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Latest Express Entry draw: #452

The latest Express Entry draw, #452 on October 27, 2026, invited 5,000 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 407.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round #452 at a glance

Round
#452
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
407
Tie-breaking rule
July 13, 2026 at 19:22:00 UTC When several candidates had the minimum score, those who submitted their Express Entry profile before this date and time were invited.

Compared with the previous French-language proficiency round

Round #452 compared with the previous French-language proficiency round
Measure#452#450Change
DateOctober 27, 2026October 16, 202611 days later
Minimum CRS score407435−28
Invitations issued5,0005,0000

Full history: French-language proficiency rounds and cutoff chart.

Express Entry pool by CRS score

IRCC published this distribution of candidates in the pool as of October 25, 2026, with 228,724 candidates in total. The comparison column is the previous snapshot, dated October 12, 2026.

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of October 25, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesOct 12, 2026Change
601-1200787749+38
501-60020,53521,638−1,103
451-50071,11271,612−500
of which 491-50012,16212,136+26
of which 481-49012,34212,184+158
of which 471-48016,33016,220+110
of which 461-47015,80316,221−418
of which 451-46014,47514,851−376
401-45063,50563,528−23
of which 441-45013,15913,749−590
of which 431-44013,15513,474−319
of which 421-43012,76812,467+301
of which 411-42012,54312,201+342
of which 401-41011,88011,637+243
351-40047,91147,167+744
301-35017,24717,123+124
0-3007,6277,639−12
Total228,724229,456−732

Other recent rounds

The 10 most recent Express Entry rounds
RoundDateRound typeInvitationsMinimum CRSChange from previous round of the same type
#452French-language proficiency5,000407−28
#451Provincial Nominee Program792761−11
#450French-language proficiency5,000435+53
#449Canadian Experience Class2,500519+1
#448Provincial Nominee Program752772+47
#447Trade occupations3,500476−1
#446Canadian Experience Class2,000518−1
#445Provincial Nominee Program733725−9
#444Senior managers with Canadian work experience250389−3
#443Canadian Experience Class2,000519−2

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