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Express Entry draw #398

Express Entry draw #398, held on February 20, 2026, invited 4,000 candidates in the healthcare and social services occupations category with a minimum CRS score of 467.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#398
Date
(all 2026 rounds)
Round type (as published)
Healthcare and Social Services Occupations, 2026-Version 3
Category
Healthcare and social services
Invitations issued
4,000
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
467
Tie-breaking rule
December 09, 2025 at 18:22:06 UTC When several candidates had the minimum score, those who submitted their Express Entry profile before this date and time were invited.

Change from the previous Healthcare and social services round

Round #398 compared with the previous Healthcare and social services round
Measure#398#385Change
DateFebruary 20, 2026December 11, 202571 days later
Minimum CRS score467476−9
Invitations issued4,0001,000+3,000

All Healthcare and social services rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of February 15, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesDec 7, 2025Change
601-12002801,110−830
501-60016,55927,096−10,537
451-50073,60968,679+4,930
of which 491-50013,50412,445+1,059
of which 481-49013,24812,303+945
of which 471-48016,53114,851+1,680
of which 461-47015,42614,351+1,075
of which 451-46014,90014,729+171
401-45064,30566,302−1,997
of which 441-45014,14213,844+298
of which 431-44014,23914,166+73
of which 421-43012,42512,613−188
of which 411-42012,18312,193−10
of which 401-41011,31613,486−2,170
351-40053,65052,344+1,306
301-35019,00918,799+210
0-3008,2838,049+234
Total235,695242,379−6,684

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