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Express Entry draw #450

Express Entry draw #450, held on October 16, 2026, invited 5,000 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 435.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#450
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
435
Tie-breaking rule
October 06, 2026 at 21:31:22 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 #450 compared with the previous French-language proficiency round
Measure#450#437Change
DateOctober 16, 2026August 19, 202658 days later
Minimum CRS score435382+53
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 October 12, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesAug 16, 2026Change
601-1200749439+310
501-60021,63818,657+2,981
451-50071,61273,554−1,942
of which 491-50012,13612,915−779
of which 481-49012,18413,066−882
of which 471-48016,22016,626−406
of which 461-47016,22116,133+88
of which 451-46014,85114,814+37
401-45063,52860,631+2,897
of which 441-45013,74913,555+194
of which 431-44013,47413,229+245
of which 421-43012,46711,890+577
of which 411-42012,20111,269+932
of which 401-41011,63710,688+949
351-40047,16748,600−1,433
301-35017,12317,269−146
0-3007,6397,709−70
Total229,456226,859+2,597

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