Express Entry draw #362: Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)
On August 19, 2025, IRCC invited 2,500 candidates in a Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 470.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #362 |
| Date | August 19, 2025 |
| Round type | Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) |
| Invitations | 2,500 |
| CRS cutoff | 470 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 470 submitted before April 23, 2025 at 20:08:53 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #357 on July 22, 2025, cut off at 475 with 4,000 invitations. This round was 5 points lower, 28 days later.
The round before it overall was #361 (Provincial Nominee Program, Aug 18, 2025), with a cutoff of 800.
Of the 10 healthcare rounds since 2023 up to that date, 5 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 32nd of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 55,820 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on August 17, 2025: 254,113 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 188 |
| 501–600 | 22,930 |
| 451–500 | 75,011 |
| 401–450 | 73,920 |
| 351–400 | 53,461 |
| 301–350 | 20,424 |
| 0–300 | 8,179 |
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.