Express Entry Draw #329 | French Language Proficiency Stream

On Dec 3, 2024, the latest Federal Express Entry category-based Draw #329 targeting French-language proficiency was conducted, issuing 800 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Express Entry candidates to those who had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 466.

Key Takeaways for Express Entry Candidates

• Date of Draw: Dec 03, 2024
• Number of Draw: #329
• Type of draw: French Category-Based Draw
• Invites issued: 800
• CRS score: 466
• Tie-breaking rule: November 26, 2024 at 02:44:59 UTC

Eligibility for the French Speaking Category

To qualify for this category, candidates must:

• Achieve a minimum score of 7 in all four language abilities on the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens.
• Fulfill all specific requirements outlined for the draw.

Our Analysis of This Express Entry Draw

This round, which saw 676 PNP invitations sent out, invited almost all of the PNP pool — which had 738 candidates with a provincial nomination as of December 1, 2024.

As a result, the CRS cut off dropped significantly for this round. In November, the PNP rounds saw CRS cut offs of 812 and 816. The decrease to 705 will be a welcome change for those with a provincial nomination.

Thankfully, it does appear that the most recent PNP round on November 18, which only saw 174 invitations, does not appear to be ‘the new normal’ for PNP.

Today’s draw brings the total number of Express Entry PNP draws in 2024 to 13, with 14,398 invitations issued in those draws.

In terms of future draws, we wouldn’t be surprised to see draws around this size or potentially larger going into 2025.

Per month, this is broken down as follows:

• May: 2,985
• June: 1,499
• July: 3,275
• August: 1,884
• September: 911
• October: 2,261
• November: 907
• December: 676

From January to April, IRCC invited PNP applicants through general draws. We do not have the exact number of provincial nominees invited during these rounds.

Remaining PNP Draws in 2024

If you haven’t yet received an invitation in 2024 but you have a provincial nomination, we may still see another PNP round this year.

Last year, IRCC held draws on December 18, 19, 20 and 21. So, if IRCC continues its trend of draws every two weeks, we will likely see draws in the week of December 19.

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2024 Total ITAs issued

Draw 329 brings the total number of ITAs issued so far of this year to 97,818 in federal skilled worker.

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