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Express Entry draw #394

Express Entry draw #394, held on February 6, 2026, invited 8,500 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 400.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#394
Date
(all 2026 rounds)
Round type (as published)
French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2
Category
French-language proficiency
Invitations issued
8,500
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
400
Tie-breaking rule
February 03, 2026 at 11:11:44 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 #394 compared with the previous French-language proficiency round
Measure#394#388Change
DateFebruary 6, 2026December 17, 202551 days later
Minimum CRS score400399+1
Invitations issued8,5006,000+2,500

All French-language proficiency rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of February 2, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesDec 14, 2025Change
601-1200423390+33
501-60014,91121,792−6,881
451-50074,81168,700+6,111
of which 491-50013,58612,315+1,271
of which 481-49013,41712,149+1,268
of which 471-48016,61714,859+1,758
of which 461-47015,79114,535+1,256
of which 451-46015,40014,842+558
401-45068,26266,948+1,314
of which 441-45014,70013,992+708
of which 431-44014,92314,244+679
of which 421-43013,26712,750+517
of which 411-42013,19712,367+830
of which 401-41012,17513,595−1,420
351-40053,27652,574+702
301-35018,94918,829+120
0-3008,2888,069+219
Total238,920237,302+1,618

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