On July 18, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates. In round #305, IRCC issued 1,800 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 400 points, 20 points fewer than the previous draw for this category, held on July 8, 2024. The tie-breaking rule for this round was March 08, 2024, at 19:51:40 UTC. As of July 17, 2024, 215,735 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. Canada issued 62,615 ITAs through 27 Express Entry draws this year, including 17,400 French language proficiency candidates.
