IRCC has just invited 5,000 French-speaking candidates through a category-based Express Entry draw held on August 19, 2026. This round targeted candidates with strong French-language proficiency. To be considered, candidates needed valid results from an IRCC-approved French test at NCLC 7 or higher in speaking, listening, reading and writing, with test results less than two years old. They also had to be in the Express Entry pool and qualify under at least one federal progra

IRCC has just issued 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in a French‑language category-based Express Entry draw with a cut-off of 399. But that doesn’t mean everyone with 399 was invited — or that French alone is enough. On July 22, 2026, IRCC held a category-based French-language Express Entry round (2026–Version 2). A total of 5,000 ITAs were issued, and the CRS score of the lowest‑ranked candidate invited was 399. However, a CRS of 399 did not automatically lead to an invit

Express Entry just ran another large French-language draw — and the numbers matter if you speak (or are learning) French. On May 28, 2026, IRCC held a new French-language proficiency Express Entry draw and issued 4,500 Invitations to Apply, with a CRS cut-off of 409 and a tie-breaking date of April 29, 2026. This was already the sixth French-language draw of 2026, bringing the total to 30,500 invitations for francophone candidates so far this year — a clear signal that Frenc

If you speak French—even as a second language—you may have more options for Canadian permanent residence than you realise. Recent Express Entry draws have shown consistently lower CRS cut-offs for the French-language proficiency category, with thousands of invitations issued. This isn’t a coincidence: Canada has made Francophone immigration outside Quebec a strategic priority and is actively trying to increase the share of French-speaking newcomers in the coming years. For

A recent Express Entry draw invited 4,000 French-speaking candidates with a CRS cut-off of 393 — well below many general draws. IRCC’s French-language proficiency draw on March 18, 2026 (Draw #405) issued 4,000 Invitations to Apply with a CRS cut-off of 393, bringing total French-category invitations this year to 18,000. This continues a clear trend: strong French skills can significantly improve your competitiveness in Express Entry, especially if your CRS score is below ty

IRCC has just held another French-language Express Entry draw — and the CRS cut-off stayed below 400. On March 4, 2026, IRCC held Express Entry Draw #401 targeting candidates with strong French-language proficiency. In this category-based round, 5,500 invitations were issued with a CRS cut-off of 397, using a tie‑breaking date of October 10, 2025. This brings the total invitations for French-speaking candidates in 2026 to 14,000. These French-language draws are part of Cana