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April 2026 French-language proficiency draw: CRS 400, 4,000 invited

IRCC invited 4,000 candidates at CRS 400 on 29 April 2026 — down 19 points.

Published 29 April 2026

On 29 April 2026, IRCC held round #414 — a french-language proficiency round — inviting 4,000 candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System score of 400 or higher. Candidates sitting exactly on 400 were invited only if their profile was submitted before 7 April 2026.

The round at a glance

CRS cutoff
400
down 19 from the previous french-language proficiency round
Invitations
4,000
previously 4,000
Days since the last
14
typically 27

What it means

The cutoff fell 19 points from the previous french-language proficiency round on 15 April 2026, which normally follows a larger round or a thinner pool above the line. The lowest this category has ever gone is 336, on 29 February 2024.

At the time of the round, 155,563 candidates in the pool scored 400 or higher, out of 234,452 in total — so this round reached roughly the top 66% of the pool.

Recent cutoffs

Cutoffs for the last 10 french-language proficiency rounds up to 29 April 2026.
The last 10 french-language proficiency rounds as a table
Cutoffs for the last 10 french-language proficiency rounds up to 29 April 2026.
RoundDateCRS cutoffInvitations
#3654 September 20254464,500
#3716 October 20254324,500
#37629 October 20254166,000
#38228 November 20254086,000
#38817 December 20253996,000
#3946 February 20264008,500
#4014 March 20263975,500
#40518 March 20263934,000
#41115 April 20264194,000
#41429 April 20264004,000
Before anyone tells you what comes next: Nothing about this round predicts the following one. IRCC decides each round’s timing, size and category as a policy matter and has changed all three without notice.

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Note: Every number in this post is read from the draw table when the page loads, so it reflects the most recent round IRCC has published rather than the day it was written.

Source: Express Entry rounds of invitations. Data current as of 7 August 2026.