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IRCC Announces 2025 Express Entry Category Changes
On February 27, 2025, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) revealed key updates to the Express Entry system. The most notable change is the introduction of the Education category, while Transport was removed from the category-based draws. Additionally, the Healthcare category now includes more social services occupations.
The priority categories for 2025 are:
- French-language proficiency
- Healthcare and social services occupations
- Trades occupations
- Education occupations
Below are the details of the updates, including the occupations added and removed under each category.
Healthcare and Social Services (Added & Removed)
| 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 |
Removed:
| Job Title | NOC Code | TEER Level |
|---|---|---|
| Educational counsellors | 41320 | 1 |
| Instructors of persons with disabilities | 42203 | 2 |
| Kinesiologists and other professional occupations | 31204 | 1 |
| Other assisting occupations in support of health services | 33109 | 3 |
| Other practitioners of natural healing | 32209 | 2 |
| Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners | 32200 | 2 |
STEM (Added & Removed)
| Job Title | NOC Code | TEER Level |
|---|---|---|
| Civil engineering technologists and technicians | 22300 | 2 |
| Electrical and electronics engineering technologists | 22310 | 2 |
| Geological Engineers | 21331 | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 22301 | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 21301 | 1 |
| Insurance agents and brokers | 63100 | 3 |
Removed:
| 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) | 21311 | 1 |
| Data scientists | 21211 | 1 |
| Software developers and programmers | 21232 | 1 |
| Software engineers and designers | 21231 | 1 |
| Web developers and programmers | 21234 | 1 |
Trade (Added & Removed)
| 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 |
| Electrical mechanics | 72422 | 2 |
| Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | 72401 | 2 |
| Gas fitters | 72302 | 2 |
| Industrial electricians | 72201 | 2 |
| Sheet metal workers | 72102 | 2 |
Removed:
| Job Title | NOC Code | TEER Level |
|---|---|---|
| Residential and commercial installers and servicers | 73200 | 3 |
| Elevator constructors and mechanics | 72406 | 2 |
| Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades | 72014 | 2 |
Agriculture and Agri-food (Added & Removed)
| Job Title | NOC Code | TEER Level |
|---|---|---|
| Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance | 82031 | 2 |
| Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors | 82030 | 2 |
Education (New 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 |
These changes reflect Canada’s ongoing efforts to meet labor market demands and achieve its immigration goals. Categories such as French-language proficiency focus on bilingualism, while Healthcare and Trades categories expand to fill essential workforce gaps across the country.
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Initially, only the Workers in Canada stream will accept applications, with the second stream opening later in the year.
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The backlog includes applications that have not been processed within IRCC's published service standards, such as Express Entry and family sponsorship programs. For permanent residency, 58% of applications are being processed within the required timeline, with 356,400 remaining in backlog.
Temporary residency applications have seen slower progress, with 51% of work, study, and visitor visa applications processed on time, leaving 493,700 in the backlog. Despite these improvements, IRCC continues to manage the backlog through various strategies, including limiting immigration targets and adjusting intake caps.
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