Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted its second category-based Express Entry draw for Healthcare Occupations. This was Canada’s third category-based draw since six new categories for the selection of candidates under Express Entry were announced on May 31. The previous such draws were held on June 28 and July 05, 2023.
The latest Express Entry draw was held on July 05, 2023, which saw invitations being issued to a total of 1,500 candidates under Healthcare occupations. Invited candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 463 to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residency.
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If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.
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Among the six new categories, Healthcare occupations make up the largest number of eligible occupations with 35 in total:
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Immigrants in Canada make up 23% of Registered Nurses, 36% of Registered Physicians, and 54% of Dental Technologists. The Canadian government relies heavily on immigration to fill urgent gaps in the professions mentioned on the Canada Occupation In-Demand List. The most recent job vacancy data from Statistics Canada shows that there were 153,000 vacant positions in health care and social assistance in April 2023. This is the highest level of vacancies across all employment sectors.
Now is indeed the best time to immigrate to Canada!
Source: canada.ca
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