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Express Entry draw #401

Express Entry draw #401, held on March 4, 2026, invited 5,500 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 397.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#401
Date
(all 2026 rounds)
Round type (as published)
French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2
Category
French-language proficiency
Invitations issued
5,500
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
397
Tie-breaking rule
October 10, 2025 at 18:18:20 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 #401 compared with the previous French-language proficiency round
Measure#401#394Change
DateMarch 4, 2026February 6, 202626 days later
Minimum CRS score397400−3
Invitations issued5,5008,500−3,000

All French-language proficiency rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of March 1, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesFeb 2, 2026Change
601-1200258423−165
501-60014,03114,911−880
451-50071,68074,811−3,131
of which 491-50013,32113,586−265
of which 481-49012,67813,417−739
of which 471-48015,41516,617−1,202
of which 461-47015,09915,791−692
of which 451-46015,16715,400−233
401-45065,86868,262−2,394
of which 441-45014,33414,700−366
of which 431-44014,48114,923−442
of which 421-43012,74613,267−521
of which 411-42012,51113,197−686
of which 401-41011,79612,175−379
351-40053,72753,276+451
301-35018,69418,949−255
0-3008,2768,288−12
Total232,534238,920−6,386

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