Updates to Express Entry Category-Based Selection for 2025
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Updates to Express Entry Category-Based Selection for 2025
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has
announced the 2025 Express Entry categories on February 27, 2025.
The department introduced big changes to category-based
draws, introducing a new category, and removing another.
In 2025, a new Education category has been introduced, featuring five listed occupations.
Meanwhile, the Transport category has been removed
from category-based draws. Additionally, several social services occupations
have been added to the Healthcare category.
According to IRCC’s website, the current Express
Entry categories include:
- French-language
proficiency
- Healthcare
and Social Service occupations
- Agriculture
and Agri-food occupations
- Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) occupations
- Trades
occupations
- Education
occupations
However, IRCC has designated the following as priority
categories for 2025:
- French-language
proficiency
- Healthcare
and Social Service occupations
- Trades
occupations
- Education
occupations
These priority categories will receive Invitations to
Apply (ITA) through category-based draws under the Express Entry
system.
Additional changes have also been made to category-based
selection beyond these updates.
What other changes have been made to Express Entry
categories?
All previously included Express Entry categories that remain
after today's change have seen major changes to eligible
occupations.
Existing categories have seen several occupations that have
been added, and a number removed, as shown below:
|
Category
name |
Number
of occupations added |
Number
of occupations removed |
|
Healthcare
and Social Services occupations |
8 |
6 |
|
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
occupations |
6 |
19 |
|
Trade
occupations |
19 |
4 |
|
Agriculture and Agri-food occupations |
0 |
2 |
Healthcare and social services
The following occupations have been added to the Healthcare
and social services category:
|
Job
Title |
NOC
Code |
TEER
Level |
|
Animal
health technologists and veterinary technicians |
32104 |
2 |
|
Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological
diagnostic technologists |
32123 |
2 |
|
Dental
hygienists and dental therapists |
32111 |
2 |
|
Other medical technologists and technicians |
32129 |
2 |
|
Pharmacists |
31120 |
1 |
|
Pharmacy technicians |
32124 |
2 |
|
Social
and community service workers |
42201 |
2 |
|
Social workers |
41300 |
1 |
The following occupations have been removed from the
Healthcare and social services category:
|
Job
Title |
NOC
Code |
TEER
Level |
|
Educational
counsellors |
41320 |
1 |
|
Instructors of persons with disabilities |
42203 |
2 |
|
Kinesiologists
and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment |
31204 |
1 |
|
Other assisting occupations in support of health services |
33109 |
3 |
|
Other
practitioners of natural healing |
32209 |
2 |
|
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and
acupuncturists |
32200 |
2 |
STEM
The following occupations have been added to the STEM
category:
|
Job
Title |
NOC
Code |
TEER
Level |
|
Civil
engineering technologists and technicians |
22300 |
2 |
|
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and
technicians |
22310 |
2 |
|
Geological
Engineers |
21331 |
1 |
|
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
22301 |
2 |
|
Mechanical
Engineers |
21301 |
1 |
|
Insurance agents and brokers |
63100 |
3 |
The following occupations have been removed from the STEM
category:
|
Job
Title |
NOC
Code |
TEER
Level |
|
Architects |
21200 |
1 |
|
Business systems specialists |
21221 |
1 |
|
Computer
and information systems managers |
20012 |
0 |
|
Computer engineers (except software engineers and
designers) |
21311 |
1 |
|
Computer
systems developers and programmers |
21230 |
1 |
|
Data scientists |
21211 |
1 |
|
Database
analysts and data administrators |
21223 |
1 |
|
Engineering managers |
20010 |
0 |
|
Information
systems specialists |
21222 |
1 |
|
Land surveyors |
21203 |
1 |
|
Landscape
Architects |
21201 |
1 |
|
Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries |
21210 |
1 |
|
Metallurgical
and materials engineers |
21322 |
1 |
|
Natural and applied science policy researchers,
consultants, and program officers |
41400 |
1 |
|
Software
developers and programmers |
21232 |
1 |
|
Software engineers and designers |
21231 |
1 |
|
Urban
and land use planners |
21202 |
1 |
|
Web designers |
21233 |
1 |
|
Web
developers and programmers |
21234 |
1 |
Trade
The following occupations have been added to the Trade
category:
|
Job
Title |
NOC
Code |
TEER
Level |
|
Contractors
and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services |
82021 |
2 |
|
Floor covering installers |
73113 |
3 |
|
Painters
and decorators (except interior decorators) |
73112 |
3 |
|
Roofers and shinglers |
73110 |
3 |
|
Concrete
finishers |
73100 |
3 |
|
Other technical trades and related occupations |
72999 |
2 |
|
Water
well drillers |
72501 |
2 |
|
Electrical mechanics |
72422 |
2 |
|
Heavy-duty
equipment mechanics |
72401 |
2 |
|
Bricklayers |
72320 |
2 |
|
Cabinetmakers |
72311 |
2 |
|
Gas fitters |
72302 |
2 |
|
Industrial
electricians |
72201 |
2 |
|
Sheet metal workers |
72102 |
2 |
|
Machinists
and machining and tooling inspectors |
72100 |
2 |
|
Home building and renovation managers |
70011 |
0 |
|
Construction
managers |
70010 |
0 |
|
Cooks |
63200 |
3 |
|
Construction
estimators |
22303 |
2 |
The following occupations have been removed from the Trade
category:
|
Job
Title |
NOC
Code |
TEER
Level |
|
Residential
and commercial installers and servicers |
73200 |
3 |
|
Elevator constructors and mechanics |
72406 |
2 |
|
Machine
fitters |
72405 |
2 |
|
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades,
installers, repairers and servicers |
72014 |
2 |
Agriculture and agri-food
The following occupations have been added to the Agriculture
and agri-food category:
|
Job
Title |
NOC
Code |
TEER
Level |
|
Contractors
and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services |
82031 |
2 |
|
Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors |
82030 |
2 |
Which occupations have been added to the new Education
category?
The following occupations have been added to IRCC's new
Education category:
|
Job
Title |
NOC
Code |
TEER
Level |
|
Elementary
and secondary school teacher assistants |
43100 |
3 |
|
Instructors of persons with disabilities |
42203 |
2 |
|
Early
childhood educators and assistants |
42202 |
2 |
|
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers |
41221 |
1 |
|
Secondary
school teachers |
41220 |
1 |
How Are Express Entry Categories Selected?
IRCC determines Express Entry categories based
on Canada’s economic and demographic objectives.
Most occupation-based categories are aligned with labour
market demands, focusing on sectors facing worker shortages. These
categories are included in the Express Entry system to help address critical
labour gaps where local talent is insufficient, making immigration
essential.
In contrast, the French-language proficiency category supports Canada’s commitment to bilingualism and the promotion of French outside Quebec, as outlined in the Official Languages Act. Given the role of immigration in achieving this goal, IRCC plays a key role in welcoming and assisting francophone newcomers to Canada.
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