Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system.<\/p>\n
The immigration department issued 2,500 ITAs in a draw for candidates in Express Entry’s Healthcare and social services category.<\/p>\n
To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have:<\/p>\n
A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 472; and
\nCreated an Express Entry candidate profile before 11:17 p.m., Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) on May 12, 2025.<\/p>\n
See how competitive your Express Entry profile is Summary of Express Entry draws in 2025<\/p>\n \tDateDraw TypeNumber of ITAsCut-off CRS score <\/p>\n \tOctober 14<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program345778<\/p>\n \tOctober 6<\/a>French language proficiency4,500432<\/p>\n \tOctober 1<\/a>Canadian Experience Class1,000534<\/p>\n \tSeptember 29<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program291855<\/p>\n \tSeptember 18<\/a>Trade1,250505<\/p>\n \tSeptember 17<\/a>Education2,500462<\/p>\n \tSeptember 15<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program228746<\/p>\n \tSeptember 4<\/a>French language proficiency4,500446<\/p>\n \tSeptember 3<\/a>Canadian Experience Class1,000534<\/p>\n \tSeptember 2<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program249772<\/p>\n \tAugust 19<\/a>Healthcare and social services2,500470<\/p>\n \tAugust 18<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program192800<\/p>\n \tAugust 8<\/a>French language proficiency2,500481<\/p>\n \tAugust 7<\/a>Canadian Experience Class1,000534<\/p>\n \tAugust 6<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program225739<\/p>\n \tJuly 22<\/a>Healthcare and social services4,000475<\/p>\n \tJuly 21<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program202788<\/p>\n \tJuly 8<\/a>Canadian Experience Class3,000518<\/p>\n \tJuly 7<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program356750<\/p>\n \tJune 26<\/a>Canadian Experience Class3,000521<\/p>\n \tJune 23<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program503742<\/p>\n \tJune 12<\/a>Canadian Experience Class3,000529<\/p>\n \tJune 10<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program125784<\/p>\n \tJune 4<\/a>Healthcare and social services500504<\/p>\n \tJune 2<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program277726<\/p>\n \tMay 13<\/a>Canadian Experience Class500547<\/p>\n \tMay 12<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program511706<\/p>\n \tMay 2<\/a>Healthcare and social services 500510 <\/p>\n \tMay 1<\/a>Education1,000479<\/p>\n \tApril 28<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program421727<\/p>\n \tApril 14<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program825764<\/p>\n \tMarch 21<\/a>French language proficiency7,500379<\/p>\n \tMarch 17<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program536736<\/p>\n \tMarch 6<\/a>French language proficiency4,500410<\/p>\n \tMarch 3<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program 725667<\/p>\n \tFebruary 19<\/a>French language proficiency 6,500428<\/p>\n \tFebruary 17<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program 646750<\/p>\n \tFebruary 5<\/a>Canadian Experience Class4,000521<\/p>\n \tFebruary 4<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program455802<\/p>\n \tJanuary 23 <\/a>Canadian Experience Class4,000527<\/p>\n \tJanuary 8<\/a>Canadian Experience Class1,350542<\/p>\n \tJanuary 7<\/a>Provincial Nominee Program471793<\/p>\n See how competitive your Express Entry profile is<\/a><\/p>\n This draw marks the fifth Healthcare and social services draw that IRCC has held this year. It is also the second-largest healthcare category-based draw<\/a>, tied in draw size with the healthcare draw on August 19<\/a>, and exceeded only by the draw on July 22, which issued 4,000 ITAs to healthcare professionals<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although Express Entry’s<\/a> healthcare category has seen only five draws throughout 2025, candidates within this category have received close to 10,000 ITAs<\/a> as of today’s draw\u2014the third-highest number of any category or program under the Express Entry system.<\/p>\n Today’s draw is also the fourth of October, and follows a Provincial Nominee Program<\/a> (PNP) draw on October 14, a French category-based draw on October 6, and a Canadian Experience Class<\/a> (CEC) draw on October 1.<\/p>\n Thus far, IRCC has issued 73,183 ITAs<\/a> through the Express Entry system in 2025.<\/p>\n Express Entry draws this year have primarily focused on PNP draws, with the remainder of Express Entry ITAs dedicated to CEC candidates, candidates with French-language proficiency, and those in the Express Entry priority occupation categories<\/a>:<\/p>\n \tDraw TypeNumber of Draws<\/p>\n \tProvincial Nominee Program (PNP)19<\/p>\n \tCanadian Experience Class (CEC)10<\/p>\n \tFrench-language proficiency6<\/p>\n \tHealthcare and social services5<\/p>\n \tEducation2<\/p>\n \tTrade1<\/p>\n ITAs by stream-type are detailed below, with the majority of invitations going to candidates in French category draws and the CEC program:<\/p>\n \tDraw typeITAs issued to date<\/p>\n \tFrench30,000<\/p>\n \tCanadian Experience Class21,850<\/p>\n \tHealthcare and social services9,792<\/p>\n \tProvincial Nominee Program6,947<\/p>\n \tEducation3,500<\/p>\n \tTrade1,250<\/p>\n
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