Express Entry draw #302: French language proficiency (Version 1)
On July 8, 2024, IRCC invited 3,200 candidates in a French language proficiency (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 420.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #302 |
| Date | July 8, 2024 |
| Round type | French language proficiency (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 3,200 |
| CRS cutoff | 420 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 420 submitted before May 30, 2024 at 03:37:43 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous French-language proficiency round, #295 on April 24, 2024, cut off at 410 with 1,400 invitations. This round was 10 points higher, 75 days later.
The round before it overall was #301 (Healthcare occupations (Version 1), Jul 5, 2024), with a cutoff of 445.
Of the 11 French-language proficiency rounds since 2023 up to that date, 5 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 24th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 53,124 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 2, 2024: 222,547 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 940 |
| 501–600 | 16,521 |
| 451–500 | 64,761 |
| 401–450 | 54,148 |
| 351–400 | 54,902 |
| 301–350 | 25,752 |
| 0–300 | 5,523 |
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.