IRCC Holds Second Express Entry Draw of the Week: French Language Proficiency Draw

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IRCC Holds Second Express Entry Draw of the Week: French Language Proficiency Draw

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates in the Express Entry system for the second time this week.

The immigration department of Canada issued 1,400 ITAs in a draw centred on French Language Proficiency, on the 24th of April, 2024.

Details of the draw: 24th April 2024

Total ITAs issued: 1,400
Type of draw: French language proficiency (2024-1) Date
and time of round: April 24, 2024 at 14:10:42 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 410
Tie-breaking rule: April 07, 2024 at 02:06:46 UTC

If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.

Following a general draw on April 23rd, today’s draw has been initiated. IRCC extended invitations to 2,095 candidates, requiring a minimum CRS score of 410. This score reflects a reduction of 20 points from the previous general draw on April 10, where the threshold was 549, marking the highest minimum score for the year.

In addition, another draw occurred earlier this month, precisely on April 11th. This draw marked the year’s first draw for Express Entry contenders eligible under the category-based selection for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) occupations. IRCC invited 4,500 candidates with a minimum CRS score of 491.

Eligible candidates were required to have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 410 to qualify.

Summary of Express Entry Draws in 2024

Date	Draw Type	Number of ITAs	Minimum CRS
April 24	French language proficiency (2024-1)	1,400	410
April 23	New Express Entry- General Category Draw	2,095	529
April 11	STEM Occupations Express Entry Draw	4,500	491
April 10	General Express Entry Draw	1,280	549
March 26	French language proficiency	1500	388
March 25	General Draw	1980	524
March 13	Transport occupations (2024-1)	975	430
March 12	General	2850	525
February 29	French language proficiency (2024-1)	2500	336
February 28	General Draw	1470	534
February 16	Agriculture and agri-food occupations	150	437
February 14	Healthcare Occupations	3500	422
February 13	General	1,490	535
February 1	French language proficiency (2023-1)	7,000	365
January 31	Express Entry General Draw	730	541
January 23	General Second Express Entry Draw Of 2024	1,040	543
January 10	General First Express Entry Draw Of 2024	1,510	546

Express Entry Draw Reports

2024

2023 Draw List

2022 Draw List

2021 Draw List

2020 Draw List

2019 Draw List

2018 Draw List

2017 Draw List

2016 Draw List

2015 Draw List

2024

Draw	Date	Number of invitations	Minimum CRS points	Article Title
295	April 24	1400	410	French language proficiency (2024-1) Express Entry Draw #295
294	April 23	2095	529	General Category Express Entry Draw #294
293	April 11	4,500	491	STEM Occupations Express Entry Draw #293
292	April 10	1280	549	General Express Entry Draw #292
291	March 26	1500	388	lowest CRS Score 388 – Latest Express Entry Draw #291
290	March 25	1,980	524	lowest CRS Score 524 – Latest Express Entry Draw #290
289	March 13	975	430	lowest CRS Score – Latest Express Entry Draw #289
288	March 12	2850	525	Latest Express Entry Draw #288 – lowest CRS Score
287	February 29	2500	336 French language proficiency (2024-1)	Latest Express Entry Draw Today #287 – lowest CRS Score
286	February 28	1470	534 General	1,470 Invited in Latest Express Entry General Draw
285	February 16	150	437 Agriculture and agri-food occupations (2023-1)	Canada invites 150 Express Entry candidates for agriculture and agri-food workers
284	February 14	3500	422 Healthcare occupations (2023-1)	Express Entry Healthcare draw
283	February 13	1490	535 General Draw	latest Express Entry General Draw
282	February 1	7,000	365 French language proficiency (2023-1)	Express Entry Latest Draw French language proficiency (2023-1)
281	January 31	730	541 All Program	Express Entry Latest Draw
280	January 23	1,040	543 All Program	Second Express Entry Draw Of 2024
279	January 10	1,510	546 All Program	First Express Entry Draw Of 2024

