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Express Entry draw #405

Express Entry draw #405, held on March 18, 2026, invited 4,000 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 393.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#405
Date
(all 2026 rounds)
Round type (as published)
French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2
Category
French-language proficiency
Invitations issued
4,000
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
393
Tie-breaking rule
December 29, 2025 at 12:47:31 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 #405 compared with the previous French-language proficiency round
Measure#405#401Change
DateMarch 18, 2026March 4, 202614 days later
Minimum CRS score393397−4
Invitations issued4,0005,500−1,500

All French-language proficiency rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of March 15, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesMar 1, 2026Change
601-1200360258+102
501-60013,03914,031−992
451-50072,55871,680+878
of which 491-50013,42113,321+100
of which 481-49012,99212,678+314
of which 471-48015,75115,415+336
of which 461-47015,27215,099+173
of which 451-46015,12215,167−45
401-45064,63865,868−1,230
of which 441-45014,19514,334−139
of which 431-44014,24714,481−234
of which 421-43012,47112,746−275
of which 411-42012,28812,511−223
of which 401-41011,43711,796−359
351-40053,56553,727−162
301-35018,90318,694+209
0-3008,2998,276+23
Total231,362232,534−1,172

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