IRCC has invited applicants to the latest Express Entry draws for French speakers. 

On August 3, the department issued ITAs to over 1,500 applicants in the targeted category-based draws for applicants in trades. The lowest CRS score needed was 388.

Express Entry Draws For French Speakers: An Overview Of Results 

Here are the Express Entry draw results for individuals having French language proficiency. Take a look! 

August 1

Express Entry draws resumed on August 1, wherein over 2,000 applicants were invited. In addition, the minimum CRS score for this round was 517. 

Moreover, the first all-program Express Entry draws took place from August 1 since July 11. 

July 11-12

IRCC invited over 3,800 applicants to apply for PR under a category-based selection draw of French-speaking applicants. The lowest CRS score needed was 375. 

In addition, on July 11, there were over 800 applicants invited to an all-program draw with a minimum CRS score of 505. 

July 4-7 

The primary week of July saw Express Entry ITAs issued on 4 consecutive days for the first time in the history of Express Entry draws. 

The draw that took place on July 4 was an unexpected draw, wherein 700 applicants were invited. They required a CRS score of 511. Well, this is the highest score of Express Entry draws for French speakers held so far in 2023. 

On July 5, IRCC organized a previously declared category-based Express Entry selection draw for candidates with work experience in STEM occupations. This was the first draw since category-based selection draws were declared on May 31. IRCC invited 500 applicants having a minimum CRS score of 486. 

Further, the draw on July 6 invited over 1,500 applicants with a minimum CRS score of 463 in an Express Entry draw for healthcare professionals. It was the second round of invitations for this category. 

Finally, on July 7, over 2,300 applicants were invited to Express Entry draws for French speakers. The minimum CRS score requirement was 439. French-speaking abilities are the only category-based selection criteria which is not occupation-specific. 

June 27-28

IRCC organized two draws in the last week of June. The first was an all-program draw inviting 4,300 applicants with a minimum CRS score of 486. 

The draw that took place on June 28 was the first-ever category-based selection rounds of invitations. IRCC invited over 500 applicants with relevant work experience in selected healthcare professions. They required a minimum CRS score of 476. 

What Is Express Entry? 

Being an application management system, Express Entry oversees three economic immigration programs, i.e., CEC, FSWP, & FSTP.

Candidates in the Express Entry pool are evaluated depending on various human capital factors, such as age, education, language abilities, work experience, etc. Moreover, they are assigned a CRS score & ranked alongside other applicants in the application pool. The applicants with the highest scores are most likely to obtain ITAs. 

On May 31, IRCC introduced new category-based selection criteria that place more emphasis on particular attributes instead of solely depending upon the high CRS scores. Following are the six new categories for Express Entry applicants: 

  • STEM professions
  • Healthcare
  • Transport
  • Trade
  • French-language proficiency
  • Agriculture/ Agri-Food 

 

These categories/ classifications are chosen to help labor shortage gaps and promote the French language outside the province of Quebec.