Your Express Entry Score vs. Your French Score: The Number Most Candidates Get Wrong

In the world of Canadian immigration, there is a number that keeps thousands of people awake at night: The CRS Cutoff.

You check the latest Express Entry draw results. The score is 525. You look at your profile. You are at 485. You feel like you're shouting into a void, waiting for a "general" draw that may never come, or for the cutoff to miraculously drop by 40 points.

But there is a second number that is far more important, and it’s the one most candidates get wrong. It’s the ROI of your French score.

At PrepMyFrench, we help candidates realize that French is not just a language—it is the most undervalued "currency" in the Express Entry system. Here is the math of why your French score is the literal key to your PR.