Canada invited 3500 healthcare workers under the Express Entry category-based selection draw
On February 13, 2024 Issued 3500 invitations to healthcare workers. Candidates needed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 422 to be invited in this invitation round.
Among the six new categories, healthcare occupations make up the largest number of eligible occupations, 35 in total:
- Audiologists and speech language pathologists
- Chiropractors
- Dentists
- Dieticians and nutritionists
- Education counselors
- 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
Following table shows details of Express Entry Draws held in 2024:
Draw Date | Type of Draw | Min. CRS Score | Invitations Issued in this Draw |
10-Jan-24 | All Program | 546 | 1510 |
23-Jan-24 | All Program | 543 | 1040 |
31-Jan-24 | All Program | 541 | 730 |
01-Feb-24 | Category-based | 365 | 7000 |
13-Feb-24 | All Program | 535 | 1490 |
13-Feb-24 | Category-based | 422 | 3500 |
Total No. of Invitations in 2024 | 15270 | ||
An older population will create more demand on the healthcare system. Canada needs immigrants to make up for the shortfall of younger Canadians and fill these critical positions.
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