Highlights: Express Entry French draw announced by IRCC
- Canada held the first-ever Express Entry French draw and invited 2,300 ITAs.
- This is the fourth category-based draw held by IRCC.
- Candidates with a CRS score of 439 were invited in #256 Express Entry draw.
- Candidates with strong French-speaking abilities were invited in this draw.
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Latest Canada Express Entry draw
Canada held its fourth Express Entry draw in a row in July 2023! In this draw, IRCC invited 2,300 candidates with strong French-speaking abilities. Applicants having a CRS score of 439 were invited in this draw. This is the lowest CRS score recorded in 2023.
Details of the Express Entry draws held in 2023
|
Draw no. |
Date |
Round type |
Invitations issued |
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited |
|
256 |
July 7, 2023 |
French language proficiency (2023-1) |
2,300 |
439 |
|
255 |
July 6, 2023 |
Healthcare occupations |
1,500 |
463 |
|
254 |
July 5, 2023 |
STEM occupations |
500 |
486 |
|
253 |
July 4, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
700 |
511 |
|
252 |
June 28, 2023 |
Healthcare occupations |
500 |
476 |
|
251 |
June 27, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
4,300 |
486 |
|
250 |
June 8, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
4,800 |
486 |
|
249 |
May 24, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
4,800 |
488 |
|
248 |
May 10, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
589 |
691 |
|
247 |
April 26, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
3,500 |
483 |
|
246 |
April 12, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
3,500 |
486 |
|
245 |
March 29, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
7,000 |
481 |
|
244 |
March 23, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
7,000 |
484 |
|
243 |
March 15, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
7,000 |
490 |
|
242 |
March 1, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
667 |
748 |
|
241 |
February 15, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
699 |
791 |
|
240 |
February 2, 2023 |
Federal Skilled Worker |
3,300 |
489 |
|
239 |
February 1, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
893 |
733 |
|
238 |
January 18, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
5,500 |
490 |
|
237 |
January 11, 2023 |
All Program Draw |
5,500 |
507 |
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