On September 27, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates.

In round #266, IRCC issued 500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 472 points, 37 points more than the previous draw for this category.

The tie-breaking rule for this round was August 16, 2023, at 09:00:14 UTC. As of September 26, 2023, there were 214,000 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool.

This year, Canada issued 85,448 ITAs through the Express Entry draws.

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