Category-based selection
Healthcare and social services occupations draws
15 rounds on record, 38,350 invitations issued. At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
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
The last 12 healthcare and social services occupations rounds as a table
| Round | Date | CRS cutoff | Invitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| #284 | 14 February 2024 | 422 | 3,500 |
| #301 | 5 July 2024 | 445 | 3,750 |
| #327 | 20 November 2024 | 463 | 3,000 |
| #345 | 2 May 2025 | 510 | 500 |
| #349 | 4 June 2025 | 504 | 500 |
| #357 | 22 July 2025 | 475 | 4,000 |
| #362 | 19 August 2025 | 470 | 2,500 |
| #373 | 15 October 2025 | 472 | 2,500 |
| #379 | 14 November 2025 | 462 | 3,500 |
| #385 | 11 December 2025 | 476 | 1,000 |
| #398 | 20 February 2026 | 467 | 4,000 |
| #422 | 25 June 2026 | 475 | 4,000 |
Who qualifies
At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
Occupations in this category
- · Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
- · Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- · Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
- · Chiropractors
- · Dental hygienists and dental therapists
- · Dentists
- · Dietitians and nutritionists
- · General practitioners and family physicians
- · Experience gained in Canada or abroad, within the past 3 years.
- · Full-time, or an equal amount of part-time. It does not have to be continuous, but it must all be in one occupation on the list.
Common questions
- Who qualifies for healthcare and social services occupations draws?
- At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
- What was the lowest healthcare and social services occupations cutoff?
- CRS 422, in a 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 typically every 57 days. The gap has ranged from 27 to 163 days.
Alert me about healthcare and social services occupations rounds
We check every new round of invitations and email you the same day one lands.
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.