Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the latest Express Entry draw (round #327) on 20th November 2024. The draw was held to invite candidates to apply to any of the following Express Entry programs, as long as they qualify for it:
These 3,000 candidates have been selected in a category-based draw and they have about 60 days to apply for Canada PR.
As predicted, IRCC conducted a category-based draw on Wednesday. Now, Talent Connected Worldwide is predicting that the next Express Entry draw will be held on 2nd December and it should be a Provincial Nominee Program draw.
Healthcare Category-Based Express Entry Draws of 2024
In this year, IRCC has only conducted three healthcare-category specific draws. The details of those rounds are as follows:
| Date | Round type | Invitations issued | CRS cut-off |
| 20-Nov-24 | Healthcare occupations | 3,000 | 463 |
| 5-Jul-24 | Healthcare occupations | 3,750 | 445 |
| 14-Feb-24 | Healthcare occupations | 3,500 | 422 |
The NOC codes under which candidates have been invited are:
| NOC Codes | NOC Titles |
| 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 |
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