Express Entry draw #398: Healthcare and Social Services Occupations
On February 20, 2026, IRCC invited 4,000 candidates in a Healthcare and Social Services Occupations round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 467.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #398 |
| Date | February 20, 2026 |
| Round type | Healthcare and Social Services Occupations |
| Invitations | 4,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 467 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 467 submitted before December 09, 2025 at 18:22:06 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #397 on February 19, 2026, cut off at 169 with 391 invitations. This round was 298 points higher, 1 day later.
Of the 15 healthcare rounds since 2023 up to that date, 7 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 10th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 34,848 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on February 15, 2026: 235,695 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 280 |
| 501–600 | 16,559 |
| 451–500 | 73,609 |
| 401–450 | 64,305 |
| 351–400 | 53,650 |
| 301–350 | 19,009 |
| 0–300 | 8,283 |
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.