Canada Issues 500 PR Invitations in First Healthcare Express Entry Draw
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Canada held its first Healthcare-targeted Express Entry draw of 2025, inviting 500 candidates for permanent residency. Applicants needed a minimum CRS score of 510 to qualify.
Canada has officially conducted its first healthcare Express Entry draw of 2025, inviting 500 skilled professionals to apply for Canada PR. To qualify, applicants needed a minimum CRS score of 510 and needed to have submitted their Express Entry profiles before 4:31 p.m. UTC on July 21, 2024.
This round specifically targeted candidates with at least six months of work experience in one of the 37 eligible healthcare and social service occupations. Compared to the previous healthcare draw with a CRS cut-off of 463, the latest draw reflects a significant jump in the required score, indicating increasing competition among candidates.
Summary of Express Entry Draws in 2025
Here is the list of all the Express Entry draws held by the IRCC in 2025.
| Date | Draw Type | Number of ITAs | Cut-off CRS score |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | Healthcare and social services | 500 | 510 |
| May 1, 2025 | Education | 1,000 | 479 |
| April 28, 2025 | Provincial Nominee Program | 421 | 727 |
| April 14, 2025 | Provincial Nominee Program | 825 | 764 |
| March 21, 2025 | French language proficiency | 7,500 | 379 |
| March 17, 2025 | Provincial Nominee Program | 536 | 736 |
| March 6, 2025 | French language proficiency | 4,500 | 410 |
| March 3, 2025 | Provincial Nominee Program | 725 | 667 |
| February 19, 2025 | French language proficiency | 6,500 | 428 |
| February 17, 2025 | Provincial Nominee Program | 646 | 750 |
| February 5, 2025 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,000 | 521 |
| February 4, 2025 | Provincial Nominee Program | 455 | 802 |
| January 23, 2025 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,000 | 527 |
| January 8, 2025 | Canadian Experience Class | 1,350 | 542 |
| January 7, 2025 | Provincial Nominee Program | 471 | 793 |
Also Read: IRCC Invites 421 Candidates to PR in the Latest Express Entry PNP Draw
Eligible Occupations Under the Healthcare and Social Services Category
Explore the list of 37 eligible occupations under the Healthcare and social services category with their NOC codes below.
- Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (32104)
- Audiologists and speech language pathologists (31112)
- Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists (32123)
- Chiropractors (31201)
- Dental hygienists and dental therapists (32111)
- Dentists (31110)
- Dieticians and nutritionists (31121)
- General practitioners and family physicians (31102)
- Licensed practical nurses (32101)
- Massage therapists (32201)
- Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (33101)
- Medical laboratory technologists (32120)
- Medical radiation technologists (32121)
- Medical sonographers (32122)
- Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (33102)
- Nurse practitioners (31302)
- Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors (31300)
- Occupational therapists (31203)
- Optometrists (31111)
- Other medical technologists and technicians (32129)
- Other professional occupations in health, diagnosing and treating (31209)
- Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (32109)
- Paramedical occupations (32102)
- Pharmacists (31120)
- Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants (33103)
- Pharmacy technicians (32124)
- Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals (31303)
- Physiotherapists (31202)
- Psychologists (31200)
- Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (31301)
- Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (32103)
- Social and community service workers (42201)
- Social workers (41300)
- Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (31100)
- Specialists in surgery (31101)
- Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies (41301)
- Veterinarians (31103)
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