Canada Targets Healthcare Professionals in Latest Express Entry Draw

Express Entry PNP Draw on 2nd May

The most recent Express Entry draw focused specifically on candidates with experience in Healthcare occupations, extending 500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to individuals who achieved a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 510 or greater.

• EE Draw number: 345
• Date: May 2, 2025
• Number of invitations: 500
• Category: Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)
• Cut-off score: 510

Express Entry Draw Result – 2nd May 2025

Date	EE Draw Category	No. of ITAs	Minimum CRS Score Requirement	Tie-breaking rule
May 2, 2025	Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)	500	510	July 21, 2024 at 04:31:17 UTC

Click here to see the complete list of Express Entry draws until date

2025 Express Entry: 15 Draws Conducted, over 33,000 ITAs Issued

As of today in 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held 15 Express Entry draws, resulting in a total of 33,429 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) being issued.

Last 5 Express Entry Draws

Occupations in Canada's Healthcare and Social Service Category (NOC 2025)

Canada's National Occupation Classification (NOC) system categorizes jobs based on their duties and responsibilities. The following table outlines the occupations included within the augmented Healthcare and Social Service category. Occupations bolded below were newly added to this category in the 2025 NOC update.

Job title	NOC Code
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

Current Express Entry Categories

The currently active categories for Express Entry draw include:

• French-language proficiency
• Healthcare and social services occupations
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations
• Trade occupations
• Agriculture and agri-food occupations
• Education occupations

Category-based draws are intended to work alongside regular Express Entry draws to help Canada meet specific economic goals.

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