Overview

• IRCC issued 4,500 Invitations to Apply on October 6, 2025 in Express Entry draw No. 371 targeting French-language proficiency.
• The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score was 432, with a tie-breaker set for profiles submitted before June 13, 2025 at 19:07:01 UTC.
• The cutoff was 14 points lower than the September 4 French-language draw, which also invited 4,500 candidates at a 446 threshold.
• The latest round followed an October 1 Canadian Experience Class draw that issued 1,000 invitations with a 534 cutoff, reflecting IRCC’s rotating, category-based cadence.
• Invited candidates have 60 days to apply, with processing typically targeted at six months, and Immigration.ca reports 70,338 ITAs issued so far in 2025.