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Category-based selection

Healthcare and social services occupations draws

15 rounds on record, 38,350 invitations issued. At least six months of continuous experience in an eligible occupation.

Most recent round

475CRS cutoff

4,000 invitations on 25 June 2026, round #422.

Lowest ever
422
14 February 2024
Typical gap
57 days
Rounds held
15

Cutoff history

Over the last 12 healthcare and social services occupations rounds, IRCC has held one every 57 days on average. The gap has ranged from 27 to 163 days.
The last 12 healthcare and social services occupations rounds as a table
Over the last 12 healthcare and social services occupations rounds, IRCC has held one every 57 days on average. The gap has ranged from 27 to 163 days.
RoundDateCRS cutoffInvitations
#28414 February 20244223,500
#3015 July 20244453,750
#32720 November 20244633,000
#3452 May 2025510500
#3494 June 2025504500
#35722 July 20254754,000
#36219 August 20254702,500
#37315 October 20254722,500
#37914 November 20254623,500
#38511 December 20254761,000
#39820 February 20264674,000
#42225 June 20264754,000

Who qualifies

At least six months of continuous experience in an eligible occupation.

Occupations in this category

  • · Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
  • · Nurse practitioners and nursing coordinators
  • · General practitioners, family physicians and specialists
  • · Pharmacists, dietitians and nutritionists
  • · Physiotherapists, occupational therapists and audiologists
  • · Medical laboratory and radiation technologists
  • · Paramedical occupations
  • · Licensed practical nurses and nurse aides
  • · Social workers, therapists and counsellors
  • · Early childhood educators and assistants
  • · The experience must be in Canada or abroad, within the last three years.
  • · It must be continuous — six months in a single occupation, not six months summed across several.

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Common questions

Who qualifies for healthcare and social services occupations draws?
At least six months of continuous experience in an eligible occupation.
What was the lowest healthcare and social services occupations cutoff?
CRS 422, in the round on 14 February 2024, which issued 3,500 invitations.
How often does IRCC hold healthcare and social services occupations draws?
Over the last 12 healthcare and social services occupations rounds, IRCC has held one every 57 days on average. The gap has ranged from 27 to 163 days.

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Note: IRCC reviews its categories periodically and has revised, added and dropped them. Nothing here predicts which categories will be drawn from next.

Source: Express Entry rounds of invitations; IRCC — Category-based selection. Data current as of 7 August 2026.