Program delivery update: New Express Entry exemptions to facilitate the issuance of permanent resident visas for physicians providing publicly funded medical services in Canada
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
May 25, 2023
The program delivery instructions (PDIs) for Express Entry have been updated to reflect new exemptions for foreign national physicians working in Canada.
The new exemptions are set out in the Temporary public policy to facilitate the issuance of permanent resident visas for physicians providing publicly funded medical services in Canada and the Ministerial Instructions respecting the Express Entry system.