On May 2, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada announced the Express Entry draw results under the Healthcare and social services occupations.
500 Express Entry invitations were issued to eligible foreign nationals on May 2, 2025. The lowest-ranked candidate received a CRS score of 510. The date and time of the round was May 02, 2025, at 16:14:46 UTC, while the Tie-breaking rule date was July 21, 2024, at 04:31:17 UTC. This means the minimum Rank required to be invited to apply will be 500 or above. One may check the CRS score distribution below.
On May 1, 2025, 1,000 Express Entry invitations were issued to eligible foreign nationals. The lowest-ranked candidate received a CRS score of 479. The date and time of the round was May 01, 202,5, at 16:02:30 UTC, while the Tie-breaking rule date was August 10, 2024, at 10:35:55 UTC. This means the minimum Rank required to be invited to apply will be 1,000 or above.
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.
On April 28, 2024, 421 Express Entry invitations were issued to eligible foreign nationals under the Provincial Nominee Program, with the lowest-ranked candidate receiving a CRS score of 727. Date and time of round was April 28, 2025, at 14:18:27 UTC, while the Tie-breaking rule date was September 09, 202,4, at 17:11:19 UTC. This means the minimum Rank required to be invited to apply will be 421 or above.
Canada’s Express Entry program, a popular immigration pathway for foreigners seeking employment and permanent residence in the country, was modified in February 2025.
A new ‘education occupation category’ was introduced, and Canadian Experience Class stream candidates with working experience in Canada were given priority.
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 performed the actions described in the lead statement for the occupation as set out in the occupational descriptions of the National Occupational Classification; and
During that period of work experience they performed a substantial number of the main duties of the occupation as set out in the occupational descriptions of the National Occupational Classification, 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 in any other skilled occupation (50 points).
CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of April 27, 2025
