Hi Friends 🖐️,

Good morning, and happy Sunday!🌞

Today’s email has some great updates on:

1. No draw this week.

2. IRCC finally updates new category for Express Entry draws

3. Caregiver Pilot launching on March 31, 2025

4. Tips for PR

So, why wait?

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No draw this week

✅ No draws this week.

With these new categories, it’s now clear to Ontario and British Columbia which occupations they can target. We are now expecting draws from these provinces in the next two weeks.

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Express Entry New Category

On February 27, 2025, Minister Marc Miller announced the 2025 Express Entry categories, including a new education category. The focus will be on inviting candidates with Canadian work experience to apply for permanent residence. Category-based invitation rounds will target:

1. French-language proficiency

2. Healthcare and social service occupations (37)

   Previously, there were 35 occupations; now there are 37. The newly added occupations are 32104 - Animal Health Technologists and Veterinary Technicians, and 32123 - Cardiology Technologists and Electrophysiological Diagnostic Technologists.
   

3. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations (11)
   In the STEM category, there were 25 occupations, but now there are only 11.
   

4. Trade occupations (25)
   In the Trade category, there are 15 more occupations compared to last year.

5. Agriculture and agri-food occupations (1)

6. Education occupations (5)
   This is a category.

   
   

🚀 Eligibility for Each Category

To be eligible for an invitation through the category-based round, you must:

• Meet the minimum criteria for Express Entry, including eligibility for one of the three immigration programs it covers.

• Fulfill all the requirements outlined in the instructions for that specific round.

For details of eligible occupations click here.

2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan

As per the 2025-2027 Plan, the Overall Planned Permanent Resident Admissions under the Economic category is as follows.

Based on the 2024 survey, in which IRCC asked Canadians to share their views on three economic priorities and areas of focus for category-based selection in Express Entry in 2025, the key priorities include:

• Addressing structural labour market shortages

• Addressing emerging labour needs

• Supporting economic growth through Francophone immigration outside Quebec

Based on this report, the following might happen:

✅ In the Federal Economic Priorities (category draws), the total planned admissions will be 41,700, which includes all categories mentioned above. Most admissions will be allocated to French-speaking workers, followed by healthcare occupations, trade occupations, STEM, education occupations, and agricultural and agri-food occupations.

✅ In Canada, the focus (~83,000) will primarily be on CEC draws, providing a significant opportunity for those who already have or are gaining Canadian experience.

✅ In Pilot programs, the Agri-food program has already closed with 1,010 admissions, and approximately 5,000 spots will be allocated for the caregiver pilot, covering both NOC Home Support Workers and Child Support Workers.

Caregiver Pilot

📢 Exciting News: Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot – Launching March 31, 2025! 🇨🇦👩‍⚕️

Canada is making it easier for home care workers to obtain permanent residency through a simplified, one-step process!

Key Highlights: PR in One Step
✅ 2 Streams

1. For workers already in Canada.

2. For overseas applicants.

For Workers in Canada:
Eligibility Requirements:
✅ Language: Minimum CLB 4 in English or French (NCLC).
✅ Education: Equivalent to a Canadian high school diploma or higher.
✅ Experience/Training: At least 6 months of relevant work experience or a related caregiver training credential.
✅ Job Offer: Full-time home care job offer in Canada (at least 30 hours a week).

Your job offer can be from

• Private households

• organizations that directly hire full-time workers to provide short-term or occasional home care for those who are semi-independent or recovering from an injury or illness, for example

  • Home health care service providers

  • Home care support service providers

  • Direct care agencies

  • Personal care services in residential settings

  • Pediatric home health care service providers

  • This will not include recruitment or placement agencies.

“NO LMIA required”

When the pilot launches, we’ll initially be accepting applications only for the Workers in Canada stream.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Tips for PR

• If you have 1 year of experience in a TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 category occupation, you are eligible for CEC draws.

• If you have at least 6 months of Canadian experience in a TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 category occupation and switch to any eligible occupation in the healthcare & social services, trade, STEM, Agri-Food, or education categories, you just need 6 months of experience to become eligible for PR in this category draw.
  
  ✅ For example:

  One of my friends is working at Walmart as a department manager (NOC 62010) and has 6 months of experience in a TEER 2 category occupation. Now, he is switching to Welder (NOC 72106), which is also a TEER 2 occupation. Once he gains six months of experience as a welder, he will be eligible for both CEC draws and Trade category draws.

If you already have foreign experience and qualified for Federal Skilled Trades Program or Federal Skilled Worker Program, you only need to gain 6 months of Canadian experience to be eligible for an invitation in these category-based draws.

Find NOC Codes, Draws, and PR Pathways for Canada – Complete Guide!