On July 22, 2025, the Express Entry Draw 357 issued 4,000 invitations to apply for permanent residency under the healthcare and social services occupations category with a comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score of 475, which was 29 points lower than the last draw for healthcare and social services occupations. (IRCC Official Website)
Express Entry Draw 357: Healthcare and Social Services Occupations List
Occupation | NOC Code |
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | 32104 |
Audiologists and speech language pathologists | 31112 |
Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists | 32123 |
Chiropractors | 31201 |
Dental hygienists and dental therapists | 32111 |
Dentists | 31110 |
Dieticians and nutritionists | 31121 |
General practitioners and family physicians | 31102 |
Licensed practical nurses | 32101 |
Massage therapists | 32201 |
Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations | 33101 |
Medical laboratory technologists | 32120 |
Medical radiation technologists | 32121 |
Medical sonographers | 32122 |
Nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates | 33102 |
Nurse practitioners | 31302 |
Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors | 31300 |
Occupational therapists | 31203 |
Optometrists | 31111 |
Other medical technologists and technicians | 32129 |
Other professional occupations in health, diagnosing, and treating | 31209 |
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment | 32109 |
Paramedical occupations | 32102 |
Pharmacists | 31120 |
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants | 33103 |
Pharmacy technicians | 32124 |
Physician assistants, midwives, and allied health professionals | 31303 |
Physiotherapists | 31202 |
Psychologists | 31200 |
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 31301 |
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists, and cardiopulmonary technologists | 32103 |
Social and community service workers | 42201 |
Social workers | 41300 |
Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 31100 |
Specialists in surgery | 31101 |
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies | 41301 |
Veterinarians | 31103 |
So far this year, IRCC has invited 49,403 ITAs through the Express Entry system. This year’s Express Entry draws mainly focused on Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws, while the remaining Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Express Entry were given to Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates proficient in the French language.
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