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Canada's Express Entry draw 450: 5,000 French-language invites at CRS 435
IRCC's 62nd round of 2026 targeted French-speaking candidates on Oct 16, issuing 5,000 invitations with a cut-off of 435 — the highest French-category cut-off this year.
Why it matters
This is the 11th French-language round of 2026 and the first since August 19 (when the cut-off was 382). At 435, the minimum score is the highest of any French-category round this year, signalling tighter competition for French-speaking immigration.
Full report
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held Express Entry round 450 on October 16, 2026 — a category-based round for French-language proficiency (French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2), issued at 10:25 UTC with 5,000 invitations to apply for permanent residence.
The CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited was 435. The tie-breaking rule applied to candidates tied at 435 based on profile submission time: October 6, 2026 at 21:31:22 UTC.
The French-language category requires test results at NCLC 7 or higher in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Immigration media tracking IRCC data put 2026 French-category invitations at 55,500, with 62 draws this year issuing more than 143,000 invitations overall. Draw 450 came one day after draw 449, a Canadian Experience Class round that issued 2,500 invitations on October 15.
Invited candidates have 60 days to submit a complete permanent residence application. Profiles not invited remain in the pool for up to 12 months and stay eligible for future rounds.
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