IRCC conducted an Express Entry draw for Francophone candidates after a 5-month pause

On August 8, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates. In round #360, IRCC issued 2,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 481 points, 102 points more than in the previous draw in this category. The tie-breaking rule for this round was July 18, 2025, at 05:16:06 UTC. As of August 5, 2025, 256,585 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. This year, Canada issued 53,128 ITAs through 30 Express Entry draws, and 21,000 of them were sent to francophone candidates. 

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