IRCC invites Express Entry candidates in the first French-language draw of December

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada released the latest French proficiency draw. 800 invitations to apply have been issued under the Express Entry round of invitations.

The comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score one had to score remained minimum at 466. This is the 11th draw of this category this year.

This year, the immigration department has so far issued 22,200 ITA’s for the French language proficiency draw. The biggest draw was the first one of the year from 1 February when 7,000 candidates received invitations to apply for permanent residence in Canada under the Express Entry Program. The CRS score recorded for this draw was 365.

French language proficiency draw 3 December

• Number of invitations issued: 800
• Rank required to be invited to apply: 800 or above
• Date and time of round: December 03, 2024 at 15:44:17 UTC
• CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 466
• Tie-breaking rule: November 26, 2024 at 02:44:59 UTC

Express Entry Pool as of 3 December 2024: CRS score distribution

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	738
501-600	18,673
451-500	62,985
491-500	12,316
481-490	11,905
471-480	14,371
461-470	12,521
451-460	11,872
401-450	57,590
441-450	11,219
431-440	12,313
421-430	11,217
411-420	11,602
401-410	11,239
351-400	50,609
301-350	22,280
0-300	5,615
Total	218,490

Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024

Date of issue	Draw Category	Number of ITAs issued	Minimum CRS
3 December	French language proficiency	800	466
2 December	Provincial Nominee Program	676	705
November 20	Healthcare occupations	3,000	463
November 19	Canada Experience Class	400	539
November 18	Provincial Nominee Program	174	816
November 13	Canada Experience Class	400	547
November 12	Provincial Nominee Program	733	812
October 23	Trade occupations	1,800	433
October 22	Canada Experience Class	400	539
October 21	Provincial Nominee Program	648	791
October 10	French language proficiency	1,000	444
October 9	Canada Experience Class	500	539
7 October	Provincial Nominee Program	1,613	743
19 September	Canada Experience Class	4,000	509
13 September	French Language Proficiency	1,000	446
09 September	Provincial Nominee Program	911	732
27 August	Canada Experience Class	3,300	507
26 August	Provincial Nominee Program	1,121	694
15 August	French Language Proficiency	2,000	394
14 August	Canada Experience Class	3,200	509
13 August	Provincial Nominee Program	763	690
31 July	Canada Experience Class	5,000	510
30 July	Provincial Nominee Program	964	686
18 July	French Language Proficiency	1,800	400
17 July	Canada Experience Class	6,300	515
16 July	Provincial Nominee Program	1,391	670
8 July	French proficiency	3,200	420
5 July	Health Occupations	3,750	445
4 July	Trade Occupations	1,800	436
02 July	Provincial Nominee Program	920	739
19 June	Provincial Nominee Program	1,499	633
May 31	Canada Experience Class	3,000	522
May 30	Provincial Nominee Program	2,985	676
April 24	French language proficiency	1,400	410
April 23	General	2,095	529
April 11	STEM occupations	4,500	491
April 10	General	1,280	549
March 26	French language proficiency	1,500	388
March 25	General	1,980	524
March 13	Transport occupations	975	430
March 12	General	2,850	525
February 29	French language proficiency	2,500	336
February 28	General	1,470	534
February 16	Agriculture and agri-food occupations	150	437
February 14	Healthcare occupations	3,500	422
February 13	General	1,490	535
February 1	French language proficiency	7,000	365
January 31	General	730	541
January 23	General	1,040	543
January 10	General	1,510	546