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If you were expecting a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw this week — you’re definitely not alone. But don’t be too disappointed just yet.
Today’s Express Entry Draw #357 came in hot with 4,000 invitations for healthcare and social services workers, making it the largest healthcare draw ever. Not only that, it’s also the biggest non-French category-based draw of 2025 so far.
Here’s what stood out:
The timing is unexpected – monthly healthcare draws in May, June, and now July suggest IRCC may be prioritizing this category more.
Competition is fierce –even large draws like this are seeing high cut-offs compared to previous years.
This could benefit CEC candidates — today’s draw likely pulled many 501+ scorers out of the pool, which could lower the CRS cut-off in the next CEC-specific round.
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