Express Entry draw invited 1500 healthcare professionals with a lowest CRS score of 463

Highlights: IRCC held its third round of Express Entry draw invitations

• The IRCC conducted its third round of Express Entry invitations in the first week of July 2023.
• The Express Entry Draw was held on 6 July 2023, which was a category-based selection draw in the Healthcare occupation.
• The latest EE draw invited 1500 healthcare professionals who fulfilled the eligibility criteria.
• The minimum CRS score appointed for the draw was 463, which was recorded as the lowest CRS score in 2023.
• The first-ever category-based selection draw for healthcare professionals was conducted on 28 June 2023.

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The announcement of category-based selection draws

• The category-based selection Draws for Express Entry was announced on 31 May 2023.
• The first category-based Draw for Healthcare occupation was conducted on 28 June 2023.

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First category-based Express Entry draw invited 500 healthcare professionals with a cut-off score 476

The second category-based Draw for the STEM occupations was conducted on 5 July 2023.
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First Express Entry STEM draw invited 500 candidates with a CRS score 486

The third category-based Draw for Healthcare occupations was conducted on 6 July 2023.

Healthcare Occupations: Category-based selection draws

The Healthcare occupation category has 35 eligible occupations. The list of occupations is mentioned below:

• Audiologists and speech language pathologists
• Chiropractors
• Dentists
• Dieticians and nutritionists
• Education counsellors
• General practitioners and family physicians
• Instructors of persons with disabilities
• Kinesiologists and other professional occupation in therapy and assessment
• Licensed practical nurses
• Massage therapists
• Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
• Medical laboratory technologists
• Medical radiation technologists
• Medical sonographers
• Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
• Nurse practitioners
• Nursing coordinators and supervisors
• Occupational therapists
• Optometrists
• Other assisting occupations in support of health services
• Other practitioners of natural healing
• Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
• Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
• Paramedical occupations
• Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
• Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
• Physiotherapists
• Psychologists
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
• Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
• Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
• Specialists in surgery
• Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
• Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
• Veterinarians

Canada has planned to invest $200 billion in healthcare over the next ten years to cater to the ever-growing demand of skilled healthcare staff in the country.
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Canada plans on investing $200 billion over the next 10 years

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