Express Entry draw #357: Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)
On July 22, 2025, IRCC invited 4,000 candidates in a Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 475.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #357 |
| Date | July 22, 2025 |
| Round type | Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) |
| Invitations | 4,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 475 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 475 submitted before March 13, 2025 at 13:08:29 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #349 on June 4, 2025, cut off at 504 with 500 invitations. This round was 29 points lower, 48 days later.
The round before it overall was #356 (Provincial Nominee Program, Jul 21, 2025), with a cutoff of 788.
Of the 9 healthcare rounds since 2023 up to that date, 5 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 27th of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 49,403 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 20, 2025: 256,914 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 200 |
| 501–600 | 21,348 |
| 451–500 | 78,339 |
| 401–450 | 73,409 |
| 351–400 | 54,165 |
| 301–350 | 21,122 |
| 0–300 | 8,331 |
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.