Canada Just Invited 4,000 People for PR. Here’s What the Latest Express Entry Round Means.
On June 25, 2026, Canada sent out 4,000 invitations to apply for permanent residence through Express Entry. This round focused on Healthcare and Social Services jobs. The CRS cutoff was 475.
If your score is at least 475 and your work is in that field, this round was directly relevant to you.
What Is Express Entry?
Express Entry is Canada’s main system for handling permanent residence applications. Eligible candidates go into a pool and get ranked based on their CRS score. The government runs rounds during the year and sends invitations to the top-ranked candidates to apply. Your CRS score comes from factors like age, education, work experience, and language ability.
Types of Rounds
Canada runs three types of rounds, and knowing the difference matters for your planning. General rounds invite top candidates across all three Express Entry programs, with no occupation filter. Program-specific rounds target candidates eligible for one particular program, such as the Provincial Nominee Program. Category-based rounds focus on a specific occupation or skill set that Canada needs at that time, like the June 25 healthcare draw. These rounds often have lower cutoffs than general rounds. If your occupation qualifies, you may receive an invitation before a general round ever reaches your score.
Occupations Included in This Round
This round covered a wide range of healthcare and social services roles. Below is the full list of eligible occupations with their NOC codes and TEER categories.
| Occupation | NOC Code | TEER |
| Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | 32104 | 2 |
| Audiologists and speech-language pathologists | 31112 | 1 |
| Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists | 32123 | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 31201 | 1 |
| Dental hygienists and dental therapists | 32111 | 2 |
| Dentists | 31110 | 1 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 31121 | 1 |
| General practitioners and family physicians | 31102 | 1 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 32101 | 2 |
| Massage therapists | 32201 | 2 |
| Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations | 33101 | 3 |
| Medical laboratory technologists | 32120 | 2 |
| Medical radiation technologists | 32121 | 2 |
| Medical sonographers | 32122 | 2 |
| Nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates | 33102 | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners | 31302 | 1 |
| Nursing coordinators and supervisors | 31300 | 1 |
| Occupational therapists | 31203 | 1 |
| Optometrists | 31111 | 1 |
| Other medical technologists and technicians | 32129 | 2 |
| Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating | 31209 | 1 |
| Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment | 32109 | 2 |
| Paramedical occupations | 32102 | 2 |
| Pharmacists | 31120 | 1 |
| Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants | 33103 | 3 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 32124 | 2 |
| Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals | 31303 | 1 |
| Physiotherapists | 31202 | 1 |
| Psychologists | 31200 | 1 |
| Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 31301 | 1 |
| Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | 32103 | 2 |
| Social and community service workers | 42201 | 2 |
| Social workers | 41300 | 1 |
| Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 31100 | 1 |
| Specialists in surgery | 31101 | 1 |
| Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies | 41301 | 1 |
| Veterinarians | 31103 | 1 |
Who Is Eligible?
To receive an invitation through a category-based round, you need to meet the minimum criteria for Express Entry, including eligibility for at least one of the three programs it covers. You also need to meet all the specific requirements set out in the instructions for that round.
When Canada runs a category-based round, it ranks all candidates in the pool who meet the category requirements and invites the top-ranking ones to apply for permanent residence.
What does this mean for Your Profile?
CRS cutoffs shift with every round. A score that does not clear today’s cutoff may clear the next one, especially if a targeted category matches your field. Healthcare, trades, agriculture, STEM, and French-language proficiency have all seen dedicated rounds in recent years.
Understanding which round type applies to your profile is where most people need clarity. That is exactly what we help with at Flowertown Immigration.