Canada Immigration is increasing day by day, with the number of prospects applying for Canada permanent residency. With flooding applications, how does the Canadian government choose the right candidates? The selecting factor would be your Express Entry Canada CRS score.
The Canada CRS score is a number given to Express Entry applicants based on their profile. It influences their pool ranking and the possibility of obtaining an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence in Canada. In other words, your CRS score defines your nomination and ITA from IRCC. The Canada immigration express entry uses CRS to rank the applicants who have applied for permanent residency. IRCC nominates your profile based on a ranking-based scoring system named the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The higher the CRS score, the faster you secure the nomination from the IRCC. Irrespective of your score in the Canada PR eligibility calculator (FSW score). Since the number of applications submitted is on the higher end, the Canadian government selects highly skilled potential candidates using the system Express Entry but evaluates the candidates with their CRS score which is scored out of 1200.
The two major factors involved in obtaining an ITA are;
1) The highest score in the pool; and
2) The occupational demand by the employers.
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Express Entry manages three programs, they are:
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The total CRS score is 1200 points, which is divided into two parts. The first 600 consists of your skills and the remaining 600 is issued by the state government of Canada and other additional factors. The CRS points are split into the following ways:To apply for the Canada permanent resident process, you will need to have your CRS score calculated using Canada Immigration Points Calculator.
Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points
The total CRS score is 1200 which is split into 600 (Human capital + Skill Transferability) and the other 600 (Additional factors). The CRS score on your profile is calculated based on a consolidation of the four factors below:
Factor | CRS Score Without Spouse | CRS Score With Spouse |
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Core Human Capital Factors | 500 | 460 |
Spouse Factor | Not Applicable | 40 |
Skills Transferability | 100 | 100 |
PNP+Additional Points | 600 (Max) | 600 (Max) |
Total | 1200 | 1200 |
The maximum you can score here is 450 with spouse and 500 without spouse.
Factors [Max. points] | Points per factor [With a spouse or common-law partner] | Points per factor [Without a spouse or common-law partner] |
---|---|---|
Age | 100 | 110 |
Level of education | 140 | 150 |
Official languages proficiency | 150 | 160 |
Canadian work experience | 70 | 80 |
Total CRS score | 500 | 460 |
This is exclusively for candidates accompanying their spouse or common-law partners to migrate to Canada as a permanent resident. A maximum of 40 points can be obtained from the human capital factors.
Factors | Points per factor |
---|---|
Level of education | 10 |
Official language proficiency | 20 |
Canadian Work Experience | 10 |
Total | 40 |
Consolidation of your educational level, foreign work experience, and certificate of qualification combined are your overall points for skills transferability. A maximum of 50 points can only be claimed under this section.
Education | Points per factor (Maximum 50 points) |
---|---|
Superior level of official language proficiency and a post-secondary degree | 50 |
With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree | 50 |
Foreign work experience (India) | Points per factor (Maximum 50 points) |
Superior official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark [CLB 7] or higher) and foreign work experience | 50 |
With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience | 50 |
Certificate of qualification (for people in trade occupations) | Points per factor (Maximum 50 points) |
Superior official language proficiency and a certificate of qualification | 50 |
You can obtain a maximum of 600 points under this section in two ways.
You may get an additional 600 points for nomination from any Canadian province which is Provincial Nominee Program Canada.
You can get an additional points with the following:
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All applicants who create their Express Entry profile are given a score based on factors that play important role in economic success of the immigrants once they migrate to Canada
Your age, education, language proficiency, and Canadian work experience are considered the core/ human capital factors. The maximum you can score here is 450 with spouse and 500 without spouse.
Factors | Points per factor – With a spouse or common-law partner (500) | Points per factor - Without a spouse or common-law partner (460) |
---|---|---|
Age | 100 | 110 |
Level of education | 140 | 150 |
Official languages proficiency | 150 | 160 |
Canadian work experience | 70 | 80 |
This is exclusively for those candidates who are accompanying their spouse or common-law partners. A maximum of 40 points can be obtained as a part of the human capital factors.
Factors | Points per factor (Maximum 40 points) |
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Level of education | 10 |
Official language proficiency | 20 |
Canadian Work Experience | 10 |
A consolidation of your educational level (maximum 50 points), foreign work experience (maximum 50 points), and certificate of qualification (maximum 50 points) clubs your overall points for skills transferability.
