Canada releases the third Express Entry draw of the week on 5 July by inviting 3,750 applicants. Candidates in the pool scoring 445 or above CRS score were sent invitations.
This latest draw specifically invites candidates from Health occupations to apply for the PR of Canada and it is also the second category-based draw of the week The selected applicants will have now 60 days to apply for permanent residence.
Draw Details of Health Occupations 5 July
Draw Program: Health occupations
Number of invitations issued: 3,750
Date and time of round: July 05, 2024 at 16:03:12 UTC
CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited: 445
Tie-breaking rule: May 07, 2024 at 21:27:04 UTC
Express Entry Pool as of 2 July: Candidates CRS Score Distribution
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 940 |
| 501-600 | 16,521 |
| 451-500 | 64,761 |
| 491-500 | 10,295 |
| 481-490 | 12,447 |
| 471-480 | 16,371 |
| 461-470 | 13,883 |
| 451-460 | 11,765 |
| 401-450 | 54,148 |
| 441-450 | 11,031 |
| 431-440 | 11,342 |
| 421-430 | 9,947 |
| 411-420 | 10,876 |
| 401-410 | 10,952 |
| 351-400 | 54,902 |
| 301-350 | 25,752 |
| 0-300 | 5,523 |
| Total | 222,547 |
Program-Based and Category-Based draws
This year, IRCC is also focusing on category-based immigration programs such as French language proficiency, health, trade, agriculture, agri-food, STEM, and transport occupations. The draw of 5th and 4th July is an example of this move.
The immigration department has also released draws for the “General” category which means random selection was made regardless of program or category distributions. The draws from 10 April and 23 April are examples of this norm.
For program specified draws that are traditional and most practiced are from CEC, the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trade Program, and the Provincial Nominee Program (aligned with Express Entry).
Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024
| Date of issue | Draw Category | Number of ITAs issued | Minimum CRS |
| 5 July | Health Occupations | 3,750 | 445 |
| 4 July | Trade Occupations | 1,800 | 436 |
| 02 July | Provincial Nominee Program | 920 | 739 |
| 19 June | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,499 | 633 |
| May 31 | Canada Experience Class | 3,000 | 522 |
| May 30 | Provincial Nominee Program | 2,985 | 676 |
| April 24 | French language proficiency | 1,400 | 410 |
| April 23 | General | 2,095 | 529 |
| April 11 | STEM occupations | 4,500 | 491 |
| April 10 | General | 1,280 | 549 |
| March 26 | French language proficiency | 1,500 | 388 |
| March 25 | General | 1,980 | 524 |
| March 13 | Transport occupations | 975 | 430 |
| March 12 | General | 2,850 | 525 |
| February 29 | French language proficiency | 2,500 | 336 |
| February 28 | General | 1,470 | 534 |
| February 16 | Agriculture and agri-food occupations | 150 | 437 |
| February 14 | Healthcare occupations | 3,500 | 422 |
| February 13 | General | 1,490 | 535 |
| February 1 | French language proficiency | 7,000 | 365 |
| January 31 | General | 730 | 541 |
| January 23 | General | 1,040 | 543 |
| January 10 | General | 1,510 | 546 |