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title: "Express Entry French draw, 28 November 2025: CRS 408"
description: "IRCC's French-language Express Entry round #382 on 28 November 2025: 6,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 408."
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# Express Entry French draw #382: 6,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 408

On 28 November 2025, IRCC's Express Entry round #382 invited 6,000 candidates in the French-language proficiency category. The lowest CRS score invited, the cut-off, was 408. Only candidates with at least NCLC 7 in all four French abilities could be invited in this category.

By [Adèle Sason](/about), Français Prep · Updated 25 October 2026

## The round in IRCC's data

Date

28 November 2025

Round

#382

Category

French-language proficiency

Invitations issued

6,000

CRS cut-off (lowest score invited)

**408**

Source

[IRCC's Express Entry rounds data](https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/documents/json/ee_rounds_123_en.json)

Data as of

14 October 2026

That is 8 points lower than round #376, the previous French-language round, on 29 October 2025 (CRS 416).

Every figure on this page comes from IRCC's rounds data, read on [14 October 2026](https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/documents/json/ee_rounds_123_en.json). IRCC's own page is the authority, so check the [official rounds page](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-rounds.html) before acting on it.

## What this round means if you need NCLC 7

According to [IRCC's category-based selection page](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations/category-based-selection.html), this category only considers candidates whose test results show at least [NCLC 7](/nclc-7) in listening, reading, speaking and writing. One ability below NCLC 7 closes the category whatever your CRS score, so the weakest of the four is the one to work on. With that level, a profile below 408 points was not invited in this round. A cut-off is a fact about one past round, not a forecast: the next one depends on how many invitations IRCC issues and who is in the pool on the day.

## Keep going

-   [French draw tracker: the 12-month trend and a check against your score](/tools/french-draw-tracker)
-   [What NCLC 7 means on the TCF Canada and TEF Canada](/nclc-7)
-   [How French adds CRS points in Express Entry](/french-express-entry-points)
-   [TCF Canada course to reach NCLC 7](/tcf-canada-course)
-   [Book a class with Adèle](/book)
-   [Every Express Entry French draw](/express-entry-french-draws)
-   [Previous French round: Express Entry French draw, 29 October 2025: CRS 416](/express-entry-french-draws/round-376)
-   [Next French round: Express Entry French draw, 17 December 2025: CRS 399](/express-entry-french-draws/round-388)

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