2023 Draw List

Draw	Date	Number of invitations	Minimum CRS points	Article Title
278	December 21	400	386 Agriculture and agri-food occupations (2023-1)	Agriculture and agri-food occupations (2023-1)
277	December 20	670	435 Transport Occupations	Express Entry Draw for Transport Occupations
276	December 19	1000	425 Trade occupations (2023-1)	CRS drops in new Express Entry Trades draw
275	December 18	1,325	542 All-program	New Express Entry Draw of December Issues 1,325 ITAs
274	December 8	5,900	481 STEM occupations (2023-1)	Third Express Entry Draw Of the Week Issues ITAs to STEM Occupation Candidates
273	December 7	1,000	470 French language proficiency (2023-1)	Express Entry Draw Invites French Language Proficiency Applicants in Recent Draw
272	December 6	4,750	561 No Program Specified	IRCC Holds Its Latest Express Entry Draw Since October- 4,750 Invited
271	October 26	3,600	431 Healthcare occupations (2023-1)	Express Entry Draw of the Week: Healthcare Occupations Targeted
270	October 25	300	486 French language proficiency (2023-1)	IRCC Conducts Second Express Entry Draw of the Week
269	October 24	1,548	776 PNP	Canada’s Recent Express Entry Draw: IRCC Invites PNP 1,548 Candidates
268	October 10	3,725	500 No Program Specified	The First Express Entry Draw of October’23 Issues 3,725 ITAs
267	September 28	600	354 Agriculture and agri-food occupations (2023-1)	Canada Targets Agricultural Talent: First-Ever Express Entry Draw for Agri -Food Occupations
266	September 27	500	472 French language proficiency (2023-1)	Express Entry Issues ITAs for French Language Proficiency Candidates
265	September 26	3,000	504 No Program Specified	Canada Express Entry: 3,000 Invitations to Apply for PR
264	September 20	1,000	435 Transport occupations (2023-1)	IRCC Invites Transport Occupations Candidates for the First Time in Express Entry Draw
263	September 19	3,200	531 No Program Specified	Express Entry Draw Of September Issued 3,200 ITAs
262	August 15	4,300	496 No Program Specified	IRCC Has Invited 4,300 Candidates in the Latest Express Entry Draw
261	August 03	1500	Trade occupations (2023-1)	IRCC Holds First-Ever Category-Based Draw for Trade Occupations
260	August 02	800	435 French language proficiency (2023-1)	IRCC Conducts New Express Entry Draw, Invites 800 Candidates
259	August 01	2,000	517 No Program Specified	New All-Program Express Entry Draw On 1st August
258	July 12	3800	375 French language proficiency (2023-1)	Breaking News: Second Express Entry Draw of the Week Issued 3,800 ITAs
257	July 11	800	505 No Program Specified	IRCC Issued 800 ITAs in Its Latest Express Entry Draw This Week
256	July 07	2,300	439 French language proficiency	Express Entry Issued 2,300 ITAs in 4th Consecutive Draw of the Week
255	July 06	1,500	463 Healthcare occupations	IRCC Extends Invitations to 1,500 Express Entry Candidates on July 6th
254	July 05	500	486 All-Program Draw	IRCC Announces First Express Entry STEM Draw: 500 Invited
253	July 04	700	511 All-Program Draw	All-Program Draw: IRCC Invites 700 Express Entry Candidates
252	June 28	500	476 Healthcare Occupations Draw	Healthcare Occupations Express Entry Draw
251	June 27	4300	486 All Program draw	All-Program Express Entry Draw
250	June 8	4800	486 All Program draw	All-Program Express Entry Draw
249	May 24	4800	488 All Program Considered	All-Program Express Entry Draw
248	May 10	589	691 Provincial Nominee Program	New PNP Express Entry draw
247	April 26	3500	483 All Program Considered	Latest All-Program Express Entry Draw Results
246	April 12	3500	486 All Program Considered	First Express Entry Draw of April – 3500 ITAs Issued
245	March 29	7000	481 All Program Considered	All-program Express Entry Draw
244	March 23	7000	484 All Program Considered	All-Program Latest Express Entry Draw
243	March 15	7000	490 All Program Considered	Canada Holds Its Largest Express Entry Draw – 7000 Invited
242	March 01	667	748 Provincial Nominee Program	Latest Express Entry Draw Invites 667 PNP Candidates
241	February 15	699	791 Provincial Nominee Program	Latest Express Entry Draw Invites 699 PNP Candidates
240	February 02	3300	489 Federal Skilled Worker	Express Entry Holds First Federal Skilled Workers Only
239	February 01	893	733 Provincial Nominee Program	Latest Express Entry Linked PNP Draw
238	January 18	5,500	490 All Program Considered	238 Express Entry Draw
237	January 11	5,500	507 All Programs Considered	237 Express Entry Draw

