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 occupation category.<\/p>\n
To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have:<\/p>\n
See how competitive your Express Entry profile is Summary of Express Entry draws in 2025<\/p>\n Today’s Express Entry<\/a> draw is the fifth of the month and the second of the week. Since May of this year, IRCC has held a single draw for candidates in the Healthcare and social services category every month. Prior to this, no Healthcare and social services draws had taken place in 2025, signalling a major shift towards increased prioritization for these candidates.<\/p>\n Today’s category-based selection<\/a> follows a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw held on 18 August, a French language proficiency<\/a> draw on 8 August, and a Canadian Experience Class<\/a> (CEC) draw on 7 August.<\/p>\n Thus far, IRCC has issued 55,820 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
<\/a><\/p>\n\n\tDateDraw TypeNumber of ITAsCut-off CRS score
\n<\/tr>\n\n August 19<\/a><\/td>\n Healthcare and social services<\/td>\n 2,500<\/td>\n 470<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n August 18<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 192<\/td>\n 800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n August 8<\/a><\/td>\n French language proficiency<\/td>\n 2,500<\/td>\n 481<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n August 7<\/a><\/td>\n Canadian Experience Class<\/td>\n 1,000<\/td>\n 534<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n August 6<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 225<\/td>\n 739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n July 22<\/a><\/td>\n Healthcare and social services<\/td>\n 4,000<\/td>\n 475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n July 21<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 202<\/td>\n 788<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n July 8<\/a><\/td>\n Canadian Experience Class<\/td>\n 3,000<\/td>\n 518<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n July 7<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 356<\/td>\n 750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n June 26<\/a><\/td>\n Canadian Experience Class<\/td>\n 3,000<\/td>\n 521<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n June 23<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 503<\/td>\n 742<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n June 12<\/a><\/td>\n Canadian Experience Class<\/td>\n 3,000<\/td>\n 529<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n June 10<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 125<\/td>\n 784<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n June 4<\/a><\/td>\n Healthcare and social services<\/td>\n 500<\/td>\n 504<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n June 2<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 277<\/td>\n 726<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n May 13<\/a><\/td>\n Canadian Experience Class<\/td>\n 500<\/td>\n 547<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n May 12<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 511<\/td>\n 706<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n May 2<\/a><\/td>\n Healthcare and social services <\/td>\n 500<\/td>\n 510 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n May 1<\/a><\/td>\n Education<\/td>\n 1,000<\/td>\n 479<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n April 28<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 421<\/td>\n 727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n April 14<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 825<\/td>\n 764<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n March 21<\/a><\/td>\n French language proficiency<\/td>\n 7,500<\/td>\n 379<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n March 17<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 536<\/td>\n 736<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n March 6<\/a><\/td>\n French language proficiency<\/td>\n 4,500<\/td>\n 410<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n March 3<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program <\/td>\n 725<\/td>\n 667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n February 19<\/a><\/td>\n French language proficiency <\/td>\n 6,500<\/td>\n 428<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n February 17<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program <\/td>\n 646<\/td>\n 750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n February 5<\/a><\/td>\n Canadian Experience Class<\/td>\n 4,000<\/td>\n 521<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n February 4<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 455<\/td>\n 802<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n January 23 <\/a><\/td>\n Canadian Experience Class<\/td>\n 4,000<\/td>\n 527<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n January 8<\/a><\/td>\n Canadian Experience Class<\/td>\n 1,350<\/td>\n 542<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n January 7<\/a><\/td>\n Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n 471<\/td>\n 793<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\tDraw TypeNumber of Draws
\n<\/tr>\n\n Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)<\/td>\n 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Canadian Experience Class (CEC)<\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n French-language proficiency<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Healthcare and social services<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Education<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n