17,000 Candidates in IEC Pool For 2025.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has recently published data indicating the number of candidates who have entered the IEC pool for 2025, revealing a significantly high demand for the program. It is important to emphasize that early entry into the IEC pool could be crucial for receiving an invitation this year.
Key Insights:
- Early entry into the IEC pool may be essential for achieving success in 2025.
- If you are part of a high-demand program, it may be prudent to explore alternatives, such as other International Experience Canada (IEC) programs, including Young Professionals or International Co-op.
- The candidate count for the France Working Holiday program is already notably high, and demand for this program is likely to exceed supply in 2025.
Best Ten Most Elevated Candidate Pool Passages After One Week in IEC 2025:
The following are the International Experience Canada (IEC) programs that have attracted the most candidates to the pool as of December 20, 2024. It is important to note that these figures represent candidates who entered the pool during the initial week following the program’s opening last Friday:
- France Working Holiday program – 6,529 candidates in the pool.
- Chile Working Occasion program – 2,675 candidates in the pool.
- Korea Working Holiday program – 2,477 candidates in the pool.
- United Kingdom Working Holiday program – 1,693 candidates in the pool.
- Australia Working Occasion program – 383 candidates in the pool.
- France Worldwide Co-op program – 382 candidates in the pool.
- Japan Working Holiday program – 302 candidates in the pool.
- Costa Rica Working Holiday program – 250 candidates in the pool.
- Taiwan Working Holiday program – 246 candidates in the pool.
- Germany Working Holiday program – 242 candidates in the pool.
The data indicates a notably high interest in the working holiday programs for France, Chile, Korea, and the United Kingdom.
The quota for France’s working holiday program stands at 6,615, which means the current number of candidates in the pool is just 86 shorts of this limit for the year. In comparison, Korea’s working holiday program has a quota of 10,000, while the quotas for the UK and Chile’s working holiday programs are yet to be disclosed. Thus, the candidate count for the French working holiday program is particularly significant in relation to the available positions.
