Another significant round of permanent residency invitations issued by Canada is one of the largest selection rounds based on healthcare in 2025.
The latest Express Entry draw that took place on November 14 invited 3,500 candidates in the healthcare and social services occupations category.
This round of selection was a category-based program that selects competent professionals whose training and experience are in much demand throughout the health and community care systems of Canada.
This draw was open to candidates whose Comprehensive Ranking System score is no lower than 462.
Full Details Of The Express Entry Draw Today
- Category: Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)
- Date and time: November 14, 2025
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 462
- Number of invitations issued: 3,500
- Rank needed: 3,500 or above
- Tie-breaking rule: December 02, 2024 at 22:19:41 UTC
This is one of the largest draws in the healthcare category having 3,500 invitations today since the introduction of category-based selection.
The cut-off point CRS of 462 represents a competitive but accessible cut-off point in comparison with CEC draws where the cut-off is approximately 533.
As the shortage of talents increases, Canada still focuses on the occupations that are of high priority to population health, elderly, hospital work, mental health, and front-line services.
Who qualifies for the healthcare and social services occupations category?
To receive an invitation in today’s draw, candidates had to meet the following eligibility conditions:
- Must have at least six months of full-time, continuous work experience within the last three years. Remember, an overall minimum of 1 year of experience is mandatory in any skilled occupation to meet the general Express Entry requirement.
- Experience must be in one of the healthcare or social services occupations listed for the category
- Experience can be inside Canada or abroad
- Experience must be in a single eligible occupation, even if the applicant’s primary Express Entry occupation is different
This direction acknowledges the nature of healthcare training and practice.
Most of the applicants can have a variety of jobs throughout their career life, however, on the condition that they must fulfill the minimum experience requirement in at least one of the qualifying occupations, the applicant can still be qualified.
Full list of 37 healthcare and social services occupations eligible for this draw
The following occupations were eligible under today’s selection round.
| 2021 NOC code | Occupation |
| 32104 | Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians |
| 31112 | Audiologists and speech language pathologists |
| 32123 | Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists |
| 31201 | Chiropractors |
| 32111 | Dental hygienists and dental therapists |
| 31110 | Dentists |
| 31121 | Dieticians and nutritionists |
| 31102 | General practitioners and family physicians |
| 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 |
| 32129 | Other medical technologists and technicians |
| 31209 | Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating |
| 32109 | Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment |
| 32102 | Paramedical occupations |
| 31120 | Pharmacists |
| 33103 | Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants |
| 32124 | Pharmacy technicians |
| 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 |
| 42201 | Social and community service workers |
| 41300 | Social workers |
| 31100 | Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine |
| 31101 | Specialists in surgery |
| 41301 | Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies |
| 31103 | Veterinarians |
They represent a wide spectrum of regulated, technical, clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and community care roles.
What’s Next?
The people who were invited today have to file a full permanent residence application in 60 days.
These are identity documents, police certificates, medical exams, evidence of funds where necessary, educational exams, and elaborate employment history.
The processing period of Express Entry permanent residence applications takes between six to eight months on average.
Another significant move towards the government of Canada reinforcing its healthcare workforce is the November 14 healthcare-oriented Express Entry draw.
The federal government is still proving that healthcare workers are one of the priorities in the country by sending 3,500 invitations with a competitive CRS score of 462.
It is a sound opportunity, regardless of whether the candidates are already employed or preparing to enter Canada, because it provides a solid avenue to becoming a permanent resident and have a future in one of the most crucial areas of labour in Canada.