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Express Entry draw #429

Express Entry draw #429, held on July 22, 2026, invited 5,000 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 399.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#429
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
399
Tie-breaking rule
November 19, 2025 at 21:21:56 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 #429 compared with the previous French-language proficiency round
Measure#429#425Change
DateJuly 22, 2026July 9, 202613 days later
Minimum CRS score399420−21
Invitations issued5,0005,0000

All French-language proficiency rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of July 19, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesJul 5, 2026Change
601-1200511525−14
501-60018,13318,611−478
451-50072,57973,691−1,112
of which 491-50012,88013,061−181
of which 481-49012,61512,555+60
of which 471-48016,11916,198−79
of which 461-47016,08616,499−413
of which 451-46014,87915,378−499
401-45063,87765,818−1,941
of which 441-45013,68014,294−614
of which 431-44013,43714,127−690
of which 421-43011,96112,870−909
of which 411-42012,46012,383+77
of which 401-41012,33912,144+195
351-40051,10751,096+11
301-35017,49017,513−23
0-3007,8367,873−37
Total231,533235,127−3,594

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