Foreign nationals who want to get permanent residency status in Canada have received invitations to apply from the Canadian immigration authority. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the Express Entry draw results under the Healthcare and social services occupations.
4,000 Express Entry invitations were issued to eligible foreign nationals on July 12. The lowest-ranked candidate received a CRS score of 475.
The date and time of the round was July 12, 2025 at 16:27:45 UTC. while the Tie-breaking rule date was March 13, 2025 at 13:08:29 UTC. This means the minimum Rank required to be invited to apply will be 4,000 or above. One may check the CRS score distribution below.
On July 21, IRCC, under the Express Entry system’s Provincial Nominee Program draw number 356, sent 202 invitations to selected foreign nationals, with the lowest-ranked candidate receiving a CRS score of 788.
If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.
Canada Express Entry program
Canada’s Express Entry program, a popular immigration pathway for foreigners seeking employment and permanent residence in the country, was modified in February 2025.
Canada Express Entry is a program for skilled immigrants seeking permanent residency in Canada, managed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) under various programs such as the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Provincial Nominee Program.
A new ‘education occupation category’ was introduced, and Canadian Experience Class stream candidates with working experience in Canada were given priority.
Healthcare and social services occupations category
An eligible foreign national is a member of the Healthcare and social services occupations category if they meet the following requirements:
At least six months of full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time work, in one of the occupations referred to in the table below. The experience has to be gained within the three years preceding the day on which the category was established, over a continuous period.
During that period of work experience, they would have performed the actions described in the lead statement for the occupation as set out in the occupational descriptions of the National Occupational Classification and performed a substantial number of the main duties of the occupation, including all of the essential duties.
On March 25, 2025, Canada withdrew ‘job offer points’ from the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) in the Express Entry pool. This will apply to both current and future candidates. The removal of ‘job offer points’ from the Comprehensive Ranking System will not apply to all categories, but only to those that are classified under Major Group 00 of the National Occupation Classification (for example, senior management positions) (200 points) and to any other skilled occupation (50 points).
CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of July 20, 2025
