On September 13, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates. In round #314, IRCC issued 1,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 446 points, 52 points more than the previous draw for this category, held on August 15, 2024. The tie-breaking rule for this round was August 28, 2024, at 17:07:19 UTC. As of September 9, 2024, 205,569 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. Canada issued 80,874 ITAs through the Express Entry draws this year, including 20,400 French language proficiency candidates.
