Express Entry draw #379: Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)
On November 14, 2025, IRCC invited 3,500 candidates in a Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 462.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #379 |
| Date | November 14, 2025 |
| Round type | Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) |
| Invitations | 3,500 |
| CRS cutoff | 462 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 462 submitted before December 02, 2024 at 22:19:41 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #373 on October 15, 2025, cut off at 472 with 2,500 invitations. This round was 10 points lower, 30 days later.
The round before it overall was #378 (Canadian Experience Class, Nov 12, 2025), with a cutoff of 533.
Of the 12 healthcare rounds since 2023 up to that date, 3 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 49th of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 86,699 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on November 9, 2025: 245,706 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 696 |
| 501–600 | 26,414 |
| 451–500 | 70,175 |
| 401–450 | 68,939 |
| 351–400 | 52,360 |
| 301–350 | 19,104 |
| 0–300 | 8,018 |
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.