On May 31, Canada's Minister of Immigration Sean Fraser, announced the launch of category-based selection draws for Express Entry candidates. With the introduction of category-based draws, the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) aims to strategically address labor shortages across various key sectors in Canada.
Canada Express Entry draws in 2023 will now be focused on candidates who have a strong French language proficiency or work experience in the following fields:
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Canada relies a lot on immigration to fill healthcare jobs. In the last quarter of 2022, there were 143,695 job vacancies in the Healthcare and Social Assistance category - making it the sector with the highest number of job vacancies in Canada.
Interestingly, a quarter of all registered nurses and 36% of physicians in Canada were born outside of the country. But here's the issue: foreign-trained medical professionals often have a tough time getting accreditation from Canadian authorities and approval to work in their field in Canada.
To address this, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is making some changes to make it easier for foreign-trained healthcare workers to immigrate to Canada, especially doctors who are already in Canada on a temporary visa.
OCCUPATION | NOC CODE |
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists | 31112 |
Chiropractors | 31201 |
Dentists | 31110 |
Dieticians and Nutritionists | 31121 |
Education counsellors | 41320 |
General practitioners and family physicians | 31102 |
Instructors of persons with disabilities | 42203 |
Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment | 31204 |
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 coordinators and supervisors | 31300 |
Occupational therapists | 31203 |
Optometrists | 31111 |
Other assisting occupations in support of health services | 33109 |
Other practitioners of natural healing | 32209 |
Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating | 31209 |
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessments | 32109 |
Paramedical occupations | 32102 |
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants | 33103 |
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 |
Specialists in surgery | 31101 |
Therapists in counseling and related specialized therapies | 41301 |
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists | 32200 |
Veterinarians | 31103 |
To be eligible to apply under the Healthcare Occupations Category, you must:
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) chooses categories based on:
“Everywhere I go, I’ve heard loud and clear from employers across the country who are experiencing chronic labor shortages. These changes to the Express Entry system will ensure that they have the skilled workers they need to grow and succeed. We can also grow our economy and help businesses with labor shortages while also increasing the number of French-proficient candidates to help ensure the vitality of French-speaking communities. Put simply, Canada’s immigration system has never been more responsive to the country’s social or economic needs.” said Fraser.
The introduction of new categories aims to address the vacancies mentioned on the Canada Occupation In-demand List. Immigration in 2023 and beyond will continue to support the labor shortage in Canada and sustain the growth of the French language in French minority communities outside Quebec.
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