On April 24, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates. In round #295, IRCC issued 1,400 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 410 points, 22 points more than the previous draw for this category, held on March 26, 2024. The tie-breaking rule for this round was April 07, 2024, at 02:06:46 UTC. As of April 23, 2024, there were 214,697 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. Canada issued 35,970 ITAs through the Express Entry draws this year, including 12,400 French language proficiency candidates.