2022 Draw List

Draw	Date	Number of invitations	Minimum CRS points
236	November 23	4,750	491 *All programs considered
235	November 09	4,750	494 *All programs considered
234	October 26	4,750	496 *All programs considered
233	October 12	4,250	500 *All programs considered
232	September 28	3,750	504 *All programs considered
231	September 14	3,250	510 *All programs considered
230	August 31	2,750	516 *All programs considered
229	August 17	2,250	525 *All programs considered
228	August 03	2,000	533 *All programs considered
227	July 20	1,750	542 *All programs considered
226	January 11	1,500	557 *All programs considered
225	June 22	636	752 *PNP-specific draw
224	June 08	932	796 *PNP-specific draw
223	May 25	589	741 *PNP-specific draw
222	May 11	545	753 *PNP-specific draw
221	April 27	829	772 *PNP-specific draw
220	April 13	787	782 *PNP-specific draw
219	March 30	919	785 *PNP-specific draw
218	March 16	924	754 *PNP-specific draw
217	March 2	1,047	761 *PNP-specific draw
216	Feb 16	1,082	710 *PNP-specific draw
215	Feb 2	1,070	674 *PNP-specific draw
214	Jan 19	1,036	745 *PNP-specific draw
213	Jan 5	392	808 *PNP-specific draw

2021 Draw List

Draw #	Date of Draw	Number of invitations	Minimum CRS Score Required
212	December 22, 2021	746	720 (*Provincial nominees only)
211	December 10, 2021	1,032	698 (*Provincial nominees only)
210	November 24, 2021	613	737 (*Provincial nominees only)
209	November 10, 2021	775	685 (*Provincial nominees only)
208	October 27, 2021	888	744 (*Provincial nominees only)
207	October 13, 2021	681	720 (*Provincial nominees only)
206	September 29, 2021	761	742 (*Provincial nominees only)
205	September 15, 2021	521	732 (*Provincial nominees only)
204	September 14, 2021	2,000	462 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
203	September 1, 2021	635	764 (*Provincial nominees only)
202	August 19, 2021	3,000	403 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
201	August 18, 2021	463	751 (*Provincial nominees only)
200	August 5, 2021	3,000	404 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
199	August 4, 2021	512	760 (*Provincial nominees only)
198	July 22, 2021	4,500	357 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
197	July 21, 2021	462	734 (*Provincial nominees only)
196	July 8, 2021	4,500	369 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
195	July 7, 2021	627	760 (*Provincial nominees only)
194	June 24, 2021	6,000	357 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
193	June 23, 2021	1,002	742 (*Provincial nominees only)
192	June 10, 2021	6,000	368 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
191	June 9, 2021	940	711 (*Provincial nominees only)
190	May 31, 2021	5,956	380 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
189	May 26, 2021	500	713 (*Provincial nominees only)
188	May 20, 2021	1,842	397 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
187	May 13, 2021	4,147	401 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
186	May 12, 2021	557	752 (*Provincial nominees only)
185	April 29, 2021	6,000	400 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
184	April 28, 2021	381	717 (*Provincial nominees only)
183	April 16, 2021	6,000	417 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
182	April 14, 2021	266	753 (*Provincial nominees only)
181	April 1, 2021	5,000	432 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
180	March 31, 2021	284	778 (*Provincial nominees only)
179	March 18, 2021	5,000	449 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
178	March 17, 2021	183	682 (*Provincial nominees only)
177	March 8, 2021	671	739 (*Provincial nominees only)
176	February 13, 2021	27,332	75 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
175	February 10, 2021	654	720 (*Provincial nominees only)
174	January 21, 2021	4,626	454 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
173	January 20, 2021	374	741 (*Provincial nominees only)
172	January 7, 2021	4,750	461 (*Canadian Experience Class only)
171	January 6, 2021	250	813 (*Provincial nominees only)

