How many candidates ranked above the cut-off in draw #433?

On August 3, 2026, the Express Entry pool held 229,100 candidates. 154,209 of them sat in score bands entirely at or above the 391 cut-off. A further 50,107 sat in the 351-400 band, which the cut-off runs through — IRCC does not publish scores at a finer resolution than these bands, so how many of that group cleared 391 is not knowable from the data.

French-language proficiency · 6 August 2026

Express Entry draw #433

Q: What was the CRS cut-off for Express Entry draw #433?

The cut-off for round #433, held on 6 August 2026, was 391. It was a French-language proficiency round and it issued 5,000 invitations to apply, 8 points below the previous French-language proficiency round 2 weeks earlier. Candidates who tied at 391 were ranked by the date they entered the pool, with the cut-off timestamp set at March 18, 2026 at 23:32:40 UTC.

On 6 August 2026, IRCC issued 5,000 invitations to apply in the French-language proficiency category. The lowest-ranked candidate invited scored 391 on the Comprehensive Ranking System, 8 points below the previous French-language proficiency round 2 weeks earlier. That was the lowest of the 15 French-language proficiency rounds held in the year to that date, which together issued 75,000 invitations at cut-offs between 391 and 481.

Read and checked by Jay Sharma, Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant R710507, licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants. Round #433 is reproduced from IRCC's official rounds feed and has not been edited.

Minimum CRS score

391

French-language proficiency

Previous French-language proficiency round: #429 on 22 Jul 2026 at 399 (-8)

5,000
Invitations issued: #433
Round: 06 Aug 2026
Date: March 18, 2026
Tie-break

Programs eligible

Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program

Candidates tied on 391 were separated by how long they had been in the pool. The tie-break was set at March 18, 2026 at 23:32:40 UTC — a profile submitted before that moment was invited, one submitted after it was not.

The pool that week

Where 391 fell through the pool

IRCC published the Express Entry pool’s shape alongside this round. On August 3, 2026 it held 229,100 candidates, and the cut-off ran through them here.

Express Entry candidates by CRS range on August 3, 2026, against the 391 cut-off of round #433
CRS range	Candidates	Share of pool	Against the cut-off
601–1200	500	0.2%	All invited
501–600	19,705	8.6%	All invited
451–500	73,099	31.9%	All invited
401–450	60,905	26.6%	All invited
Cut-off — CRS 391
351–400	50,107	21.9%	Split by the cut-off
301–350	17,101	7.5%	Below the cut-off
0–300	7,683	3.4%	Below the cut-off

154,209 candidates sat in bands entirely at or above 391 — 67.3% of the pool.

A further 50,107 sat in the 351–400 band, which 391 falls inside. IRCC does not publish scores more finely than this, so how many of them cleared 391 is not knowable from the data.

In context

French-language proficiency rounds in the year to 06 Aug 2026

A cut-off means little on its own. Against its own category’s previous twelve months, this one was the lowest of 15.

391

391
Lowest cut-off: 481
Highest cut-off: 15
Rounds: 75,000
Invitations

Reading this today

This is a record, not the current bar

Round #433 was held on 6 August 2026. IRCC has run 5 rounds since, and the current cut-off for this category is not 391.

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Would this round have taken you?

The table above says where 391 fell through the pool. Whether your own score reaches a category, and what would move it — a language retake, a provincial nomination, a spouse’s credentials — is a different question, and it is the one worth answering.

Data: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Round #433, 6 August 2026; pool as published on August 3, 2026.

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