Express Entry draw #373: Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)
On October 15, 2025, IRCC invited 2,500 candidates in a Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 472.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #373 |
| Date | October 15, 2025 |
| Round type | Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) |
| Invitations | 2,500 |
| CRS cutoff | 472 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 472 submitted before May 12, 2025 at 23:17:30 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #362 on August 19, 2025, cut off at 470 with 2,500 invitations. This round was 2 points higher, 57 days later.
The round before it overall was #372 (Provincial Nominee Program, Oct 14, 2025), with a cutoff of 778.
Of the 11 healthcare rounds since 2023 up to that date, 6 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 43rd of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 74,183 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on October 13, 2025: 248,342 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 345 |
| 501–600 | 25,411 |
| 451–500 | 70,641 |
| 401–450 | 72,026 |
| 351–400 | 52,448 |
| 301–350 | 19,496 |
| 0–300 | 7,975 |
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.