Education | Points per factor (Maximum 50 points) |
---|---|
With good/strong official languages proficiency and a post-secondary degree | 50 |
With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree | 50 |
Foreign work experience (india) | Points per factor (Maximum 50 points) |
With good/strong official languages proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark [CLB] level 7 or higher) and foreign work experience | 50 |
With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience | 50 |
Certificate of qualification (for people in trade occupations) | Points per factor (Maximum 50 points) |
With good/strong official languages proficiency and a certificate of qualification | 50 |
A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points
You may get an additional 600 points for nomination from any Canadian province or 200 -> arranged employment, 30 -> Canadian study, 50 -> French language proficiency besides English, and 15 -> siblings residing in Canada.
Education | Maximum points per factor |
---|---|
Brother or sister living in Canada (citizen or permanent resident) | 15 |
French language skills | 50 |
Post-secondary education in Canada ( 1 & 2 Years) | 15 |
Post-secondary education in Canada ( 3 Years or more) | 30 |
Arranged employment (NOC O,A,B) | 50 |
Arranged employment (NOC O,A,B) | 200 |
PN nomination | 600 |
A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors + C. Transferability factors + D. Additional points = Grand total – Maximum 1,200 points
CRS – A. Core / human capital factors
With a spouse or common-law partner: Maximum 460 points total for all factors.
Without a spouse or common-law partner: Maximum 500 points total for all factors.
Age | With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 100 points) | Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 110 points) |
---|---|---|
17 years of age or less | 0 | 0 |
18 years of age | 90 | 99 |
19 years of age | 95 | 105 |
20 to 29 years of age | 100 | 110 |
30 years of age | 95 | 105 |
31 years of age | 90 | 99 |
32 years of age | 85 | 94 |
33 years of age | 80 | 88 |
34 years of age | 75 | 83 |
35 years of age | 70 | 77 |
36 years of age | 65 | 72 |
37 years of age | 60 | 66 |
38 years of age | 55 | 61 |
39 years of age | 50 | 55 |
40 years of age | 45 | 50 |
41 years of age | 35 | 39 |
42 years of age | 25 | 28 |
43 years of age | 15 | 17 |
44 years of age | 05 | 06 |
45 years of age | 0 | 0 |
Level of Education | With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 140 points) | Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 150 points) |
---|---|---|
Less than secondary school (high school) | 0 | 0 |
Secondary diploma (high school graduation) | 28 | 30 |
One-year degree, diploma or certificate from a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute | 84 | 90 |
Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute | 91 | 98 |
Bachelor's degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute | 112 | 120 |
Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years | 119 | 128 |
Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, | 126 | 135 |
optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.) | ||
Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.) | 140 | 150 |
Official languages proficiency - first official language
Maximum points for each ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening):
32 with a spouse or common-law partner
34 without a spouse or common-law partner
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability | With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 128 points) | Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 136 points) |
---|---|---|
Less than CLB 4 | 0 | 0 |
CLB 4 or 5 | 06 | 06 |
CLB 6 | 08 | 09 |
CLB 7 | 16 | 17 |
CLB 8 | 22 | 23 |
CLB 9 | 29 | 31 |
CLB 10 or more | 32 | 34 |
Official languages proficiency - second official language
Maximum points for each ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening):
6 with a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 22 points)
6 without a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 24 points)
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability | With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 22 points) | Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 24 points) |
---|---|---|
CLB 4 or less | 0 | 0 |
CLB 5 or 6 | 01 | 01 |
CLB 7 or 8 | 03 | 03 |
CLB 9 or more | 06 | 07 |
Canadian work experience | With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 70 points) | Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 80 points) |
---|---|---|
None or less than a year | 0 | 0 |
1 year | 35 | 40 |
2 years | 46 | 53 |
3 Years | 56 | 64 |
4 years | 63 | 72 |
5 years or more | 70 | 80 |
Subtotal: A. Core / human capital factors
With a spouse or common-law partner – Maximum 460 points
Without a spouse or common-law partner – Maximum 500 points
Spouse’s or common-law partner’s level of education | With spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 10 points) | Without spouse or common-law partner (Does not apply) |
---|---|---|
Less than secondary school (high school) | 0 | n/a |
Secondary school (high school graduation) | 02 | n/a |
One-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute | 06 | n/a |
Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical in school, or other institute | 07 | n/a |
Bachelor's degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute | 08 | n/a |
Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years | 09 | n/a |
Master's degree, or professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree”, the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry | 10 | n/a |
law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.) | ||
Doctoral level university degree (PhD) | 10 | n/a |
Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case.
Spouse's or common-law partner's official languages proficiency - first official language
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening ) | Maximum 20 points for section Maximum 5 points per ability | Without spouse or common-law partner (Does not apply) |
---|---|---|
CLB 4 or less | 0 | n/a |
CLB 5 or 6 | 01 | n/a |
CLB 7 or 8 | 03 | n/a |
CLB 9 or more | 05 | n/a |
Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case.