2020 Draw List

Draw #	Date of Draw	Number of invitations	Minimum CRS Score Required
170	December 23, 2020	5,000	468
169	December 9, 2020	5,000	469
168	November 25, 2020	5,000	469
167	November 18, 2020	5,000	472
166	November 5, 2020	4,500	478
165	October 14, 2020	4,500	471
164	September 30, 2020	4,200	471
163	September 16, 2020	4,200	472
162	September 2, 2020	4,200	475
161	August 20, 2020	3,300	454 Canadian Experience Class
160	August 19, 2020	600	771 Provincial Nominee Program
159	August 6, 2020	250	415 Federal Skilled Trades
158	August 5, 2020	3,900	476
157	July 23, 2020	3,343	445
156	July 22, 2020	557	687
155	July 8, 2020	3,900	478
154	June 25, 2020	3,508	431
153	June 24, 2020	392	696
152	June 11, 2020	3,559	437
151	June 10, 2020	341	743
150	May 28, 2020	3,515	440
149	May 27, 2020	385	757
148	May 14, 2020	3,371	447
147	May 13, 2020	529	718
146	April 30, 2020	3,311	452
146	April 29, 2020	589	692
144	April 16, 2020	3,782	455
143	April 15, 2020	118	808
142	April 9, 2020	3,294	464
141	April 9, 2020	606	698
140	March 23, 2020	3,400	473
134	January 8, 2020	3,232	467
139	March 18, 2020	668	720
138	March 4, 2020	3,900	471
137	February 19, 2020	4,500	470
136	February 5, 2020	3,500	472
135	January 22, 2020	3,400	471
134	January 8, 2020	3,400	473

2019 Draw List

Draw #	Date of Draw	Number of invitations	Minimum CRS Score Required
133	December 19, 2019	3,200	469
132	December 11, 2019	3,200	472
131	November 27, 2019	3,600	471
130	November 13, 2019	3,600	472
129	October 30, 2019	3,900	475
128	October 16, 2019	500	357
127	October 2, 2019	3,900	464
126	September 18, 2019	3,600	462
125	September 4, 2019	3,600	463
124	August 20, 2019	3,600	457
123	August 12, 2019	3,600	466
122	July 24, 2019	3,600	459
121	July 10, 2019	3,600	460
120	June 26, 2019	3,350	462
119	June 12, 2019	3,350	465
118	May 29, 2019	3,350	470
117	May 15, 2019	500	332
116	May 1, 2019	3,350	450
115	April 17, 2019	3,350	451
114	April 3, 2019	3,350	451
113	March 20, 2019	3,350	452
112	March 6, 2019	3,350	454
111	February 20, 2019	3,350	457
110	January 30, 2019	3,350	438
109	January 23, 2019	3,900	443
108	January 9, 2019	3,900	449

2018 Draw List

Draw #	Date of Draw	Number of invitations	Minimum CRS Score Required
107	December 19, 2018	3,900	439
106	December 12, 2018	3,900	445
105	November 28, 2018	439	445
104	November 15, 2018	3900	449
103	October 29, 2018	439	442
102	October 15, 2018	3900	440
101	October 3, 2018	3900	445
100	September 24, 2018	400	284 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only)
99	September 19, 2018	3,500	441
98	September 5, 2018	3,900	440
97	August 22, 2018	3,750	440
96	August 8, 2018	3,750	440
95	July 25, 2018	3,750	441
94	July 11, 2018	3,750	442
93	June 25, 2018	3,750	442
92	June 13, 2018	3,750	451
91	May 30, 2018	700	902 (Provincial nominees only) 288 (Federal Skilled Trades candidates only)
90	May 23, 2018	3,500	440
89	May 9, 2018	3,500	441
88	April 25, 2018	3,500	441
87	April 11, 2018	3,500	444
86	March 26, 2018	3,000	446
85	March 14, 2018	3,000	456
84	February 21, 2018	3,000	442
83	February 7, 2018	3,000	442
82	January 24, 2018	2,750	444
81	January 10, 2018	2,750	446

