Express Entry draw #401
On March 4, 2026, IRCC invited 5,500 French-language proficiency candidates to apply for permanent residence. The minimum CRS score was 397, 3 points lower than the previous French-language proficiency draw (#394, 400).
- Date
- March 4, 2026
- Draw type
- French-language proficiency
- IRCC round name
- French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2
- Invitations issued
- 5,500
- Minimum CRS score
- 397
- Eligible programs
- Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program
- Round held
- March 4, 2026 at 11:55:47 UTC
- Tie-breaking rule
- October 10, 2025 at 18:18:20 UTC
Candidates with exactly 397 points were invited only if their profile was submitted before October 10, 2025 at 18:18:20 UTC.
The pool on March 1, 2026
CRS scores of candidates in the Express Entry pool, as IRCC published with this round.
| CRS score range | Candidates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 258 | |
| 501–600 | 14,031 | |
| 451–500 | 71,680 | |
| 491–500 | 13,321 | |
| 481–490 | 12,678 | |
| 471–480 | 15,415 | |
| 461–470 | 15,099 | |
| 451–460 | 15,167 | |
| 401–450 | 65,868 | |
| 441–450 | 14,334 | |
| 431–440 | 14,481 | |
| 421–430 | 12,746 | |
| 411–420 | 12,511 | |
| 401–410 | 11,796 | |
| 351–400 | 53,727 | |
| 301–350 | 18,694 | |
| 0–300 | 8,276 | |
| Total in the pool | 232,534 |
Would you have been invited?
Work out your CRS score, today and under the November 3, 2026 rules, in about two minutes.
Get my scoreSource: IRCC rounds of invitations data (Open Government Licence – Canada).