Spouse's Canadian work experience | Maximum 10 points | Without spouse or common-law partner (Does not apply) |
---|---|---|
None or less than a year | 0 | n/a |
1 year | 05 | n/a |
2 years | 07 | n/a |
3 years | 08 | n/a |
4 years | 09 | n/a |
5 years or more | 10 | n/a |
Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case.
Subtotal : A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors = Maximum 500 points
CRS – C. Skill transferability factors (Maximum 100 points for this section)
Education
With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher) and a post-secondary degree | Points for CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, with one or more under CLB 9 (Maximum 25 points) | Points for CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities (Maximum 50 points) |
---|---|---|
Secondary school (high school) credential or less | 0 | 0 |
Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer | 13 | 25 |
Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer | 25 | 50 |
With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree | Points for education + 1 year of Canadian work experience (Maximum 25 points) | Points for education + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience (Maximum 50 points) |
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Secondary school (high school) credential or less | 0 | 0 |
Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer | 13 | 25 |
Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer | 25 | 50 |
Foreign work experience – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher)
Years of experience | Points for foreign work experience + CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 9 (Maximum 25 points) | Points for foreign work experience + CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities (Maximum 50 points) |
---|---|---|
No foreign work | 0 | 0 |
1 or 2 years of foreign work experience | 13 | 25 |
3 years or more of foreign work experience | 25 | 50 |
Foreign work experience – With Canadian work experience
Years of experience | Points for foreign work experience + 1 year of Canadian work experience (Maximum 25 points) | Points for foreign work experience + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience (Maximum 50 points) |
---|---|---|
No foreign work | 0 | 0 |
1 or 2 years of foreign work experience | 13 | 25 |
3 years or more of foreign work experience | 25 | 50 |
Certificate of qualification (trade occupations) – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level | Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 5 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 7 | Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 7 or more on all four first official language abilities |
[CLB] 5 or higher) | (Maximum 25 points) | (Maximum 50 points) |
With a certificate of qualification | 25 | 50 |
Subtotal: A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Skill transferability factors - Maximum 600 points
CRS – D. Additional points (Maximum 600 points)
Additional points | Maximum 600 points |
---|---|
Brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident of Canada | 15 |
Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 4 or lower in English (or didn’t take an English test) | 15 |
Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 5 or higher on all four English skills | 30 |
Post-secondary education in Canada - credential of one or two years | 15 |
Post-secondary education in Canada - credential three years or longer | 30 |
Arranged employment - NOC 00 | 200 |
Arranged employment – any other NOC 0, A or B | 50 |
Provincial or territorial nomination | 600 |
Subtotal: D. Additional points – Maximum 600 points
Grand total: A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Skill transferability factors + D. Additional points = Maximum 1,200 points
Re-taking IELTS and achieving more than your current score can boost your CRS score. Also taking up French language tests can boost your CRS by 74 points.
Check your eligibility with the provincial Government of Canada. If eligible, apply for targeted PNP and secure 600 additional points.
Approach Canadian employers for an LMIA job offer which can add up to 200 CRS Points.
Study in Canada to attain a maximum of 30 CRS points.
- 1 or 2 year course: 15 Points
- 3 years or more: 30 Points
Add your spouse or Common-law partner to your PR application. If your spouse's language proficiency is better or has obtained extra band score in language proficiency then you can switch your spouse to be the primary applicant.
Working in Canada for 1560 hours can be considered as one year of experience in Canada and qualify under a different stream called Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Upon having 3 years of Canadian work experience one can claim up to 80 points for the primary applicant and 10 points for the spouse.
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Ans : The CRS is a point system used by the Canadian Immigration Department to rank and select the Immigrants. It is used to determine your eligibility to receive an invitation to apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residency.
The CRS score is calculated based on four main factors: core human capital factors, spouse or common-law partner factors, skills transferability factors, and additional points. The maximum CRS score is 1200 points.
The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required for Canadian Express Entry varies with each draw conducted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Express Entry is a system that Canada uses to select candidates from a pool of applicants. Those with a higher CRS score than the cutoff will receive an invitation to apply for permanent residence.
The maximum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for Canada Permanent Residency is 1,200 points.
CRS score calculators estimate a profile's score and should not be considered a guarantee of your actual score. Your final CRS score will be determined by IRCC when you submit your Express Entry profile.
Yes, the CRS score calculator can help you gauge your eligibility for Express Entry by assessing factors like age, education, work experience, language proficiency, and others. However, meeting the minimum CRS score doesn't guarantee an invitation to apply for permanent residence; it depends on factors like the current cutoff score and the number of candidates in the pool.
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