IRCC Invites 2,500 Healthcare Professionals in Latest Express Entry Draw

By Vikrant Singh, October 16, 2025

Canada is once again opening its doors to healthcare professionals. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued 2,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in the latest category-based Express Entry draw targeting candidates in the Healthcare and Social Services sector.

To qualify for this round, candidates needed:

• A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 472, and

• An Express Entry profile created before May 12, 2025, at 11:17 p.m. UTC.

This marks the fifth healthcare draw of 2025 and ties with the August 19 draw as the second-largest healthcare-specific round this year. The largest took place on July 22, when 4,000 invitations were issued.

Although there have been just five healthcare-specific draws so far, the category has accounted for nearly 10,000 ITAs — making it the third-highest invitation category under Express Entry this year.

Express Entry 2025: A Quick Recap

As of mid-October 2025, IRCC has issued a total of 73,183 ITAs through Express Entry. The focus remains strong on Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws, followed by Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and French-language proficiency categories.

Here’s how the draws are distributed so far this year:

Draw Type	Number of Draws
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)	19
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	10
French-language proficiency	6
Healthcare and Social Services	5
Education	2
Trade	1

And here’s how ITAs have been distributed by category:

Draw Type	ITAs Issued in 2025
French-language proficiency	30,000
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	21,850
Healthcare and Social Services	9,792
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)	6,947
Education	3,500
Trade	1,250

Full List of Express Entry Draws in 2025

Below is a summary of all Express Entry draws issued so far this year:

Date	Draw Type	Number of ITAs	Cut-off CRS Score
Oct 14	Provincial Nominee Program	345	778
Oct 6	French language proficiency	4,500	432
Oct 1	Canadian Experience Class	1,000	534
Sep 29	Provincial Nominee Program	291	855
Sep 18	Trade	1,250	505
Sep 17	Education	2,500	462
Sep 15	Provincial Nominee Program	228	746
Sep 4	French language proficiency	4,500	446
Sep 3	Canadian Experience Class	1,000	534
Sep 2	Provincial Nominee Program	249	772
Aug 19	Healthcare and social services	2,500	470
Aug 18	Provincial Nominee Program	192	800
Aug 8	French language proficiency	2,500	481
Aug 7	Canadian Experience Class	1,000	534
Aug 6	Provincial Nominee Program	225	739
Jul 22	Healthcare and social services	4,000	475
Jul 21	Provincial Nominee Program	202	788
Jul 8	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	518
Jul 7	Provincial Nominee Program	356	750
Jun 26	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	521
Jun 23	Provincial Nominee Program	503	742
Jun 12	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	529
Jun 10	Provincial Nominee Program	125	784
Jun 4	Healthcare and social services	500	504
Jun 2	Provincial Nominee Program	277	726
May 13	Canadian Experience Class	500	547
May 12	Provincial Nominee Program	511	706
May 2	Healthcare and social services	500	510
May 1	Education	1,000	479
Apr 28	Provincial Nominee Program	421	727
Apr 14	Provincial Nominee Program	825	764
Mar 21	French language proficiency	7,500	379
Mar 17	Provincial Nominee Program	536	736
Mar 6	French language proficiency	4,500	410
Mar 3	Provincial Nominee Program	725	667
Feb 19	French language proficiency	6,500	428
Feb 17	Provincial Nominee Program	646	750
Feb 5	Canadian Experience Class	4,000	521
Feb 4	Provincial Nominee Program	455	802
Jan 23	Canadian Experience Class	4,000	527
Jan 8	Canadian Experience Class	1,350	542
Jan 7	Provincial Nominee Program	471	793

What This Means for Healthcare Professionals

With Canada facing ongoing healthcare workforce shortages, IRCC is clearly prioritizing this sector. If you’re a healthcare professional considering immigration, now is the time to create or update your Express Entry profile to ensure you’re in the pool before the next round of invitations.

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