Express Entry draw #305: French language proficiency (Version 1)
On July 18, 2024, IRCC invited 1,800 candidates in a French language proficiency (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 400.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #305 |
| Date | July 18, 2024 |
| Round type | French language proficiency (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 1,800 |
| CRS cutoff | 400 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 400 submitted before March 08, 2024 at 19:51:40 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous French-language proficiency round, #302 on July 8, 2024, cut off at 420 with 3,200 invitations. This round was 20 points lower, 10 days later.
The round before it overall was #304 (Canadian Experience Class, Jul 17, 2024), with a cutoff of 515.
Of the 12 French-language proficiency rounds since 2023 up to that date, 4 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 27th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 62,615 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 17, 2024: 215,735 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 184 |
| 501–600 | 16,968 |
| 451–500 | 60,115 |
| 401–450 | 52,635 |
| 351–400 | 54,597 |
| 301–350 | 25,669 |
| 0–300 | 5,567 |
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.