Express Entry draw #341: French language proficiency (Version 1)
On March 21, 2025, IRCC invited 7,500 candidates in a French language proficiency (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 379.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #341 |
| Date | March 21, 2025 |
| Round type | French language proficiency (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 7,500 |
| CRS cutoff | 379 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 379 submitted before March 06, 2025 at 02:53:27 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous French-language proficiency round, #339 on March 6, 2025, cut off at 410 with 4,500 invitations. This round was 31 points lower, 15 days later.
The round before it overall was #340 (Provincial Nominee Program, Mar 17, 2025), with a cutoff of 736.
Of the 20 French-language proficiency rounds since 2023 up to that date, 3 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 11th of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 30,683 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on March 16, 2025: 236,909 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 693 |
| 501–600 | 25,522 |
| 451–500 | 70,055 |
| 401–450 | 61,487 |
| 351–400 | 51,802 |
| 301–350 | 21,303 |
| 0–300 | 6,047 |
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.