On February 1, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates. In round #282, IRCC issued 7,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 365 points, 105 points fewer than the previous draw for this category. The tie-breaking rule for this round was September 8, 2023, at 09:47:27 UTC. As of January 30, 2023, there were 215,726 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. This year, Canada issued 10,280 ITAs through the Express Entry draws.
