Express Entry Draw 339: Another Huge French Draw on March 6, 2025

Key Takeaways for Express Entry Candidates

• Type of draw: French Category-Based Draw
• Invites issued: 4,500
• CRS score: 410
• Tie-breaking rule: February 11, 2025 at 07:47:29 UTC
• Prediction for the next draw: Canadian Experience Class Draw on March 18, 2025.

If you’re new to the excitement of Express Entry and you’re not sure what French draws are, check out our dedicated page covering French Language Category-Based Express Entry draws. You can also dive into some stats about where Canada’s French speakers are coming from for some inspiration to learn French. (Hint: France isn’t the number 1 source country!)

Our Analysis of This Week’s French-Language Express Entry Draw

Today’s French draw is another big one — at 4,500 invitations. This brings the total number of invitations sent to French speaking Express Entry candidates to 11,000 after just two draws. For reference, that’s more than the total number of invitations sent in category-based draws targeting French speakers in 2023 in total. In 2024, it took three draws to hit 11,000 invitations.

We aren’t surprised to see such another larger French draw, given the low volumes of targeted invitations for French speakers in Q4 of 2024 and Canada’s high targets for French speaking permanent residents. In fact, we would guess that we will see further French draws issuing around 2,000 invitations in the coming months.

The CRS drop for this draw will be a welcome surprise for French-speaking candidates in the pool. While we aren’t optimistic that we’ll see a CRS below 400 for targeted French draws this year, today’s score of 410 is the lowest score we’ve seen for a French draw since August 15, 2024. It’s also 18 points lower than the last French draw on February 19, 2025. So, it’s possible the score will drop lower for this category, depending on how many people are learning French to immigrate to Canada at the moment.

Helpfully, the CRS cut off for French draws remains much lower than what we’re seeing for the Canadian Experience Class draws (which seem to be paused at the moment). The CRS cut offs for the CEC draws have been higher than 520 since September of 2024, and are likely to remain elevated for the next few draws, given the pent up demand from the current apparent pause on those draws.

Keen to learn more about how your CRS compares? Check out our free CRS calculator to learn what your odds of receiving an invitation are, as well as where you get your points (and how you could improve your CRS).

Will French Draws Be Common This Year?

Yes! IRCC plans to welcome more French-speaking immigrants outside Quebec, increasing the target from 6.3% to 8.5% of all immigrants.

The French proficiency category was the most used category in 2024, a trend likely to continue in 2025 and 2026. What does this mean? Learning French now may be the best thing you can do to boost your chances of getting an invitation to apply.

Demonstrating French ability is a great way to secure your invitation. Use our CRS calculator to see your CRS score if you learned French.

For more information on Express Entry:

• Learn more about the latest Express Entry draws.
• Learn more about the state of the Express Entry pool.
• Learn when to expect the next Express Entry draw.

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