IRCC held targeted Express Entry Draw and invited 800 French speakers

Highlights: 800 candidates were invited in the French language category based draw

• IRCC held another French category-based Express Entry draw on 02 August, 2023.
• The draw invited 800 candidates with a minimum CRS score of 435.
• The draw invited candidates with French language proficiency.
• IRCC has issued 71,948 ITAs till date in 2023.

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Express Entry Draw held on July 12, 2023

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the second round of the French category-based selection draw on 02 August, 2023. A total of 800 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued to candidates under the French-language proficiency category. The minimum CRS score required by the candidates to get an invitation under the category was 435.

The draw was an all-program draw, and candidates from the Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker Program, and Federal Skilled Trades Program were invited.

Date of the Express Entry draw	Number of Candidates invited	Minimum CRS Score	Category-based selection draw
02 August, 2023	800	435	French-language proficiency

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Canada's Express Entry draw is seeing a shift in its priorities since the category-based draws were introduced. IRCC has invited 71,948 candidates till date in 2023.

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