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Category-based selection

Physicians with Canadian work experience draws

2 rounds on record, 662 invitations issued. At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.

Most recent round

223CRS cutoff

271 invitations on 24 June 2026, round #421.

Lowest ever
169
19 February 2026
Typical gap
125 days
Rounds held
2

Cutoff history

Over the last 2 physicians with canadian work experience rounds, IRCC has held one typically every 125 days. The gap has ranged from 125 to 125 days.
The last 2 physicians with canadian work experience rounds as a table
Over the last 2 physicians with canadian work experience rounds, IRCC has held one typically every 125 days. The gap has ranged from 125 to 125 days.
RoundDateCRS cutoffInvitations
#39719 February 2026169391
#42124 June 2026223271

Who qualifies

At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.

Occupations in this category

  • · General practitioners and family physicians
  • · Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
  • · Specialists in surgery
  • · Experience gained in Canada only, within the past 3 years.
  • · Full-time, or an equal amount of part-time. It does not have to be continuous, but it must all be in one occupation on the list.

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Common questions

Who qualifies for physicians with canadian work experience draws?
At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
What was the lowest physicians with canadian work experience cutoff?
CRS 169, in a round on 19 February 2026, which issued 391 invitations.
How often does IRCC hold physicians with canadian work experience draws?
Over the last 2 physicians with canadian work experience rounds, IRCC has held one typically every 125 days. The gap has ranged from 125 to 125 days.

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Note: IRCC reviews its categories periodically and has revised, added and dropped them. Nothing here predicts which categories will be drawn from next.

Source: Express Entry rounds of invitations; IRCC — Category-based selection. Data current as of 7 August 2026.