Express Entry draw #401: French-language proficiency
On Mar 4, 2026, IRCC issued 5,500 invitations to apply for permanent residence in this round (French-language proficiency). The lowest CRS score invited was 397.
- CRS cut-off
- 397
- Invitations
- 5,500
- Date
- Mar 4, 2026
- Round type
- French-language proficiency
Tie-breaking rule: October 10, 2025 at 18:18:20 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: #394, Feb 6, 2026
- Cut-off
- 400 397
- Down 3
- Invitations
- 8,500 5,500
- 3,000 fewer
- Days since that round
- 26
Rounds of this type in 2026
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 March 1, 2026, by CRS score.
| CRS score range | Candidates |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 258 |
| 501–600 | 14,031 |
| 451–500 | 71,680 |
| 401–450 | 65,868 |
| 351–400 | 53,727 |
| 301–350 | 18,694 |
| 0–300 | 8,276 |
| Total | 232,534 |
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), rounds of invitations. Updated hourly. Not legal advice — confirm details on canada.ca.