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Category-based selection

French-language proficiency draws

35 rounds on record, 125,200 invitations issued. Test results only — NCLC 7 or higher in all four abilities in French. Your occupation is irrelevant.

Most recent round

391CRS cutoff

5,000 invitations on 6 August 2026, round #433.

Lowest ever
336
29 February 2024
Typical gap
26 days
Rounds held
35

Cutoff history

Over the last 12 french-language proficiency rounds, IRCC has held one every 26 days on average. The gap has ranged from 13 to 51 days.
The last 12 french-language proficiency rounds as a table
Over the last 12 french-language proficiency rounds, IRCC has held one every 26 days on average. The gap has ranged from 13 to 51 days.
RoundDateCRS cutoffInvitations
#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
#41828 May 20264094,500
#4259 July 20264205,000
#42922 July 20263995,000
#4336 August 20263915,000

Who qualifies

Test results only — NCLC 7 or higher in all four abilities in French. Your occupation is irrelevant.

  • · NCLC 7 or above in speaking, listening, reading and writing, on an approved French test.
  • · This is by far the largest category by invitations issued, and its cutoffs run far below the general rounds.

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Common questions

Who qualifies for french-language proficiency draws?
Test results only — NCLC 7 or higher in all four abilities in French. Your occupation is irrelevant.
What was the lowest french-language proficiency cutoff?
CRS 336, in the round on 29 February 2024, which issued 2,500 invitations.
How often does IRCC hold french-language proficiency draws?
Over the last 12 french-language proficiency rounds, IRCC has held one every 26 days on average. The gap has ranged from 13 to 51 days.

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Note: IRCC reviews its categories periodically and has revised, added and dropped them. Nothing here predicts which categories will be drawn from next.

Source: Express Entry rounds of invitations; IRCC — Category-based selection. Data current as of 7 August 2026.