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Express Entry draw #425

Express Entry draw #425, held on July 9, 2026, invited 5,000 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 420.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#425
Date
(all 2026 rounds)
Round type (as published)
French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2
Category
French-language proficiency
Invitations issued
5,000
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
420
Tie-breaking rule
May 15, 2026 at 08:04:00 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 #425 compared with the previous French-language proficiency round
Measure#425#418Change
DateJuly 9, 2026May 28, 202642 days later
Minimum CRS score420409+11
Invitations issued5,0004,500+500

All French-language proficiency rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of July 5, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesMay 24, 2026Change
601-1200525332+193
501-60018,61117,945+666
451-50073,69175,348−1,657
of which 491-50013,06113,449−388
of which 481-49012,55513,323−768
of which 471-48016,19817,040−842
of which 461-47016,49916,262+237
of which 451-46015,37815,274+104
401-45065,81865,963−145
of which 441-45014,29414,463−169
of which 431-44014,12714,401−274
of which 421-43012,87012,915−45
of which 411-42012,38312,402−19
of which 401-41012,14411,782+362
351-40051,09652,581−1,485
301-35017,51318,375−862
0-3007,8738,303−430
Total235,127238,847−3,720

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