French language proficiency
French draws: every French language proficiency round
Category draws for strong French speakers (NCLC 7 or higher). The latest was #452 on October 27, 2026, with a CRS cutoff of 407.
- Latest cutoff
- 407
- October 27, 2026
- Draws, last 12 months
- 15
- Invited, last 12 months
- 78,500
- Lowest, last 12 months
- 382
- Average 405
French CRS cutoffs, last 12 months
Every French draw
| Draw | Date | Invitations | CRS cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| #452 | October 27, 2026 | 5,000 | 407 |
| #450 | October 16, 2026 | 5,000 | 435 |
| #437 | August 19, 2026 | 5,000 | 382 |
| #433 | August 6, 2026 | 5,000 | 391 |
| #429 | July 22, 2026 | 5,000 | 399 |
| #425 | July 9, 2026 | 5,000 | 420 |
| #418 | May 28, 2026 | 4,500 | 409 |
| #414 | April 29, 2026 | 4,000 | 400 |
| #411 | April 15, 2026 | 4,000 | 419 |
| #405 | March 18, 2026 | 4,000 | 393 |
| #401 | March 4, 2026 | 5,500 | 397 |
| #394 | February 6, 2026 | 8,500 | 400 |
| #388 | December 17, 2025 | 6,000 | 399 |
| #382 | November 28, 2025 | 6,000 | 408 |
| #376 | October 29, 2025 | 6,000 | 416 |
| #371 | October 6, 2025 | 4,500 | 432 |
| #365 | September 4, 2025 | 4,500 | 446 |
| #360 | August 8, 2025 | 2,500 | 481 |
| #341 | March 21, 2025 | 7,500 | 379 |
| #339 | March 6, 2025 | 4,500 | 410 |
| #337 | February 19, 2025 | 6,500 | 428 |
| #329 | December 3, 2024 | 800 | 466 |
| #324 | November 15, 2024 | 800 | 478 |
| #318 | October 10, 2024 | 1,000 | 444 |
| #314 | September 13, 2024 | 1,000 | 446 |
| #310 | August 15, 2024 | 2,000 | 394 |
| #305 | July 18, 2024 | 1,800 | 400 |
| #302 | July 8, 2024 | 3,200 | 420 |
| #295 | April 24, 2024 | 1,400 | 410 |
| #291 | March 26, 2024 | 1,500 | 388 |
| #287 | February 29, 2024 | 2,500 | 336 |
| #282 | February 1, 2024 | 7,000 | 365 |
| #273 | December 7, 2023 | 1,000 | 470 |
| #270 | October 25, 2023 | 300 | 486 |
| #266 | September 27, 2023 | 500 | 472 |
| #260 | August 2, 2023 | 800 | 435 |
| #258 | July 12, 2023 | 3,800 | 375 |
| #256 | July 7, 2023 | 2,300 | 439 |
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Questions people ask
+When was the last French draw?
Draw #452 on October 27, 2026 invited 5,000 French language proficiency candidates with a CRS score of 407 or higher.
+What is the lowest CRS score invited in a French draw?
In the last 12 months, French cutoffs ranged from 382 to 435 (average 405). The lowest ever was 336.
+How many French draws have there been?
38 since the first in 2023, inviting 140,200 candidates in total.
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