French-language proficiency draws: CRS cutoff history
The most recent French-language proficiency round, #452 on October 27, 2026, invited 5,000 candidates with a minimum CRS score of 407.
IRCC has held 38 rounds of this type since July 7, 2023, issuing 140,200 invitations in total. This is a category-based selection: only candidates who meet the category criteria are ranked in these rounds.
Source: IRCC, data as of .
Minimum CRS score per round, 2023–2026
Each point is one round. The table below lists the same values.
French-language proficiency round history
| Round | Date | Invitations | Minimum CRS | Change from previous round of the same type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #452 | 5,000 | 407 | −28 | |
| #450 | 5,000 | 435 | +53 | |
| #437 | 5,000 | 382 | −9 | |
| #433 | 5,000 | 391 | −8 | |
| #429 | 5,000 | 399 | −21 | |
| #425 | 5,000 | 420 | +11 | |
| #418 | 4,500 | 409 | +9 | |
| #414 | 4,000 | 400 | −19 | |
| #411 | 4,000 | 419 | +26 | |
| #405 | 4,000 | 393 | −4 | |
| #401 | 5,500 | 397 | −3 | |
| #394 | 8,500 | 400 | +1 | |
| #388 | 6,000 | 399 | −9 | |
| #382 | 6,000 | 408 | −8 | |
| #376 | 6,000 | 416 | −16 | |
| #371 | 4,500 | 432 | −14 | |
| #365 | 4,500 | 446 | −35 | |
| #360 | 2,500 | 481 | +102 | |
| #341 | 7,500 | 379 | −31 | |
| #339 | 4,500 | 410 | −18 | |
| #337 | 6,500 | 428 | −38 | |
| #329 | 800 | 466 | −12 | |
| #324 | 800 | 478 | +34 | |
| #318 | 1,000 | 444 | −2 | |
| #314 | 1,000 | 446 | +52 | |
| #310 | 2,000 | 394 | −6 | |
| #305 | 1,800 | 400 | −20 | |
| #302 | 3,200 | 420 | +10 | |
| #295 | 1,400 | 410 | +22 | |
| #291 | 1,500 | 388 | +52 | |
| #287 | 2,500 | 336 | −29 | |
| #282 | 7,000 | 365 | −105 | |
| #273 | 1,000 | 470 | −16 | |
| #270 | 300 | 486 | +14 | |
| #266 | 500 | 472 | +37 | |
| #260 | 800 | 435 | +60 | |
| #258 | 3,800 | 375 | −64 | |
| #256 | 2,300 | 439 | – |
Round names included
IRCC has published rounds of this type under these names:
- French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 (12)
- French language proficiency (Version 1) (26)
Other round types
- Provincial Nominee Program
- Canadian Experience Class
- Trade occupations
- Senior managers with Canadian work experience
- Healthcare and social services
- Physicians with Canadian work experience
- Transport occupations
- Skilled military recruits
- Education occupations
- General (all programs)
- STEM occupations
- Agriculture and agri-food
- Federal Skilled Worker
- Federal Skilled Trades
Compare a score with these cutoffs
The CRS calculator estimates a Comprehensive Ranking System score under the current grid and under the rules that take effect on November 3, 2026, and compares the result with the latest cutoffs.
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