Express Entry draw #394
On February 6, 2026, IRCC invited 8,500 French-language proficiency candidates to apply for permanent residence. The minimum CRS score was 400.
- Date
- February 6, 2026
- Draw type
- French-language proficiency
- IRCC round name
- French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2
- Invitations issued
- 8,500
- Minimum CRS score
- 400
- Eligible programs
- Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program
- Round held
- February 06, 2026 at 11:38:00 UTC
- Tie-breaking rule
- February 03, 2026 at 11:11:44 UTC
Candidates with exactly 400 points were invited only if their profile was submitted before February 03, 2026 at 11:11:44 UTC.
The pool on February 2, 2026
CRS scores of candidates in the Express Entry pool, as IRCC published with this round.
| CRS score range | Candidates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 423 | |
| 501–600 | 14,911 | |
| 451–500 | 74,811 | |
| 491–500 | 13,586 | |
| 481–490 | 13,417 | |
| 471–480 | 16,617 | |
| 461–470 | 15,791 | |
| 451–460 | 15,400 | |
| 401–450 | 68,262 | |
| 441–450 | 14,700 | |
| 431–440 | 14,923 | |
| 421–430 | 13,267 | |
| 411–420 | 13,197 | |
| 401–410 | 12,175 | |
| 351–400 | 53,276 | |
| 301–350 | 18,949 | |
| 0–300 | 8,288 | |
| Total in the pool | 238,920 |
Would you have been invited?
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Get my scoreSource: IRCC rounds of invitations data (Open Government Licence – Canada).