2017 Draw List

Draw #	Date of Draw	Number of invitations	Minimum CRS Score Required
80	December 20, 2017	2,750	446
79	December 6, 2017	2,750	452
78	November 15, 2017	2,750	439
77	November 8, 2017	2,000	458
76	November 1, 2017	505	241 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only)
75	November 1, 2017	290	673 (*Provincial nominees only)
74	October 18, 2017	2,757	436
73	October 04, 2017	2,801	438
72	September 20, 2017	2,871	433
71	September 6, 2017	2,772	435
70	August 23, 2017	3,035	434
69	August 9, 2017	2,991	433
68	August 2, 2017	3,264	441
67	July 12, 2017	3,202	440
66	June 28, 2017	3,409	449
65	May 31, 2017	3,877	413
64	May 26, 2017	400	199 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only)
63	May 26, 2017	143	775 (*Provincial nominees only)
62	May 17, 2017	3,687	415
61	May 4, 2017	3,796	423
60	April 19, 2017	3,665	415
59	April 12, 2017	3,923	423
58	April 5, 2017	3,753	431
57	March 24, 2017	3,749	441
56	March 1, 2017	3,884	434
55	February 22, 2017	3,611	441
54	February 8, 2017	3,644	447
53	January 25, 2017	3,508	453
52	January 11, 2017	3,334	459
51	January 4, 2017	2,902	468

2016 Draw List

Draw #	Date of Draw	Number of invitations	Minimum CRS Score Required
50	December 22, 2016	2,878	475
49	December 16, 2016	1,936	497
48	November 30, 2016	559	786 (*Provincial nominees only)
47	November 16, 2016	2,427	470
46	November 2, 2016	2,080	472
45	October 19, 2016	1,804	475
44	October 12, 2016	1,518	484
43	September 21, 2016	1,288	483
42	September 7, 2016	1,000	491
41	August 24, 2016	750	538
40	August 10, 2016	754	490
39	July 27, 2016	755	488
38	July 13, 2016	747	482
37	June 29, 2016	773	482
36	June 15, 2016	752	488
35	June 1, 2016	762	483
34	May 18, 2016	763	484
33	May 6, 2016	799	534
32	April 20, 2016	1,018	468
31	April 6, 2016	954	470
30	March 23, 2016	1,014	470
29	March 8, 2016	1,013	473
28	February 24, 2016	1,484	453
27	February 10, 2016	1,505	459
26	January 28, 2016	1,468	457
25	January 13, 2016	1,518	453
24	January 6, 2016	1,463	461

2015 Draw List

Draw #	Date of Draw	Number of invitations	Minimum CRS points
23	December 18, 2015	1.503	460
22	December 4, 2015	1,451	461
21	November 27, 2015	1,559	472
20	November 13, 2015	1,506	484
19	October 23, 2015	1,502	489
18	October 2, 2015	1,530	450
17	September 18, 2015	1,545	450
16	September 8, 2015	1,517	459
15	August 21, 2015	1,523	456
14	August 7, 2015	1,402	471
13	July 17, 2015	1,581	451
12	July 10, 2015	1,516	463
11	June 26, 2015	1,575	469
10	June 12, 2015	1,501	482
9	May 22, 2015	1,361	755
8	April 17, 2015	715	453
7	April 10, 2015	952	469
6	March 27, 2015	1,637	453
5	March 20, 2015	1,620	481
4	February 27, 2015	1,187	735
3	February 20, 2015	849	808
2	February 7, 2015	779	818
1	January 31, 2015	779	886

What is category-based selection?

In May 2023, IRCC unveiled category-based selection draws to streamline focus on Express Entry aspirants possessing prized human capital attributes, like linguistic prowess or profession.

Following discussions with IRCC associates and stakeholders, the definitive categories for 2023 were outlined. In early 2024, IRCC confirmed the continuity of these categories for the entire year.

The categories encompass:

Occupations in healthcare
Professions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
Trades, encompassing roles like carpentry, plumbing, and contracting
Roles in agriculture and agri-food sectors
Demonstrated proficiency in the French language

For candidates in occupation-centric categories, a prerequisite entails a minimum of six months of uninterrupted full-time work experience within a qualifying occupation over the preceding three years.

Those eligible under the category for French proficiency must have French-language test results showing a minimum score of 7 in all four language abilities on the Niveaux de compétence linguistique Canadians.

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