Express Entry draw #256: French language proficiency (Version 1)
On July 7, 2023, IRCC invited 2,300 candidates in a French language proficiency (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 439.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #256 |
| Date | July 7, 2023 |
| Round type | French language proficiency (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 2,300 |
| CRS cutoff | 439 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 439 submitted before January 20, 2023 at 17:18:32 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
This was the first French-language proficiency round in IRCC's published history.
The round before it overall was #255 (Healthcare occupations (Version 1), Jul 6, 2023), with a cutoff of 463.
It was round 20th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 64,548 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 4, 2023: 214,529 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 353 |
| 501–600 | 726 |
| 451–500 | 54,732 |
| 401–450 | 56,673 |
| 351–400 | 63,679 |
| 301–350 | 33,051 |
| 0–300 | 5,315 |
What a French-language proficiency round means
French-language rounds invite candidates with French at NCLC 7 or higher in all four abilities, whatever their occupation. They have run regularly, with cutoffs well below general rounds. See Express Entry draw types for how the round types differ.
Where does your score stand?
The CRS calculator works out your score from your test results and profile, and shows how far it is from the last Canadian Experience Class cutoff.