On August 15, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates. In round #310, IRCC issued 2,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 394 points, six points fewer than the previous draw for this category, held on July 18, 2024. The tie-breaking rule for this round was July 07, 2024, at 09:46:10 UTC. As of August 14, 2024, 207,960 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. Canada issued 74,542 ITAs through the Express Entry draws this year, including 19,400 French language proficiency candidates.
