500 healthcare professionals have been invited by IRCC as part of the new Express Entry category-based selection draws. A minimum comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score of 476 was required of applicants.
Since the six new categories were revealed on May 31, this is the first selection draw based on category. On July 5, 1,500 workers will be invited to apply in a second round.
Additionally, a draw to choose qualified individuals from the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is anticipated to take place that same week.
Healthcare occupations and category-based selection
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) declared on May 31 that the new category-based selection for Express Entry had been finalized.
The most qualifying vocations among the six new categories are those in healthcare, with 35 in total:
• 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
Other categories include:
• science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions
• trades, such as carpenters, plumbers and contractors
• transportation
• agriculture and agri-food
• strong French language proficiency
Candidates with good French language skills will also be targeted in new drawings.
Candidates must have completed at least six months of continuous employment in one of the individual occupations—a complete list of which can be found lower down this article—within the previous three years in order to be eligible.
The objective is to improve the responsiveness of Express Entry, which handles applications for federal immigration streams like the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class as well as portions of the Provincial Nominee Program.
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