Express Entry draw #429
On July 22, 2026, IRCC invited 5,000 French-language proficiency candidates to apply for permanent residence. The minimum CRS score was 399, 21 points lower than the previous French-language proficiency draw (#425, 420).
- Date
- July 22, 2026
- Draw type
- French-language proficiency
- IRCC round name
- French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2
- Invitations issued
- 5,000
- Minimum CRS score
- 399
- Eligible programs
- Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program
- Round held
- July 22, 2026 at 11:12:26 UTC
- Tie-breaking rule
- November 19, 2025 at 21:21:56 UTC
Candidates with exactly 399 points were invited only if their profile was submitted before November 19, 2025 at 21:21:56 UTC.
The pool on July 19, 2026
CRS scores of candidates in the Express Entry pool, as IRCC published with this round.
| CRS score range | Candidates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 511 | |
| 501–600 | 18,133 | |
| 451–500 | 72,579 | |
| 491–500 | 12,880 | |
| 481–490 | 12,615 | |
| 471–480 | 16,119 | |
| 461–470 | 16,086 | |
| 451–460 | 14,879 | |
| 401–450 | 63,877 | |
| 441–450 | 13,680 | |
| 431–440 | 13,437 | |
| 421–430 | 11,961 | |
| 411–420 | 12,460 | |
| 401–410 | 12,339 | |
| 351–400 | 51,107 | |
| 301–350 | 17,490 | |
| 0–300 | 7,836 | |
| Total in the pool | 231,533 |
Would you have been invited?
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Get my scoreSource: IRCC rounds of invitations data (Open Government Licence – Canada).