Express Entry draw #385: Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)
On December 11, 2025, IRCC invited 1,000 candidates in a Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 476.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #385 |
| Date | December 11, 2025 |
| Round type | Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2) |
| Invitations | 1,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 476 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 476 submitted before November 26, 2025 at 07:44:30 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #379 on November 14, 2025, cut off at 462 with 3,500 invitations. This round was 14 points higher, 27 days later.
The round before it overall was #384 (Canadian Experience Class, Dec 10, 2025), with a cutoff of 520.
Of the 13 healthcare rounds since 2023 up to that date, 9 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 55th of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 102,599 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on December 7, 2025: 242,379 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 1,110 |
| 501–600 | 27,096 |
| 451–500 | 68,679 |
| 401–450 | 66,302 |
| 351–400 | 52,344 |
| 301–350 | 18,799 |
| 0–300 | 8,049 |
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.