Canada-announces-First-Ever-Express-Entry-invitations-for-French-speaking-newcomers

09.07.23 03:56 AM

On July 7th,2023 the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable Minister Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced the first Francophone round for category-based selection. 

Results: Rounds of invitations
  • French language proficiency (2023-1)
  • Number of invitations issued: 2,300Footnote*
  • Rank required to be invited to apply: 2,300 or above
  • Date and time of round: July 07, 2023 at 13:11:16 UTC
  • CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 439
  • Tie-breaking rule: January 20, 2023 at 17:18:32 UTC
    • If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.
*Invitations to apply to the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program may be issued through this round of invitations.