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Essentially, the key purpose of the Canada Express Entry is to give the control over the selection of prospective migrants under skilled workers category to Canadian Government through Citizenship and Immigration Canada.



Towards, that objective and as a precursor to minimum 67 points criteria, a system whereby the applicants interested in migrating are ranked against each other, using a set of parameters. The tool containing these parameters, ranking and selection is called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).



The key components and parameters of the Canada Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) are as follows:

Parameters related to Core human capital;

Parameters related to accompanying spouse or common-law partner;

Parameters related to Skill transferability; and

Parameters relating to a provincial nomination or a qualifying job offer of arranged employment.

Total number of points available under the Express Entry CRS is 1,200.



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Where candidates are filing the application without an accompanying spouse or common-law partner, the break of points under CRS Score is as follows:

Core human Capital : Maximum 500 points;

: Maximum 500 points; Skill Transferability : Maximum 100 points; and

: Maximum 100 points; and With a valid job offer : Maximum 200 points

: Maximum 200 points Provincial nomination of a qualifying offer: Maximum 600 points available

Where candidates are filing the application with an accompanying spouse or common-law partner, the break-up of points under Canada Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is as follows:

Core human Capital of Principal Applicant : Maximum 460 points;

: Maximum 460 points; Core human Capital of Spouse : Maximum 40 points

: Maximum 40 points Skill transferability : Maximum 100 points; and

: Maximum 100 points; and Provincial nomination of a qualifying offer: Maximum 600 points

Summary of Points Per Factor for Express Entry Candidates



A) Core / Human Capital Factors

Factors 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



B) Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors

Factors Maximum 40 Points Level of education 10 Official language proficiency 20 Canadian Work Experience 10 A. Core / Human Capital + B. Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors = Maximum 500 Points (with OR without a Spouse or Common-Law Partner)



C) Skill Transferability factors

Factors Points Per Factor Education 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

Factors Points Per factor Foreign work experience Maximum 50 points With good/strong official languages proficiency and foreign work experience 50 With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience 50

Factors Points per Factor

Maximum 100 Points Certificate of qualification (for people in trade occupations) 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



D) Additional Points

Factors Points Per Factor

(Maximum 600 points) A. Core / Human Capital + B. Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors + C. Transferability Factors + D. = Grand Total - 1,200 Post-secondary education in Canada 30 Arranged employment 200 PN nomination 600



Canada Express Entry Points Breakdown, Section by Section

Comprehensive Ranking System (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 (Maximum 460 points)

Number of points (100 maximum) Without a Spouse (Maximum 500 points)

Number of points (110 maximum) 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 5 6 45 years of age or more 0 0

Level of Education With a spouse - Number of points (140 maximum) Without a spouse - Number of points (150 maximum) Less than Secondary school (high school) credential 0 0 Secondary school (high school) credential 28 30 One-year post-secondary program credential 84 90 Two-year post-secondary program credential 91 98 Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer 112 120 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 119 128 University-level credential at the Master’s level OR an entry-to-practice professional degree. CIC only accepts as an entry-to-practice professional degree, those degrees issued in relation to an occupation listed at NOC Skill level A and for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required. 126 135 University-level credential at the Doctoral level 140 150



Official Languages Proficiency - First Official Language

Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening Total Points for Each Ability:

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 Maximum 128 points Without a spouse Maximum 136 points Less than CLB 4 0 0 CLB 4 or 5 6 6 CLB 6 8 9 CLB 7 16 17 CLB 8 22 23 CLB 9 29 31 CLB 10 or more 32 34

Official Languages Proficiency - Second Official Language

Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening Total Points for Each Ability:

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 Maximum 22 Points Without a Spouse Maximum 24 Points CLB 4 or less 0 0 CLB 5 or 6 1 1 CLB 7 or 8 3 3 CLB 9 or more 6 6

Canadian Work Experience With a Spouse Maximum 70 Points Without a Spouse 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 - Core / Human Capital Factors Out of 460 Points Out of 500 Points

Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) – B. Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors (If Applicable)

Spouse Factors With spouse - number of points per factor Without spouse (0 points – does not apply) Less than secondary school (high school) credential 0 n/a Secondary school (high school) credential 2 n/a One-year post-secondary program credential 6 n/a Two-year post-secondary program credential 7 n/a Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer 8 n/a 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 9 n/a University-level credential at the Master’s level OR an entry-to-practice professional degree. CIC only accepts as an entry-to-practice professional degree, those degrees issued in relation to an occupation listed at NOC Skill level A and for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required. 10 n/a University-level credential at the Doctoral level 10 n/a

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level Per Ability



(Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening) Maximum 20 Points 0 (does not apply) CLB 4 or less 0 n/a CLB 5 or 6 1 n/a CLB 7 or 8 3 n/a CLB 9 or more 5 n/a Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case.

Spouse's Canadian Work Experience Maximum 10 Points 0 (does not apply) None or less than a year 0 n/a 1 year 5 n/a 2 years 7 n/a 3 years 8 n/a 4 years 9 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

Education (Maximum 100 Points for this Section)

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, one or more under 9 Points for CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities 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) Secondary school (high school) credential or less (levels 1&2) 0 0 Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer (levels 3,4 & 5) 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 (levels 6,7 & 8) 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 OL abilities, one or more under 9 (Maximum 25 points) Points for foreign work experience + CLB 9 or more on all four first OL abilities (Maximum 50 points) No foreign work experience 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 experience 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 and a certificate of qualification Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 5 or more on all first OL abilities, one or more under 7 (Maximum 25 points) Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 7 or more on all four first OL abilities (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)