Canada invited 3,750 healthcare professionals from the Express Entry pool through a draw on July 05, 2024 at 16:03:12 UTC. Among the successful candidates were many of our clients in this group who not only improved their CRS score over the last 6 months but also made their Express Entry profile with us. We want to earnestly congratulate them all!
Express Entry Draw
Date of Draw: July 05, 2024 at 16:03:12 UTC
Minimum CRS Score: 445
Program: Healthcare Occupations
Tie-Breaking Rule: May 07, 2024 at 21:27:04 UTC
Although the CRS score cut-off was 445 -marginally higher from the last draw under this category, this draw unequivocally shows perfect alignment with the strategic priorities of IRCC, identified by our research team, as well with our own with respect to our clients. Focus on healthcare (highlighted text under strategic priorities section) has been identified by us as a prime strategic priority of IRCC and it remains as such and around 7% increase in ITAs in this draw vs the last one in this category not only strengthens our belief in identified-IRCC priorities but also in our experts and research team.
Did you know that none of our clients in this draw came into the tie-braking rule?
Let’s discuss how we achieved that.
2024/26 Strategic Priorities
A careful consideration of the language of the Supplementary Information for the 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan issued by IRCC on Nov 01, 2023 suggests clear strategic priorities along the following lines:
- Green (net-zero) and digital economy
- Focus on health, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
- Trades, transportation and agriculture to support expansion of Canadian businesses
- Family support for newcomers’ well-being and social adaptation
- supplement household income by spouses through Spousal Sponsorship
- Provision of childcare by Parents and Grandparents enabling their sponsors to enter or remain in the workforce.
NOCs Under the Healthcare Occupations Invited
In this draw, IRCC issued ITAs to candidates applying under the NOCs below. Many of our clients who were invited from series of NOCs in the table below deserve many congratulations from us as well as our expert RCICs who advising them and processed their applications.
| 31100 | Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine |
| 31101 | Specialists in surgery |
| 31102 | General practitioners and family physicians |
| 31103 | Veterinarians |
| 31110 | Dentists |
| 31111 | Optometrists |
| 31112 | Audiologists and speech language pathologists |
| 31121 | Dieticians and nutritionists |
| 31200 | Psychologists |
| 31201 | Chiropractors |
| 31202 | Physiotherapists |
| 31203 | Occupational therapists |
| 31204 | Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment |
| 31209 | Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating |
| 31300 | Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors |
| 31301 | Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses |
| 31302 | Nurse practitioners |
| 31303 | Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals |
| 32101 | Licensed practical nurses |
| 32102 | Paramedical occupations |
| 32103 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists |
| 32109 | Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment |
| 32120 | Medical laboratory technologists |
| 32121 | Medical radiation technologists |
| 32122 | Medical sonographers |
| 32200 | Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists |
| 32201 | Massage therapists |
| 32209 | Other practitioners of natural healing |
| 33101 | Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations |
| 33102 | Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates |
| 33103 | Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants |
| 33109 | Other assisting occupations in support of health services |
| 41301 | Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies |
| 41320 | Education counsellors |
| 42203 | Instructors of persons with disabilities |
