New Express Entry Draw For Healthcare Sent 3,750 PR Invitations

Last Updated On 5 July 2024, 9:22 PM EDT (Toronto Time)

Today, 3,750 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency (PR) were issued in a new Express Entry draw specifically targeting 35 healthcare occupations.

The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 445, exactly what we expected in our Express Entry draw predication on June 27.

The back-to-back Express Entry draws this week have caused a stir in the Canadian immigration landscape, with a total of 6,470 PR invitations in 3 draws.

Express Entry draw today and rounds of invitations announced this week

Specifics	June 5	July 4	July 2
Category	Targeting 35 healthcare occupations	Targeting 10 trade occupations	Provincial Nominee Program
Invitations	3,750	1,800	920
CRS Cutoff	445	436	739
Tie-breaking rule	May 07, 2024 at 21:27:04 UTC	July 16, 2023 at 15:44:59 UTC	February 02, 2024 at 11:38:43 UTC

Express Entry draws announced this week

This is the second healthcare-focused draw of 2024, with the previous round of invitations, announced by IRCC on February 14, 2024, inviting only 3,500 profiles.

For a comprehensive list of 35 healthcare occupations that are eligible for Express Entry draws, click here.

CRS score distribution in the pool

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	940
501-600	16,521
451-500	64,761
491-500	10,295
481-490	12,447
471-480	16,371
461-470	13,883
451-460	11,765
401-450	54,148
441-450	11,031
431-440	11,342
421-430	9,947
411-420	10,876
401-410	10,952
351-400	54,902
301-350	25,752
0-300	5,523
Total	222,547

CRS Score distribution in pool

Healthcare Express Entry Draw Eligible Occupations

In the 2023-2024 category-based rounds of invitations, the following 35 occupations are eligible for the Express Entry round of invitations:

31112 – Audiologists and speech language pathologists
31201 – Chiropractors
31110 – Dentists
31121 – Dieticians and nutritionists
41320 – Education counsellors
31102 – General practitioners and family physicians
42203 – Instructors of persons with disabilities
31204 – Kinesiologists and other professional occupation in therapy and assessment
32101 – Licensed practical nurses
32201 – Massage therapists
33101 – Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
32120 – Medical laboratory technologists
32121 – Medical radiation technologists
32122 – Medical sonographers
33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
31302 – Nurse practitioners
31300 – Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
31203 – Occupational therapists
31111 – Optometrists
33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services
32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing
31209 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
32102 – Paramedical occupations
33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
31303: Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
31202: Physiotherapists
31200 – Psychologists
31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
31101 – Specialists in surgery
41301 – Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
32200 – Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
31103: Veterinarians

What is the date of the next Express Entry draw?

Next Express Entry draw is expected to be around July 16-17 based on biweekly schedule.

What are the processing times for Express Entry?

The service standard of IRCC is to process 80% of the Express Entry applications within 5 months of receiving the complete file as per most recent IRCC processing times updated on July 3.

Kamal Deep Singh, RCIC

Kamal Deep Singh, RCIC (Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant) licensed by CICC (formerly known as ICCRC) with member number R708618. He brings extensive knowledge of immigration law and new changes to rapidly evolving IRCC.