The much-anticipated Express Entry category-based draws are here. In a major update: 6500 French speakers get Express Entry PR invites on Feb 19, 2025. This marks the first French language skills category-based draw of 2025.
The details of the current draw are:
If you have an ITA in the first category-based draw of 2025 then it is because:
By meeting the above terms, you have become one of the 6500 French speakers who have an ITA to apply for a Canada PR visa.
French language skills in Very High Demand – Get Canada PR NOW!
| Date | PR Invites | CRS cut-off |
| 19-Feb-25 | 6,500 | 428 |
| 3-Dec-24 | 800 | 466 |
| 15-Nov-24 | 800 | 478 |
| 10-Oct-24 | 1,000 | 444 |
| 13-Sep-24 | 1,000 | 446 |
| 15-Aug-24 | 2,000 | 394 |
| 18-Jul-24 | 1,800 | 400 |
| 8-Jul-24 | 3,200 | 420 |
| 24-Apr-24 | 1,400 | 410 |
| 26-Mar-24 | 1,500 | 388 |
| 29-Feb-24 | 2,500 | 336 |
| 1-Feb-24 | 7,000 | 365 |
| 7-Dec-23 | 1,000 | 470 |
| 25-Oct-23 | 300 | 486 |
| 27-Sep-23 | 500 | 472 |
| 2-Aug-23 | 800 | 435 |
| 12-Jul-23 | 3,800 | 375 |
| 7-Jul-23 | 2,300 | 439 |
IRCC has made history with the Feb 19, 2025, Express Entry draw because:
Overall, French speakers are in for a major treat this year. As Canada is strongly holding its commitment to grow the inflow of Francophones in the country.
Thus, the current time is the best to claim permanent residency against your French language skills. Besides, the frequency of draws targeting French speakers is higher in comparison to other draws.
So, take our Free Assessment or Contact Us to apply now.
Mr. Kalyan Paul, President & CEO is the founder of GVI, an MBA in Finance and also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from Canada. Mr. Paul has more than 18 years of experience in immigration consulting that made him one of the preferred & valued immigration consultants in the immigration industry. He is a licensed member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) [Previously known as Immigration Consultants Of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC)] (Membership ID: R417119) which is a professional body of licensed immigration consultants recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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