Three rounds ran in this batch. Round 380, a Provincial Nominee Program round on November 25, 2025, issued 777 invitations at a cut-off of 699, the lowest PNP cut-off recorded up to this point in the run. Round 381, a Canadian Experience Class round on November 26, issued 1,000 invitations at 531. Round 382, on November 28, was a French-language proficiency round issuing 6,000 invitations at a cut-off of 408.
A PNP cut-off under 700 is notable simply because, across this entire stretch of late 2025 and into 2026, PNP cut-offs otherwise stayed above 700 and climbed as high as 805 by the following May. This round sits at the low end of that range.
The French-language round's cut-off of 408 continues a gentle decline from 416 in late October, while its 6,000-invitation volume matches the prior French round exactly, suggesting IRCC held the category's invitation target steady even as the qualifying score moved.
| Round | Date | Category | Invitations | CRS cut-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #380 | November 25, 2025 | Provincial Nominee Program | 777 | 699 |
| #381 | November 26, 2025 | Canadian Experience Class | 1,000 | 531 |
| #382 | November 28, 2025 | French language proficiency (Version 1) | 6,000 | 408 |
Each bar is the lowest CRS score invited in that round. Invitation counts differ by orders of magnitude between rounds, so they are given as text rather than as a second axis.
PNP
#380 · 777 ITAs
699
CEC
#381 · 1,000 ITAs
531
French
#382 · 6,000 ITAs
408
600 points is what a provincial nomination adds on its own.
- Provincial nomination
- General programme round
- Category-based selection
Why 699 stands out among PNP cut-offs
Every PNP round still carries the fixed 600-point nomination bonus, so a cut-off of 699 means the average invited candidate's remaining human capital and skill transferability points totalled under 100. That is a modest bar within the nominated sub-pool, and it reflects the specific mix of candidates who held a nomination and sat in the pool that week rather than any change in how provinces award nominations.
Viewed against the wider run of PNP rounds tracked across this cycle, 699 sits close to the bottom of the range. Only one later round covered here went lower, at 697, while the highest reached 805. A nominated candidate reading this later should not expect 699 to recur reliably; it was closer to the floor than the norm.
CEC continues its gradual decline
At 531, the Canadian Experience Class cut-off has now eased two points from the 533 seen across the three prior rounds. The movement is small on its own, but it is part of a longer slide that would continue through December and into the new year, eventually reaching the low 500s by January 2026.
For candidates without a provincial nomination, this kind of gradual decline is worth tracking over several rounds rather than reacting to any single batch. The CRS calculator gives an up-to-date score, but the trend across recent rounds, available on the live draw table, is often more informative than one round's cut-off in isolation.
A French-language round with a shrinking cut-off
The cut-off for this French-language proficiency round fell to 408 from 416 in the prior round of the same category, while the invitation count held at 6,000. A falling cut-off at a constant invitation volume typically means the pool of NCLC-qualifying candidates without a nomination has grown, pulling more lower-scoring candidates into range.
Candidates who meet the French-language threshold but sit well below Canadian Experience Class cut-offs should treat this category as a live alternative pathway rather than a one-off. Confirming an NCLC equivalency in advance through the CLB and NCLC converter avoids being caught unprepared if a similar round runs again.
Invitation volume as a separate question from score
Across the three rounds in this batch, invitation counts ranged from 777 to 6,000, yet none of that volume tells a candidate anything about their own chances beyond confirming that their score cleared the relevant cut-off. A large round and a small round that reach the same cut-off invite exactly the same range of scores; the difference is only how many candidates within that range are reached.
This distinction is easy to lose when headline invitation numbers move sharply between batches, as they did here for the PNP stream. The number that matters for an individual candidate is always the cut-off relative to their own CRS score, not the count of invitations issued.
What to take from this round
- A PNP cut-off of 699 was the lowest recorded up to this point in the run; treat it as an outlier rather than a new normal.
- The Canadian Experience Class cut-off has now eased for two consecutive batches, a trend worth watching on the live draw table rather than judging from a single round.
- French-language proficiency rounds have issued 6,000 invitations twice in a row while the qualifying score has fallen, widening the pool of eligible candidates.
- Candidates strong in French but below general cut-offs should verify their NCLC equivalency now, using the CLB and NCLC converter, so they are ready if another French round follows.
Round numbers, dates, invitation counts and CRS cut-offs are IRCC's own, from their published rounds of invitations. The analysis is general information, not immigration advice, and reading it creates no consultant-client relationship.