Express Entry draw #425: French-Language proficiency
On July 9, 2026, IRCC invited 5,000 candidates in a French-Language proficiency round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 420.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #425 |
| Date | July 9, 2026 |
| Round type | French-Language proficiency |
| Invitations | 5,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 420 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 420 submitted before May 15, 2026 at 08:04:00 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous French-language proficiency round, #418 on May 28, 2026, cut off at 409 with 4,500 invitations. This round was 11 points higher, 42 days later.
The round before it overall was #424 (Canadian Experience Class, Jul 7, 2026), with a cutoff of 517.
Of the 33 French-language proficiency rounds since 2023 up to that date, 18 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 37th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 96,601 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 5, 2026: 235,127 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 525 |
| 501–600 | 18,611 |
| 451–500 | 73,691 |
| 401–450 | 65,818 |
| 351–400 | 51,096 |
| 301–350 | 17,513 |
| 0–300 | 7,873 |
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.