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Express Entry draw #418

Express Entry draw #418, held on May 28, 2026, invited 4,500 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 409.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#418
Date
(all 2026 rounds)
Round type (as published)
French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2
Category
French-language proficiency
Invitations issued
4,500
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
409
Tie-breaking rule
April 29, 2026 at 22:20:00 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 #418 compared with the previous French-language proficiency round
Measure#418#414Change
DateMay 28, 2026April 29, 202629 days later
Minimum CRS score409400+9
Invitations issued4,5004,000+500

All French-language proficiency rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of May 24, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesApr 26, 2026Change
601-1200332472−140
501-60017,94513,860+4,085
451-50075,34873,659+1,689
of which 491-50013,44913,209+240
of which 481-49013,32312,815+508
of which 471-48017,04016,487+553
of which 461-47016,26215,973+289
of which 451-46015,27415,175+99
401-45065,96366,515−552
of which 441-45014,46314,305+158
of which 431-44014,40114,456−55
of which 421-43012,91512,613+302
of which 411-42012,40212,956−554
of which 401-41011,78212,185−403
351-40052,58152,874−293
301-35018,37518,733−358
0-3008,3038,339−36
Total238,847234,452+4,395

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