Express Entry draw #440: Physicians with Canadian Work Experience
On September 3, 2026, IRCC invited 229 candidates in a Physicians with Canadian Work Experience round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 198.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #440 |
| Date | September 3, 2026 |
| Round type | Physicians with Canadian Work Experience |
| Invitations | 229 |
| CRS cutoff | 198 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 198 submitted before August 06, 2026 at 19:40:38 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous healthcare round, #422 on June 25, 2026, cut off at 475 with 4,000 invitations. This round was 277 points lower, 70 days later.
The round before it overall was #439 (Canadian Experience Class, Sep 1, 2026), with a cutoff of 521.
Of the 18 healthcare rounds since 2023 up to that date, 1 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 52nd of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 122,656 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on August 30, 2026: 226,673 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 559 |
| 501–600 | 19,542 |
| 451–500 | 74,105 |
| 401–450 | 60,413 |
| 351–400 | 46,824 |
| 301–350 | 17,495 |
| 0–300 | 7,735 |
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.