The Canada immigration (IRCC) carried out its very first Express Entry draw for the Healthcare & Social Services Occupations on May 2, 2025.
The Express Entry Draw
- 500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) were issued
- CRS cut-off Score: 510 points.
This compares to the cut-off of 521 points in the last Express Entry Draw for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates on February 5, 2025.
Check out the full list of Express Entry draws, here.
Revised Healthcare & Social Services Occupations
Category-based rounds of invitations were introduced by IRCC in 2023 to supplement other round types (i.e. general, program-specific OR PNP rounds) to meet the identified economic goal.
In February, IRCC revised the Occupation categories and made significant changes
- to the list of Occupations in different categories
- introduced new Occupation category (Education occupations)
The erstwhile Healthcare Occupations category is now Healthcare & Social Services Occupations, and includes a few occupations classified within the Social Services sector. The number of occupations in the category increased from 35 to 37, after removing 6 and adding 8 occupations.
Check out the full list of Occupation categories here.
Notable additions
- Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (NOC: 32104)
- Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists (NOC: 32123)
- Dental hygienists and dental therapists (NOC: 32111)
- Other medical technologists and technicians (NOC: 32129)
- Pharmacists (NOC: 31120)
- Pharmacy technicians (NOC: 32124)
- Social and community service workers (NOC: 42201)
- Social workers (NOC: 41300)
Eligibility Criteria for Applicants
Candidates in the Express Entry pool must be eligible for a specific category. Eligibility criteria for each category are specific to the respective category, but generally are based on the stated work experience of
- At least 6 months
- In the last 3 years
- Full-time (at least 30 hours per week) or Equivalent part-time
- continuous (without break, in 1 employment)
- in a single NOC occupation from the list of occupations in the particular category
- in Canada or abroad
Next Steps After Receiving an ITA
The invited candidates have 60 days to submit a perfected Application under the Express Entry program for permanent residency of Canada. This Application involves completion of an Online application, submission of required supporting documents and payment of fees.
Candidates have a one-time chance at taking advantage of this opportunity and to become permanent resident. Minor innocent mistakes/ omissions can lead to rejection of the Application.
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