CRS drops to just 431 points in new Express Entry draw opened for Healthcare occupations

Express Entry Draw - 26 Oct 2023

In this latest category-based Express Entry invitation round, the IRCC invited total 3,600 candidates with experience in Healthcare Occupations to apply for Canadian PR (Permanent Resident) Visa. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement for the invited candidates was dropped to just 431 points.

Express Entry Draw Result - 26 October 2023

Date	EE Draw Category	No. of ITAs	Minimum CRS Score Requirement	Tie-breaking rule
October 26, 2023	Healthcare occupations (2023-1)	3,600	431	May 24, 2023 at 19:47:51 UTC

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EE Draw Analysis

After this new immigration draw of federal Express Entry System, Canada has now issued a total of 95,221 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian PR in the 35 Express Entry draws held this year until date.

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Express Entry draws in October 2023

EE Draw Date	Number of ITAs	CRS Score	EE Draw Category
26-Oct	3,600	431	Category-based -Healthcare Occupations
25-Oct	300	486	Category-based -French language Proficiency
24-Oct	1,548	776	PNP Only
10-Oct	3,725	500	All Programs
Total	9,173

Now, Canada has invited total 9,173 candidates this month to apply for Canadian PR Visa under four different categories of Express Entry invitation rounds. The first draw of October month was an all-program Express Entry draw, while second was program-specific (i.e. PNP only), and third and fourth EE draw this month were Category-based EE draws opened for French proficiency and Healthcare occupation candidates respectively.

The IRCC considerably dropped the CUT OFF in this particular invitation round to just 431 points to invite candidates with experience in the Healthcare Occupations.

It clearly indicate that the Canada PR aspirants with healthcare occupations have higher chance of getting the ITA (Invitation to Apply) for Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) Visa from the government of Canada. 

Also read-

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- Rajneesh Kumar