On June 25, 2026, IRCC ran round #422 of Express Entry, a round in the healthcare and social services category. It issued 4,000 invitations to apply (ITAs), and the lowest-ranked candidate invited held a CRS score of 475.
The numbers
| Date | June 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #422 |
| Round type | Healthcare and social services |
| IRCC label | Healthcare and Social Services Occupations, 2026-Version 3 |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 4,000 |
| CRS cut-off | 475 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | +8 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 125 days |
How it compares
Against round #398 (February 20, 2026), where the cut-off was 467, the minimum score climbed by 8 points. The gap was 125 days; the last 9 rounds in this category have averaged 52 days apart. IRCC issued exactly the same number of invitations as last time, 4,000.
That is a typical figure for the set — the last 9 rounds in this category run from 462 to 510, with an average of 479. It is also the largest of those rounds by volume — they range from 500 to 4,000 invitations. Counting this one, 2 rounds in this category have been held in 2026, for 8,000 invitations in total. Across the last 10 rounds of any kind, the cut-offs sat between 223 and 805.
What it means for your profile
This round reached every profile that was in the pool and inside the healthcare and social services category on June 25, 2026 and scored 475 CRS or higher. Profiles below the line are not removed: they stay in the pool for twelve months and are counted again in each subsequent round they qualify for. No forecast is attached to these figures. A cut-off reflects the pool as it stood that day and the instructions in force, which is why we publish the record and leave the prediction out.
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What this round selects
Category-based rounds do not draw from the whole pool. IRCC picks one category and invites only the profiles inside it that meet the category’s own requirements, on top of qualifying for a federal program. This category covers occupations in health care and social services.
Eligible occupations for this category
IRCC does not publish the occupations of the candidates it invited. It does publish the list of occupations eligible for each category: in this round, candidates with qualifying work experience in one of the following 37 occupations could be invited, subject to the round’s other requirements.
| NOC 2021 code | Occupation | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 32104 | Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | 2 |
| 31112 | Audiologists and speech-language pathologists | 1 |
| 32123 | Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists | 2 |
| 31201 | Chiropractors | 1 |
| 32111 | Dental hygienists and dental therapists | 2 |
| 31110 | Dentists | 1 |
| 31121 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 1 |
| 31102 | General practitioners and family physicians | 1 |
| 32101 | Licensed practical nurses | 2 |
| 32201 | Massage therapists | 2 |
| 33101 | Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations | 3 |
| 32120 | Medical laboratory technologists | 2 |
| 32121 | Medical radiation technologists | 2 |
| 32122 | Medical sonographers | 2 |
| 33102 | Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 3 |
| 31302 | Nurse practitioners | 1 |
| 31300 | Nursing coordinators and supervisors | 1 |
| 31203 | Occupational therapists | 1 |
| 31111 | Optometrists | 1 |
| 32129 | Other medical technologists and technicians | 2 |
| 31209 | Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating | 1 |
| 32109 | Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment | 2 |
| 32102 | Paramedical occupations | 2 |
| 31120 | Pharmacists | 1 |
| 33103 | Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants | 3 |
| 32124 | Pharmacy technicians | 2 |
| 31303 | Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals | 1 |
| 31202 | Physiotherapists | 1 |
| 31200 | Psychologists | 1 |
| 31301 | Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 1 |
| 32103 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | 2 |
| 42201 | Social and community service workers | 2 |
| 41300 | Social workers | 1 |
| 31100 | Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 1 |
| 31101 | Specialists in surgery | 1 |
| 41301 | Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies | 1 |
| 31103 | Veterinarians | 1 |
Source: IRCC, category-based selection (page modified June 22, 2026). Occupation titles as IRCC publishes them.
Source: the rounds of invitations IRCC publishes, read automatically through our data service. GerCanada is a private consultancy and is not part of the Government of Canada.