{"id":2571,"date":"2023-07-10T09:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T09:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2023-07-10T10:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T10:00:46","slug":"canada-holds-first-ever-category-based-express-entry-draw-for-healthcare-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azimiimmigration.net\/?p=2571&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Canada holds first-ever category-based Express Entry draw for healthcare workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This news was obtained from\u00a0<\/strong>www.cicnews.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

IRCC has invited 500 healthcare workers under the new Express Entry category-based selection draws. Candidates required a minimum comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score of 476.
\nThis is the very first category-based selection draw since the six new categories were announced on May 31. A second round, inviting 1,500 healthcare workers to apply, will take place on July 5.
\nA draw inviting eligible candidates from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions is also expected to occur in the same week.<\/p>\n

Healthcare occupations and category-based selection<\/strong><\/span>
\nOn May 31, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that it had finalized new category-based selection for Express Entry.
\nAmong the six new categories, healthcare occupations make up the largest number of eligible occupations, 35 in total:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Audiologists and speech language pathologists
\n\u2022 Chiropractors
\n\u2022 Dentists
\n\u2022 Dieticians and nutritionists
\n\u2022 Education counsellors
\n\u2022 General practitioners and family physicians
\n\u2022 Instructors of persons with disabilities
\n\u2022 Kinesiologists and other professional occupation in therapy and assessment
\n\u2022 Licensed practical nurses
\n\u2022 Massage therapists
\n\u2022 Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
\n\u2022 Medical laboratory technologists
\n\u2022 Medical radiation technologists
\n\u2022 Medical sonographers
\n\u2022 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
\n\u2022 Nurse practitioners
\n\u2022 Nursing coordinators and supervisors
\n\u2022 Occupational therapists
\n\u2022 Optometrists
\n\u2022 Other assisting occupations in support of health services
\n\u2022 Other practitioners of natural healing
\n\u2022 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
\n\u2022 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
\n\u2022 Paramedical occupations
\n\u2022 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
\n\u2022 Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
\n\u2022 Physiotherapists
\n\u2022 Psychologists
\n\u2022 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
\n\u2022 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
\n\u2022 Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
\n\u2022 Specialists in surgery
\n\u2022 Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
\n\u2022 Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
\n\u2022 Veterinarians<\/p>\n

Other categories include:
\n\u2022 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions
\n\u2022 trades, such as carpenters, plumbers and contractors
\n\u2022 transportation
\n\u2022 agriculture and agri-food
\n\u2022 strong French language proficiency<\/p>\n

Healthcare worker shortage in Canada<\/strong><\/span>
\nHealthcare is one of the sectors experiencing a critical shortage of workers. This is in part because Canada has one of the lowest birth rates globally and an aging population. For example, it is estimated that nine million Canadians will reach retirement age, 65, within the next seven years.
\nAn older population will create more demand on the healthcare system. Canada needs immigrants to make up for the shortfall of younger Canadians and fill these critical positions.
\nRecent job vacancy data from Statistics Canada shows that there were 144,500 vacant positions within the healthcare and social assistance sector as of March 2023, or 17.7% of all unfilled positions.
\nSeveral provinces and territories already hold draws for healthcare professionals through targeted streams of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). For example, Alberta recently launched a Designated Healthcare Pathway, under the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, British Columbia invites healthcare professionals in nearly every BC PNP draw and Ontario recently invited 318 foreign workers in a healthcare occupation.
\nCategory-based selection draws were anticipated to begin this year due to changes made to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in June 2022. The changes mean that Canada\u2019s immigration minister may now select economic immigrants based on key attributes if they will support Canada\u2019s economic priorities or promote French-speaking immigration to communities outside of Quebec.
\nThe categories were chosen following discussions with provincial and territorial governments as well as other stakeholders who were able to help IRCC understand where the biggest labour force gaps exist.
\nEligible candidates under the occupation-specific categories require at least 6 months of continuous work experience in one of the listed occupations, obtained within the past three years. This experience can be gained either in Canada or abroad.<\/p>\n

This news was obtained from\u00a0<\/strong>www.cicnews.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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