On February 29, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates. In round #287, IRCC issued 2,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was only 336 points, 29 points fewer than the previous draw for this category, held on February 1, 2024. So far, Express Entry draw #287 has shown one of the lowest CRS scores in the history of the Express Entry system. The tie-breaking rule for this round was January 18, 2024, at 09:15:46 UTC. As of February 27, 2024, there were 211,487 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. This year, Canada issued 19,390 ITAs through nine Express Entry draws.
