Healthcare and social services has been named a priority category in 2025, giving people working in these occupations a much better shot at permanent residence through Express Entry.<\/p>\n
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has already issued 5,000 invitations to apply (ITAs) in the healthcare and social service category in 2025.<\/p>\n
Assess your eligibility for all Express Entry categories<\/a><\/p>\n In the most recent category-based draw<\/a>, the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off score was 475.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at some fictional profiles that would have qualified for an ITA in the latest draw.<\/p>\n Example 1<\/p>\n Kasun Perera is a 28-year-old from Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n Kasun has a bachelor\u2019s degree in social work, and a master\u2019s degree in psychology. After this he worked in a community and social service agency in Sri Lanka for three years as a social worker.<\/p>\n Kasun speaks English fluently and has Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 10 across all abilities, but no knowledge of French.<\/p>\n He has no Canadian work experience or educational qualifications.<\/p>\n His CRS score is as follows:<\/p>\n \tFactors determining CRS scoreQualificationsPoints accrued<\/p>\n \tAge28110<\/p>\n \tLevel of educationMaster\u2019 degree135<\/p>\n \tFirst official languageCLB 10136<\/p>\n \tSkill transferability (education)Official language proficiency + education50<\/p>\n \tSkill transferability (foreign work experience)Official language proficiency + foreign work experience50<\/p>\n \tTotal CRS score481<\/p>\n Based on Kasun\u2019s score, he would have a CRS score of 481, qualifying him for the most recent healthcare and social services draw<\/a>.<\/p>\n Assess your eligibility for all Express Entry categories<\/a><\/p>\n *Social work is regulated at the provincial level in Canada. So, if Kasun wishes to continue practicing as a social worker, he must get registered. For example, if he wishes to practice in Ontario, he would have to meet requirements set by the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)<\/p>\n Example 2<\/p>\n Camille Holmes is a 26-year-old from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n After completing a secondary school diploma in the UK, she worked for a year as a hairstylist there.<\/p>\n She moved to Ontario and pursued a two-year diploma in massage therapy.<\/p>\n Following this, she finds a job in a wellness clinic and works there for two years while on a Post Graduation Work Permit (PGWP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Camille has CLB level 9 in English in all abilities. She does not speak French.<\/p>\n Camille’s CRS score is as follows:<\/p>\n \tFactors determining CRS scoreQualificationsPoints accrued<\/p>\n \tAge26110<\/p>\n \tLevel of educationTwo-year diploma98<\/p>\n \tOfficial languagesCLB 9124<\/p>\n \tCanadian work experience2 years53<\/p>\n \tSkill transferability factors (education)CLB 9 + two year diploma + 2 years of Canadian work experience50<\/p>\n \tSkill transferability factors (foreign work experience)CLB 9\u00a0 + 1 year of foreign work experience + two years of Canadian work experience50<\/p>\n \tAdditional pointsStudied in Canada15<\/p>\n \tTotal500<\/p>\n With a CRS score of 500, Camille would have easily qualified for the last health and social services category based draw.<\/p>\n Assess your eligibility for all Express Entry categories<\/a><\/p>\n Example 3<\/p>\n Salma Tatar is a 27-year-old woman from Algeria.<\/p>\n She has secondary school education in Algeria and spent a year there working as an administrative assistant.<\/p>\n