Round #441 — September 4, 2026. IRCC issued 3,500 ITAs in the healthcare and social services category; the CRS cut-off for that round was 475.
The numbers
| Date | September 4, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #441 |
| Round type | Healthcare and social services |
| IRCC label | Healthcare and Social Services Occupations, 2026-Version 3 |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 3,500 |
| CRS cut-off | 475 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | ±0 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 71 days |
How it compares
The minimum score was unchanged from round #422 (June 25, 2026), which also closed at 475. The gap was 71 days; the last 10 rounds in this category have averaged 54 days apart. 500 fewer invitations went out than in that round, which issued 4,000.
That is a typical figure for the set — the last 10 rounds in this category run from 462 to 510, with an average of 479. The volume is mid-table for the set, which averages 2,600 invitations per round (500 to 4,000). Counting this one, 3 rounds in this category have been held in 2026, for 11,500 invitations in total. Across the last 10 rounds of any kind, the cut-offs sat between 198 and 760.
What this round selects
In a category-based round IRCC narrows the pool first and ranks afterwards: only profiles that meet the category’s requirements — and qualify for a federal program — are in the running. 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.
What it means for your profile
If your profile was in the pool and inside the healthcare and social services category on September 4, 2026 with a CRS score of 475 or more, this round would have reached you. A score below the cut-off does not remove your profile: an Express Entry profile stays in the pool for twelve months and is automatically considered in every round it qualifies for. This page does not forecast where the next cut-off will land. Each round depends on how many profiles are in the pool at the time and on the instructions in force that day, so a past cut-off is a record, not a target.
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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.