First Express Entry Draw For Healthcare Occupations in 2024

Surya Rathee
[Published 15 Feb, 2024 | 04:28 AM]
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new Express Entry draw.

On 14 February 2024, the department issued 3,500 invitations to candidates in a category-based Express Entry draw for Healthcare Occupations. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 422 to be eligible.

This draw follows a General Express Entry draw that occurred yesterday, on February 13 - in which 1,490 candidates with a minimum CRS score of 535 were invited. So far in 2024 there was one other category-based selection draw. That draw took place on February 1 and invited 7,000 candidates with strong French language proficiency.

It has been the largest draw of the year so far.

Check Canada PR Eligibility

Express Entry Draw #284 - Results

Type of Draw: Healthcare Occupations

• Number of invitations issued: 3,500
• Rank required to be invited to apply: 3,500 or above
• Date and time of round: 14 February 2024 at 15:50:22 UTC
• CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 422
• Tie-breaking rule: 30 January 2024 at 02:39:54 UTC

If more than one candidate that was invited, has the lowest CRS score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they had submitted their Express Entry profile. Candidates invited to this Express Entry draw now have 60 days to submit a complete application for permanent residence (PR) in their online account. This includes providing all supporting documentation.

Previous Healthcare Occupations Draws

This was only the fourth Express Entry draw targeted for Healthcare Occupations since new selection categories for Express Entry were introduced by IRCC in May 2023.

Among the six new selection categories, Healthcare occupations make up the largest number of eligible occupations with 35 in total.

Healthcare Occupations Category Eligibility

To be eligible under the Healthcare Occupations category, you must:

• Have at least 6 months of full-time, continuous work experience within the past 3 years in Canada or abroad, in one of the 35 NOCs targeted for the Healthcare Occupations Category.
• Meet all of the requirements in the instructions for that round.

NOCs targeted

Canada depends heavily on immigration to fill healthcare positions. According to the latest job vacancy data from Statistics Canada, in 2023, there were 153,000 unfilled positions in healthcare and social assistance. This marks the highest number of vacancies across all employment sectors in the country.

Now is indeed the best time to immigrate to Canada as a Healthcare Worker!

Stay tuned for more Canada Immigration News.

Read More: 8 Best Healthcare Jobs in Canada for Immigrants in 2024

Source: canada.ca