Express Entry draw #422: Healthcare and Social Services Occupations
On June 25, 2026, IRCC invited 4,000 candidates in a Healthcare and Social Services Occupations round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 475.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #422 |
| Date | June 25, 2026 |
| Round type | Healthcare and Social Services Occupations |
| Invitations | 4,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 475 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 475 submitted before May 21, 2026 at 12:14:09 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #421 on June 24, 2026, cut off at 223 with 271 invitations. This round was 252 points higher, 1 day later.
Of the 17 healthcare rounds since 2023 up to that date, 11 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 34th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 89,067 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on June 21, 2026: 239,645 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 941 |
| 501–600 | 20,012 |
| 451–500 | 75,938 |
| 401–450 | 64,807 |
| 351–400 | 51,897 |
| 301–350 | 17,946 |
| 0–300 | 8,104 |
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.