Express Entry draw #287: French language proficiency (Version 1)
On February 29, 2024, IRCC invited 2,500 candidates in a French language proficiency (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 336.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #287 |
| Date | February 29, 2024 |
| Round type | French language proficiency (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 2,500 |
| CRS cutoff | 336 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 336 submitted before January 18, 2024 at 09:15:46 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous French-language proficiency round, #282 on February 1, 2024, cut off at 365 with 7,000 invitations. This round was 29 points lower, 28 days later.
The round before it overall was #286 (General, Feb 28, 2024), with a cutoff of 534.
It was the lowest French-language proficiency cutoff of the 8 such rounds since 2023 up to that date.
It was round 9th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 19,390 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on February 27, 2024: 211,487 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 965 |
| 501–600 | 9,567 |
| 451–500 | 59,371 |
| 401–450 | 50,695 |
| 351–400 | 56,178 |
| 301–350 | 29,305 |
| 0–300 | 5,406 |
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.