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IRCC invites 2,000 candidates in the third Express Entry draw this week

IRCC Canada issued another Express Entry draw this week. Overall, 2,00 invitations to apply have been issued for the French Language Proficiency candidates.

The successful candidates had to score a minimum of 394 to be eligible for the ITA. The draw was released on 15 August which is also the third draw of the week as previous draws from PNP and CEC have been issued as well.

French language proficiency draw is a category-based draw. This is the seventh draw from this category this year. The Comprehensive Ranking System Score remains low in the category such as between 330 to 420.

French language proficiency draw(Version 1)

  • Number of invitations issued: 2,000
  • Rank required to be invited to apply: 2,000 or above
  • Date and time of round: August 15, 2024, at 2024-08-15 15:11:54 UTC
  • CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 394
  • Tie-breaking rule: July 07, 2024 at 09:46:10 UTC

Express Entry Pool as of 15 August 2024: CRS Score Distribution

CRS score rangeNumber of candidates
601-1200125
501-60011,055
451-50061,210
491-50010,883
481-49011,990
471-48014,873
461-47012,747
451-46010,717
401-45052,261
441-45010,303
431-44011,229
421-4309,868
411-42010,619
401-41010,242
351-40053,137
301-35024,690
0-3005,482
Total207,960

Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024

Date of issueDraw CategoryNumber of ITAs issuedMinimum CRS
15 AugustFrench Language Proficiency2,000394
14 AugustCanada Experience Class3,200509
13 AugustProvincial Nominee Program763690
31 JulyCanada Experience Class5,000510
30 JulyProvincial Nominee Program964686
18 JulyFrench Language Proficiency1,800400
17 JulyCanada Experience Class6,300515
16 JulyProvincial Nominee Program1,391670
8 JulyFrench proficiency3,200420
5 JulyHealth Occupations3,750445
4 JulyTrade Occupations1,800436
02 JulyProvincial Nominee Program920739
19 JuneProvincial Nominee Program1,499633
May 31Canada Experience Class3,000522
May 30Provincial Nominee Program2,985676
April 24French language proficiency1,400410
April 23General2,095529
April 11STEM occupations4,500491
April 10General1,280549
March 26French language proficiency1,500388
March 25General1,980524
March 13Transport occupations975430
March 12General2,850525
February 29French language proficiency2,500336
February 28General1,470534
February 16Agriculture and agri-food occupations150437
February 14Healthcare occupations3,500422
February 13General1,490535
February 1French language proficiency7,000365
January 31General730541
January 23General1,040543
January 10General1,510546