The latest Express Entry French draw took place on august 08, 2025 with significant jump in comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score cut off. IRCC issued 2500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to applicants in the CRS pool with a minimum CRS score of 481 or higher.
The big news is that this draw marks the highest CRS cut off of 2025 for a French Language Draw showcasing significant increased competition among the applicants in the pool.
Details of the French Language Draw
- Draw type: French language proficiency
- Date: August 8, 2025
- Number of ITAs issued: 2,500
- Minimum CRS score: 481
- Rank required to be invited: 2,500 or above
- Tie-breaking rule: July 18, 2025 at 05:16:06 UTC
Tie breaking rule means if more than one applicant has the minimum score then cut off is based on the date and time they submitted the EE profile.
CRS score distribution in the Express Entry Pool (august 08, 2025)
| CRS Range | Candidates in Pool |
|---|---|
| 601-1200 | 228 |
| 501-600 | 24,165 |
| 491-500 | 12,975 |
| 481-490 | 12,890 |
| 471-480 | 16,836 |
| 461-470 | 17,383 |
| 451-460 | 15,920 |
| 401-450 | 73,839 |
| 351-400 | 53,590 |
| 301-350 | 20,534 |
| 0-300 | 8,225 |
| Total | 256,585 |
With over 25,000 candidates having a CRS score of 481 or higher, this draw was extremely competitive.
Trend of recent French draws
This draw of Express Entry French language show a sharp increase in CRS cut off.
| Date | Invitations | CRS Cut-off |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 | 2,500 | 481 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 7,500 | 379 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 4,500 | 410 |
| Feb 19, 2025 | 6,500 | 428 |
From the last French language draw on March 21, 2025 with CRS cut off of 379 , the cut off rose by 102 points to 481 moreover the invitations issued also dropped significantly from 7500 to 2500. For the complete information of recent Express Entry draws visit here.
Why the CRS cut off is Rising?
There are several factors which constitutes the rising CRS cut off score such as:
Smaller ITAs issued- Only 2500 ITAs issued after a long 3 months period, in earlier draws ITAs issued were such as 7500,4500 and 6000.
More French skpeaking candidates- More candidates inside canada are learning french and entering in pool, thus increasing competetition.
What will be the future Trend?
High CRS scores are the new normal now, applicants with CRS below 480 needs to boost their ranking through additional language points, education improvements, experience addition, COQ, PNPs and more.
French language draws are still the easiest category in Express Entry to target for your permanent residency (PR), while more candidates will start preparing for French exams means we will see higher minimum CRS scores.
Summary of french draw and other draws
This August 08, 2025 Express Entry French language draw confirms a clear trend of intensifying competetition . CRS cut offs are increasing draw by draw, applicants must explore the ways to boost their CRS score.
On the positive side this is the third draw of august 2025 and in total 53,128 ITAs has been issued by IRCC so far in 2025.
| Draw Type | Number of Draws |
|---|---|
| Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) | 14 |
| Canadian Experience Class (CEC) | 8 |
| French-language proficiency | 4 |
| Healthcare and social services | 3 |
| Education | 1 |
PNP draws are the top most priority of IRCC followed by CEC Draw and then French Draw. Bad news for trades people no trade draw in 2025 so far but 8 CEC draws.
IRCC is favoring the applicants who are inside Canada and working full time , the applicants have Canadian education plus Canadian experience which makes them ideal candidate for permanent redidency.
