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Express Entry draw #256

Express Entry draw #256, held on July 7, 2023, invited 2,300 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 439.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#256
Date
(all 2023 rounds)
Round type (as published)
French language proficiency (Version 1)
Category
French-language proficiency
Invitations issued
2,300
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
439
Tie-breaking rule
January 20, 2023 at 17:18:32 UTC When several candidates had the minimum score, those who submitted their Express Entry profile before this date and time were invited.

Change from the previous French-language proficiency round

Round #256 is the earliest French-language proficiency round in IRCC's published data.

All French-language proficiency rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of July 4, 2023
CRS score rangeCandidates
601-1200353
501-600726
451-50054,732
of which 491-500831
of which 481-4904,719
of which 471-48020,475
of which 461-47016,023
of which 451-46012,684
401-45056,673
of which 441-45011,740
of which 431-44012,309
of which 421-43010,008
of which 411-42010,873
of which 401-41011,743
351-40063,679
301-35033,051
0-3005,315
Total214,529

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