD
Chile YP 57 0 20 41 1% - 19% 27/12/2018 TBD
Costa Rica CO 0 1 5 4 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Costa Rica WH 240 3 80 117 1% - 19% 27/12/2018 TBD
Costa Rica YP 17 0 15 24 1% - 19% 27/12/2018 TBD
Croatia CO 0 5 5 0 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Croatia WH 10 104 275 279 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Croatia YP 1 15 20 13 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Czech Republic CO 0 4 5 1 80% - 99% 21/1/2019 TBD
Czech Republic WH 1 444 296 1 000 1 064 1% - 19% 21/1/2019 TBD
Czech Republic YP 229 15 145 181 1% - 19% 21/1/2019 TBD
Denmark WH 9 143 350 287 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Estonia CO 0 5 5 0 80% - 99% 28/1/2019 TBD
Estonia WH 116 72 110 69 1% - 19% 28/1/2019 TBD
Estonia YP 7 2 10 16 20% - 39% 28/1/2019 TBD
France CO 166 2 206 4 250 2 699 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
France WH 13 072 479 7 150 8 888 1% - 19% 27/12/2018 TBD
France YP 116 1 323 2 200 1 481 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Germany CO 9 84 160 135 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Germany WH 151 1 481 4 490 4 310 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Germany YP 28 161 350 370 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Greece CO 1 9 10 3 80% - 99% 11/2/2019 TBD
Greece WH 355 162 180 24 1% - 19% 11/2/2019 TBD
Greece YP 104 3 10 9 1% - 19% 11/2/2019 TBD
Hong Kong WH 18 55 200 270 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Ireland CO 2 45 50 6 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Ireland WH 966 7 232 10 500 5 553 40% - 59% 27/12/2018 TBD
Ireland YP 9 120 150 87 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Italy WH 90 357 1 000 1 222 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Japan WH 291 4 488 6 500 2 501 80% - 99% 7/1/2019 TBD
Korea WH 11 907 1 415 4 000 4 754 1% - 19% 14/1/2019 TBD
Latvia CO 0 2 2 0 80% - 99% 28/1/2019 TBD
Latvia WH 110 15 40 30 1% - 19% 28/1/2019 TBD
Latvia YP 1 5 8 7 80% - 99% 28/1/2019 TBD
Lithuania CO 0 5 5 0 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Lithuania WH 607 42 175 217 1% - 19% 27/12/2018 TBD
Lithuania YP 4 6 20 33 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Netherlands WH 764 480 480 0 TBD TBD TBD
Netherlands YP 93 0 120 178 1% - 19% 21/1/2019 TBD
New Zealand WH 74 1 802 2 500 1 002 80% - 99% 21/1/2019 TBD
Norway CO 0 5 5 0 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Norway WH 3 76 130 74 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Norway YP 1 14 15 6 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Poland CO 0 4 5 1 80% - 99% 11/2/2019 TBD
Poland WH 953 590 635 60 1% - 19% 11/2/2019 TBD
Poland YP 125 84 110 37 20% - 39% 11/2/2019 TBD
Portugal CO 0 48 50 6 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Portugal WH 18 1 513 1 750 364 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Portugal YP 1 192 200 25 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Other Countries N/A N/A N/A N/A 84 80% - 99% TBD TBD
San Marino WH 0 20 25 6 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Slovakia CO 0 5 5 0 80% - 99% 7/1/2019 TBD
Slovakia WH 434 69 315 396 1% - 19% 7/1/2019 TBD
Slovakia YP 53 0 30 49 1% - 19% 7/1/2019 TBD
Slovenia CO 0 5 5 0 80% - 99% 21/1/2019 TBD
Slovenia WH 12 34 80 110 80% - 99% 21/1/2019 TBD
Slovenia YP 0 8 15 11 80% - 99% 21/1/2019 TBD
Spain CO 0 46 50 5 80% - 99% 28/1/2019 TBD
Spain WH 1 425 471 800 591 1% - 19% 28/1/2019 TBD
Spain YP 10 85 150 97 80% - 99% 28/1/2019 TBD
Sweden CO 1 15 20 6 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Sweden WH 16 434 580 224 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Sweden YP 1 82 100 28 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Switzerland CO 0 38 50 17 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Switzerland YP 5 156 200 68 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
Taiwan CO 1 0 10 18 1% - 19% 27/12/2018 TBD
Taiwan WH 4 510 442 940 1 015 1% - 19% 27/12/2018 TBD
Taiwan YP 7 5 50 92 60% - 79% 27/12/2018 TBD
United Kingdom WH 2 166 26 5 000 7 485 1% - 19% 27/12/2018 TBD
Mexico CO TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Mexico WH TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Mexico YP TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Ukraine CO TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Ukraine WH TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Ukraine YP TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
France VIE 32 172 400 82 80% - 99% 27/12/2018 TBD
CO: International Co-op Internship / WH: Working Holiday / YP: Young Professionals / TDB : To Be Determined / N/A : Non Applicable
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