Express Entry draw #337: French language proficiency (Version 1)
On February 19, 2025, IRCC invited 6,500 candidates in a French language proficiency (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 428.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #337 |
| Date | February 19, 2025 |
| Round type | French language proficiency (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 6,500 |
| CRS cutoff | 428 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 428 submitted before February 10, 2025 at 16:41:38 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous French-language proficiency round, #329 on December 3, 2024, cut off at 466 with 800 invitations. This round was 38 points lower, 78 days later.
The round before it overall was #336 (Provincial Nominee Program, Feb 17, 2025), with a cutoff of 750.
Of the 18 French-language proficiency rounds since 2023 up to that date, 8 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 7th of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 17,422 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on February 16, 2025: 234,644 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 768 |
| 501–600 | 21,203 |
| 451–500 | 69,892 |
| 401–450 | 64,222 |
| 351–400 | 51,315 |
| 301–350 | 21,518 |
| 0–300 | 5,726 |
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.