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French language proficiency draws
French-language proficiency rounds are category-based. IRCC invites candidates who meet its French language threshold in all four abilities, whatever their occupation. Updated daily from IRCC’s published data. Last refreshed October 2, 2026.
Latest French language proficiency round
French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2
August 19, 2026, round #437, tie-break March 1, 2026 at 18:34:05 UTC
- Lowest CRS
- 382
- Invitations
- 5,000
- Rounds since Jan 2025
- 19
- Invitations in that time
- 98,500
- Lowest cutoff
- 379
- Highest cutoff
- 481
Cutoff trend
Lowest CRS score invited in each French language proficiency round since January 2025, oldest on the left.
Every French language proficiency round since January 2025
IRCC's feed holds 36 French language proficiency rounds in total; the 19 most recent are below.
| Date | Round | Lowest CRS | Invitations | Tie-break |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2026 | #437 French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 | 382 | 5,000 | March 1, 2026 at 18:34:05 UTC |
| August 6, 2026 | #433 French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 | 391 | 5,000 | March 18, 2026 at 23:32:40 UTC |
| July 22, 2026 | #429 French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 | 399 | 5,000 | November 19, 2025 at 21:21:56 UTC |
| July 9, 2026 | #425 French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 | 420 | 5,000 | May 15, 2026 at 08:04:00 UTC |
| May 28, 2026 | #418 French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 | 409 | 4,500 | April 29, 2026 at 22:20:00 UTC |
| April 29, 2026 | #414 French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 | 400 | 4,000 | April 07, 2026 at 20:13:59 UTC |
| April 15, 2026 | #411 French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 | 419 | 4,000 | November 14, 2025 at 07:14:25 UTC |
| March 18, 2026 | #405 French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 | 393 | 4,000 | December 29, 2025 at 12:47:31 UTC |
| March 4, 2026 | #401 French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 | 397 | 5,500 | October 10, 2025 at 18:18:20 UTC |
| February 6, 2026 | #394 French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 | 400 | 8,500 | February 03, 2026 at 11:11:44 UTC |
| December 17, 2025 | #388 French language proficiency (Version 1) | 399 | 6,000 | August 24, 2025 at 23:43:05 UTC |
| November 28, 2025 | #382 French language proficiency (Version 1) | 408 | 6,000 | May 26 2025 at 12:28:38 UTC |
| October 29, 2025 | #376 French language proficiency (Version 1) | 416 | 6,000 | September 8, 2025 at 15:27:09 UTC |
| October 6, 2025 | #371 French language proficiency (Version 1) | 432 | 4,500 | June 13, 2025 at 19:07:01 UTC |
| September 4, 2025 | #365 French language proficiency (Version 1) | 446 | 4,500 | June 16, 2025 at 07:21:06 UTC |
| August 8, 2025 | #360 French language proficiency (Version 1) | 481 | 2,500 | July 18, 2025 at 05:16:06 UTC |
| March 21, 2025 | #341 French language proficiency (Version 1) | 379 | 7,500 | March 06, 2025 at 02:53:27 UTC |
| March 6, 2025 | #339 French language proficiency (Version 1) | 410 | 4,500 | February 11, 2025 at 07:47:29 UTC |
| February 19, 2025 | #337 French language proficiency (Version 1) | 428 | 6,500 | February 10, 2025 at 16:41:38 UTC |
Other categories and months
Data: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, rounds of invitations feed, read at the last site build on October 2, 2026. Categories are assigned from IRCC’s round names. This page reports the numbers and does not predict future rounds.
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