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Express Entry draw #266

Express Entry draw #266, held on September 27, 2023, invited 500 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 472.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#266
Date
(all 2023 rounds)
Round type (as published)
French language proficiency (Version 1)
Category
French-language proficiency
Invitations issued
500
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
472
Tie-breaking rule
August 16, 2023 at 09:00:14 UTC When several candidates had the minimum score, those who submitted their Express Entry profile before this date and time were invited.

Change from the previous French-language proficiency round

Round #266 compared with the previous French-language proficiency round
Measure#266#260Change
DateSeptember 27, 2023August 2, 202356 days later
Minimum CRS score472435+37
Invitations issued500800−300

All French-language proficiency rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of September 26, 2023
CRS score rangeCandidatesAug 1, 2023Change
601-12005441,308−764
501-6002,9232,019+904
451-50058,64555,295+3,350
of which 491-5003,7272,286+1,441
of which 481-4908,5446,236+2,308
of which 471-48019,14319,398−255
of which 461-47015,04815,100−52
of which 451-46012,18312,275−92
401-45054,22554,173+52
of which 441-45011,20511,293−88
of which 431-44011,59011,721−131
of which 421-4309,8109,618+192
of which 411-42010,47810,369+109
of which 401-41011,14211,172−30
351-40060,84361,438−595
301-35031,53232,077−545
0-3005,2885,219+69
Total214,000211,529+2,471

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