Express Entry draw #345: Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)
On May 2, 2025, IRCC invited 500 candidates in a Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 510.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #345 |
| Date | May 2, 2025 |
| Round type | Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) |
| Invitations | 500 |
| CRS cutoff | 510 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 510 submitted before July 21, 2024 at 04:31:17 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #327 on November 20, 2024, cut off at 463 with 3,000 invitations. This round was 47 points higher, 163 days later.
The round before it overall was #344 (Education occupations (Version 1), May 1, 2025), with a cutoff of 479.
Of the 7 healthcare rounds since 2023 up to that date, 6 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 15th of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 33,429 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on April 27, 2025: 246,673 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 416 |
| 501–600 | 20,708 |
| 451–500 | 72,523 |
| 401–450 | 68,267 |
| 351–400 | 53,640 |
| 301–350 | 22,553 |
| 0–300 | 8,566 |
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.