First-ever French Express Entry Draw issued 2300 ITAs

Latest Canada Express Entry draw

  • Canada held its fourth Express Entry draw in a row in July 2023! In this draw, IRCC invited 2,300 candidates with strong French-speaking abilities. Applicants having a CRS score of 439 were invited in this draw. This is the lowest CRS score recorded in 2023.

Who Was Invited?

  • Number of invitations issued: 2,300
  • Rank required to be invited to apply: 2,300 or above
  • Type of draw: French Language Proficiency (2023-1)
  • CRS score of lowest-ranking candidates invited: 439
  • Tie-breaking rule: January 20, 2023, 17:18:32 UTC

French-Language Proficiency Category Eligibility

  • Eligibility criteria are similar to other Category-based selections. The candidates must have six months of continuous work experience in Canada or other countries for the last three years. For French, candidates must score 7 in all language abilities, including speaking, writing, reading and listening.
  • Express Entry draws targets to manage Federal immigration streams, including Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Canadian Experience Class, and partial Provincial Nominee Program to address the labor market needs.
  • The current Express entry draw is the result of the decision they made in June last year. Canadian immigration had issued a notice stating that IRCC will bring changes in the Express Entry and add occupation-specific draws, including proficiency in the French language.

 

Details of the Express Entry draws held in 2023

 

Draw no. DateRound typeInvitations issuedCRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
256July 7, 2023French language proficiency (2023-1)2,300439
255July 6, 2023Healthcare occupations
(2023-1)
1,500463
254July 5, 2023STEM occupations
(2023-1)
500486
253July 4, 2023All Program Draw700511
252June 28, 2023Healthcare occupations
(2023-1)
500476
251June 27, 2023All Program Draw4,300486
250June 8, 2023All Program Draw4,800486
249May 24, 2023All Program Draw4,800488
248May 10, 2023Provincial Nominee Program589691
247April 26, 2023All Program Draw3,500483
246April 12, 2023All Program Draw3,500486
245March 29, 2023All Program Draw7,000481
244March 23, 2023All Program Draw7,000484
243March 15, 2023All Program Draw7,000490
242March 1, 2023Provincial Nominee Program667748
241February 15, 2023Provincial Nominee Program699791
240February 2, 2023Federal Skilled Worker3,300489
239February 1, 2023Provincial Nominee Program893733
238January 18, 2023All Program Draw5,500490
237January 11, 2023All Program Draw5,500507

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