Express Entry round #433 took place on August 6, 2026. IRCC invited 5,000 candidates in the French-language proficiency category, with the cut-off landing at 391 CRS points.
The numbers
| Date | August 6, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #433 |
| Round type | French-language proficiency |
| IRCC label | French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 2 |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 5,000 |
| CRS cut-off | 391 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | −8 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 15 days |
How it compares
The cut-off fell 8 points against round #429 (July 22, 2026), which closed at 399. The number of invitations was identical, at 5,000. The gap was 15 days; the last 10 rounds in this category have averaged 26 days apart.
Across the last 10 rounds in this category, this is the lowest cut-off of the set (the range is 391 to 420). In volume terms it lands mid-range: those rounds average 5,150 invitations, between 4,000 and 8,500. So far in 2026 there have been 9 rounds in this category, adding up to 45,500 invitations including this round. Widening out to the last 10 Express Entry rounds of every kind, cut-offs ran from 368 to 768.
What this round selects
In a category-based round IRCC narrows the pool first and ranks afterwards: only profiles that meet the category’s requirements — and qualify for a federal program — are in the running. This category is not occupation-based: it selects profiles that show the minimum French level IRCC requires across all four abilities of the official test.
What it means for your profile
Getting an invitation in this round took a CRS score of 391 or above, in the pool and inside the French-language proficiency category on August 6, 2026. Scoring under the cut-off changes nothing about a profile — it remains in the pool for twelve months and enters every round it is eligible for. We do not use these numbers to predict the next round. What a round closes at depends on the pool on that date and on the instructions in force, so this figure describes what happened and nothing more.
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Source: the rounds of invitations IRCC publishes, read automatically through our data service. GerCanada is a private consultancy and is not part of the Government of Canada.