Express Entry draw #382: French language proficiency (Version 1)
On November 28, 2025, IRCC invited 6,000 candidates in a French language proficiency (Version 1) round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 408.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #382 |
| Date | November 28, 2025 |
| Round type | French language proficiency (Version 1) |
| Invitations | 6,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 408 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 408 submitted before May 26 2025 at 12:28:38 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous French-language proficiency round, #376 on October 29, 2025, cut off at 416 with 6,000 invitations. This round was 8 points lower, 30 days later.
The round before it overall was #381 (Canadian Experience Class, Nov 26, 2025), with a cutoff of 531.
Of the 25 French-language proficiency rounds since 2023 up to that date, 7 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 52nd of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 94,476 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on November 24, 2025: 246,656 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 779 |
| 501–600 | 26,351 |
| 451–500 | 68,875 |
| 401–450 | 70,194 |
| 351–400 | 53,004 |
| 301–350 | 19,321 |
| 0–300 | 8,132 |
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.