--- title: "Express Entry French draw, 29 April 2026: CRS 400" description: "IRCC's French-language Express Entry round #414 on 29 April 2026: 4,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 400." canonical: https://francaisprep.com/express-entry-french-draws/round-414 last-updated: 2026-10-25 --- [Express Entry French draws](/express-entry-french-draws) # Express Entry French draw #414: 4,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 400 On 29 April 2026, IRCC's Express Entry round #414 invited 4,000 candidates in the French-language proficiency category. The lowest CRS score invited, the cut-off, was 400. 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 29 April 2026 Round #414 Category French-language proficiency Invitations issued 4,000 CRS cut-off (lowest score invited) **400** 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 19 points lower than round #411, the previous French-language round, on 15 April 2026 (CRS 419). 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 400 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, 15 April 2026: CRS 419](/express-entry-french-draws/round-411) - [Next French round: Express Entry French draw, 28 May 2026: CRS 409](/express-entry-french-draws/round-418) NEXT STEP ## Find out where your French actually stands Book a short assessment with Adèle: one writing task, one speaking task, and an honest plan for the weeks you have left before the exam. [Book an assessment](/book)[See the course tiers](/pricing) --- For agents: site index https://francaisprep.com/llms.txt, developer access https://francaisprep.com/developers, and TCF or TEF to NCLC conversion over a plain GET at https://api.francaisprep.com/v1/score/convert?exam=tcf_canada&listening=512&reading=470&writing=12&speaking=11 (exam is tcf_canada or tef_canada).