Express Entry draw #376: French language proficiency (Version 1)
On October 29, 2025, IRCC invited 6,000 candidates in a French language proficiency (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 416.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #376 |
| Date | October 29, 2025 |
| Round type | French language proficiency (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 6,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 416 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 416 submitted before September 8, 2025 at 15:27:09 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous French-language proficiency round, #371 on October 6, 2025, cut off at 432 with 4,500 invitations. This round was 16 points lower, 23 days later.
The round before it overall was #375 (Canadian Experience Class, Oct 28, 2025), with a cutoff of 533.
Of the 24 French-language proficiency rounds since 2023 up to that date, 9 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 46th of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 81,485 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on October 26, 2025: 248,253 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 306 |
| 501–600 | 25,997 |
| 451–500 | 69,503 |
| 401–450 | 72,542 |
| 351–400 | 52,468 |
| 301–350 | 19,410 |
| 0–300 | 8,027 |
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.