Express Entry draw #388: French-language proficiency
On Dec 17, 2025, IRCC issued 6,000 invitations to apply for permanent residence in this round (French-language proficiency). The lowest CRS score invited was 399.
- CRS cut-off
- 399
- Invitations
- 6,000
- Date
- Dec 17, 2025
- Round type
- French-language proficiency
Tie-breaking rule: August 24, 2025 at 23:43:05 UTC
When several candidates had the cut-off score, only those who submitted their profile before this date and time were invited.
Compared with the previous round of this type
Previous round of this type: #382, Nov 28, 2025
- Cut-off
- 408 399
- Down 9
- Invitations
- 6,000 6,000
- Unchanged
- Days since that round
- 19
Rounds of this type in 2025
Cut-off of each round of this type this year; this round is highlighted. Past cut-offs do not predict future ones.
Candidates in the pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of profiles in the pool as of December 14, 2025, by CRS score.
| CRS score range | Candidates |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 390 |
| 501–600 | 21,792 |
| 451–500 | 68,700 |
| 401–450 | 66,948 |
| 351–400 | 52,574 |
| 301–350 | 18,829 |
| 0–300 | 8,069 |
| Total | 237,302 |
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), rounds of invitations. Updated hourly. Not legal advice — confirm details on canada.ca.