Comprehensive Ranking System
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is the points-based system in Canada which is used to assess and score applicants' profiles and rank their applications in the Express Entry pool. The score provided to every candidate is known as the CRS score.
The points you gain from the CRS comprise a core set of points up to 600 and a set of extra points of up to 600. Your total score will be out of 1,200.
Core: Up to 600 points
1.) Skills and experience factors
2.) Spouses or common-law partner factors, such as their language skills and education
3.) Skills transferability, including education and work experience
Additional: Up to 600 points
1.) Canadian degrees, diplomas or certificates
2.) A valid job offers
3.) A nomination from a province or territory
4.) A brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident
5.) Strong French language skills
Core points + Additional points = your total score
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Here is the Summary of the maximum points per factor for Express Entry candidates
A. Core / human capital factors
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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
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Factors
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Points per factor (Maximum 40 points)
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|
Level of education
|
10
|
|
Official language proficiency
|
20
|
|
Canadian Work Experience
|
10
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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 (Maximum 100 points)
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Education
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Points per factor
(Maximum 50 points)
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With good/strong official languages proficiency and a post-secondary degree
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50
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With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree
|
50
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Foreign work experience
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Points per factor
(Maximum 50 points)
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With good/strong official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark [CLB] level 7 or higher) and foreign work experience.
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50
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With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience
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50
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Certificate of qualification (for people in trade occupations)
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Points per factor
(Maximum 50 points)
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|
With good/strong official languages proficiency and a certificate of qualification
|
50
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A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points
D. Additional points (Maximum 600 points)
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Factor
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Maximum points per factor
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Brother or sister living in Canada (citizen or permanent resident)
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15
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French language skills
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50
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Post-secondary education in Canada
|
30
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Arranged employment - TEER 0 Major group 00
|
200
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Arranged employment –NOC TEER 1, 2 or 3, or any TEER 0 other than Major Group 00
|
50
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PN nomination
|
600
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A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors + C. Transferability factors + D. Additional points = Grand total – Maximum 1,200 points
D. Additional points (Maximum 600 points)
Factor Maximum points per factor
Brother or sister living in Canada (citizen or permanent resident) 15 French language skills 50 Post-secondary education in Canada 30 Arranged employment - TEER 0 Major group 00 200 Arranged employment –NOC TEER 1, 2 or 3, or any TEER 0 other than Major group 00 50 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
Points breakdown, section by section
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 |
5 |
6 |
| 45 years of age or more |
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, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.) |
126 |
135 |
| 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 |
6 |
6 |
| CLB 6 |
8 |
9 |
| CLB 7 |
16 |
17 |
| CLB 8 |
22 |
23 |
| CLB 9 |
29 |
31 |
| CLB 10 or more |
32 |
34 |
