Express Entry draw #429: French-Language proficiency
On July 22, 2026, IRCC invited 5,000 candidates in a French-Language proficiency round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 399.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #429 |
| Date | July 22, 2026 |
| Round type | French-Language proficiency |
| Invitations | 5,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 399 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 399 submitted before November 19, 2025 at 21:21:56 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
The previous French-language proficiency round, #425 on July 9, 2026, cut off at 420 with 5,000 invitations. This round was 21 points lower, 13 days later.
The round before it overall was #428 (Canadian Experience Class, Jul 21, 2026), with a cutoff of 516.
Of the 34 French-language proficiency rounds since 2023 up to that date, 8 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 41st of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 104,612 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 19, 2026: 231,533 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 511 |
| 501–600 | 18,133 |
| 451–500 | 72,579 |
| 401–450 | 63,877 |
| 351–400 | 51,107 |
| 301–350 | 17,490 |
| 0–300 | 7,836 |
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.