Express Entry draw #282: French language proficiency (Version 1)
On February 1, 2024, IRCC invited 7,000 candidates in a French language proficiency (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 365.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #282 |
| Date | February 1, 2024 |
| Round type | French language proficiency (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 7,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 365 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 365 submitted before September 08, 2023 at 09:47:27 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous French-language proficiency round, #273 on December 7, 2023, cut off at 470 with 1,000 invitations. This round was 105 points lower, 56 days later.
The round before it overall was #281 (General, Jan 31, 2024), with a cutoff of 541.
It was the lowest French-language proficiency cutoff of the 7 such rounds since 2023 up to that date.
It was round 4th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 10,280 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on January 30, 2024: 215,726 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 534 |
| 501–600 | 7,926 |
| 451–500 | 60,120 |
| 401–450 | 54,181 |
| 351–400 | 57,855 |
| 301–350 | 29,709 |
| 0–300 | 5,401 |
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.