On December 11, 2025, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada announced the Express Entry draw results under the Healthcare and social services occupations.
1,000 Express Entry invitations were issued to eligible foreign nationals on December 11, 2025. The lowest-ranked candidate received a CRS score of 476. The date and time of the round was December 11, 2025 at 11:51:44 UTC, while the Tie-breaking rule date was November 26, 2025 at 07:44:30 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 December 10, in one of the largest Express Entry draws, Canada issued 6,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for its Canadian Experience Class Express Entry lottery draw. On December 8, the results of the Express Entry draw for the Provincial Nominee Program were released.
Canada’s Express Entry program, a popular immigration pathway for foreigners seeking employment and permanent residence in the country, was modified in February 2025.
Healthcare and social services occupations
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 to any other skilled occupation (50 points).
CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of December 7, 2025
