IRCC holds the first-ever Express Entry Draw for Education Professionals

Highlights: First-Ever Express Entry draw for Education Professionals issues 1,000 ITAs

• The latest Express Entry draw #344 was held on May 1, 2025.
• This is the first category-based draw targeting education professionals.
• The Express Entry Draw issued 1,000 Invitations to Apply to candidates with a CRS score 479.
• So far, IRCC held 14 Express Entry draws in 2025, issuing 32,929 candidates to apply for Canada PR.
   

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Latest Category-based Express Entry Draw invites 1000 candidates

The most recent Express Entry draw was held on May 1, 2025. Express Entry Draw #344 issued 1,000 ITAs to Education professionals with a minimum CRS score of 479. This is the first draw targeting the education category, which was announced earlier in February 2025. The education category was recently added to the list of eligible categories for the Express Entry draws.
 

Given below are the six categories listed under the Express Entry categories:
 

1. French-language proficiency
2. Healthcare and social services occupations
3. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) occupations
4. Trade occupations
5. Agriculture and agri-food occupations
6. Education occupations
    

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List of Occupations Eligible for Education Category

The Education category was added to the list of Express Entry categories on February 27, 2025. It was introduced to prioritize professionals in the educational sector, including teachers, allowing them to apply for Canada PR through the category-based draws.
 

The table below has details of the list of occupations along with their NOC codes:

Occupation	NOC code	TEER category
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

 

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