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IRCC sent 3,600 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency (PR) in a new Express Entry draw today targeting 35 healthcare occupations.
This is the third healthcare targeted draw; IRCC issued invitations for only 1,500 profiles in the previous round on July 6, 2023.
Summary of the Express Entry Draw today
Number of invitations issued: 3,600
Rank required to be invited to apply: 3,600 or above
Date and time of round: October 26, 2023 at 13:28:39 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 431
Tie-breaking rule: May 24, 2023 at 19:47:51 UTC
The CRS cutoff score is decreasing while the extent of healthcare-targeted Express Entry draws is increasing, which is encouraging.
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Professions Qualified For The Healthcare Express Entry Draw
The following are the 35 occupations that qualify for the Express Entry round of invitations in the category-based rounds of invitations for 2023:
| NOC Code | Occupation |
|---|---|
| 31100 | Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine |
| 31101 | Specialists in surgery |
| 31102 | General practitioners and family physicians |
| 31103 | Veterinarians |
| 31110 | Dentists |
| 31111 | Optometrists |
| 31112 | Audiologists and speech language pathologists |
| 31121 | Dieticians and nutritionists |
| 31200 | Psychologists |
| 31201 | Chiropractors |
| 31202 | Physiotherapists |
| 31203 | Occupational therapists |
| 31204 | Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment |
| 31209 | Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating |
| 31300 | Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors |
| 31301 | Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses |
| 31302 | Nurse practitioners |
| 31303 | Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals |
| 32101 | Licensed practical nurses |
| 32102 | Paramedical occupations |
| 32103 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists |
| 32109 | Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment |
| 32120 | Medical laboratory technologists |
| 32121 | Medical radiation technologists |
| 32122 | Medical sonographers |
| 32200 | Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists |
| 32201 | Massage therapists |
| 32209 | Other practitioners of natural healing |
| 33101 | Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations |
| 33102 | Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates |
| 33103 | Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants |
| 33109 | Other assisting occupations in support of health services |
| 41301 | Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies |
| 41320 | Education counsellors |
| 42203 | Instructors of persons with disabilities |
What are the most recent rounds of invitations for Express Entry?
The healthcare-targeted draw of the new Express Entry draw issued 3,600 invitations to apply for permanent residency on October 26, 2023.
Via a Francophile draw conducted on October 25, the IRCC dispatched a mere 300 invitations for permanent residency. The minimum score required by CRS was 486.
Previously, on October 24, Canada extended 1,548 ITAs to profiles with a CRS score of 776 or higher as part of a ‘PNP-only’ invitation round.
When will the next Express Entry draw be?
The IRCC is likely to announce the following Express Entry Draw between November 7 and November 9, 2023.
How long is the Express Entry processing time?
The service standard for IRCC is that 80% of Express Entry applications must be processed within six months of the complete file being received.
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