Express Entry draw #284: Healthcare occupations (Version 1)
On February 14, 2024, IRCC invited 3,500 candidates in a Healthcare occupations (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 422.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #284 |
| Date | February 14, 2024 |
| Round type | Healthcare occupations (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 3,500 |
| CRS cutoff | 422 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 422 submitted before January 30, 2024 at 02:39:54 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #271 on October 26, 2023, cut off at 431 with 3,600 invitations. This round was 9 points lower, 111 days later.
The round before it overall was #283 (General, Feb 13, 2024), with a cutoff of 535.
It was the lowest healthcare cutoff of the 4 such rounds since 2023 up to that date.
It was round 6th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 15,270 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on February 11, 2024: 211,273 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 587 |
| 501–600 | 9,004 |
| 451–500 | 60,043 |
| 401–450 | 51,356 |
| 351–400 | 55,850 |
| 301–350 | 29,141 |
| 0–300 | 5,292 |
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.