Express Entry draw #271: Healthcare occupations (Version 1)
On October 26, 2023, IRCC invited 3,600 candidates in a Healthcare occupations (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 431.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #271 |
| Date | October 26, 2023 |
| Round type | Healthcare occupations (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 3,600 |
| CRS cutoff | 431 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 431 submitted before May 24, 2023 at 19:47:51 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #255 on July 6, 2023, cut off at 463 with 1,500 invitations. This round was 32 points lower, 112 days later.
The round before it overall was #270 (French language proficiency (Version 1), Oct 25, 2023), with a cutoff of 486.
It was the lowest healthcare cutoff of the 3 such rounds since 2023 up to that date.
It was round 35th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 95,221 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on October 23, 2023: 214,873 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 1,536 |
| 501–600 | 1,307 |
| 451–500 | 60,587 |
| 401–450 | 54,565 |
| 351–400 | 60,378 |
| 301–350 | 31,189 |
| 0–300 | 5,311 |
What a healthcare round means
Healthcare rounds invite candidates with recent work experience in an eligible healthcare or social services occupation (including the physician rounds). IRCC lists the occupations on its category-based selection page. See Express Entry draw types for how the round types differ.
Where does your score stand?
The CRS calculator works out your score from your test results and profile, and shows how far it is from the last Canadian Experience Class cutoff.