Highlights of CRS score – Express Entry System
- The Comprehensive Ranking System assigns ranks to immigration applicant profiles.
- CRS is instrumental in deciding the eligibility of a candidate to apply for a Canada PR visa.
- CRS is the decisive factor for an applicant in the Canada Express Entry process.
As popular Canada immigration is, so is the pressure on you as an aspirant to compete with other candidates and get into the highest CRS score range. Fortunately, Canada provides ways to enter the Canada Express Entry pool and add scores up that increase your chances of getting invited to apply for a Canada PR visa.
In all this, the most important element is the CRS score. So, it’s important that you learn enough about CRS and find how much score you can earn with your current credentials.
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Can I control my CRS score for Canada immigration?
There are 2 types of scores that you can get under CRS: the core score and additional scores.
The core score is up to 600 points that can be obtained considering the following factors:
- Skills and experience factors
- Skills transferability, including education and work experience
- Spouse/common-law partner and their language skills, education, etc.
The additional score is up to 600 points that can be obtained considering the following factors:
- Canadian degrees, diplomas, or certificates
- a nomination from a province or territory
- a valid job offers
- strong French language skills
- a brother/sister living in Canada who's a Canada PR/citizen
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Your total CRS score is the addition of your core scores and additional score.
Here are some of the maximum points for the Canada Express Entry CRS system.
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Maximum points per factor for Express Entry candidates
| A. Core/human capital factors | ||
| Factors | Points per factor - With a common-law partner/spouse | Points per factor - Without a common-law partner/spouse |
| Age | 100 | 110 |
| Level of education | 140 | 150 |
| Official languages proficiency | 150 | 160 |
| Canadian work experience | 70 | 80 |
| B. Common-law partner/Spouse factors | ||
| Factors | Points per factor (Max. 40 points) |
|
| Level of education | 10 | |
| Official language proficiency | 20 | |
| Canadian Work Experience | 10 | |
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| C. Skill Transferability factors (Maximum 100 points) | |
| Education | Points per factor (Max. 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 | Points per factor (Max. 50 points) |
| With good/strong official languages proficiency (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 (Max. 50 points) |
| With good/strong official languages proficiency and a certificate of qualification |
50 |
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|
D. Additional points (Max. 600 points) |
|
| Factor |
Max. points per factor |
|
Brother or sister living in Canada (Canada PR or citizen) |
15 |
| French language skills |
50 |
|
Post-secondary education in Canada |
30 |
| Arranged employment |
200 |
|
PN nomination |
600 |
Official language proficiency - First official language
Maximum points for each ability (writing, reading, listening, and speaking):
- 34 without a common-law partner/spouse
- 32 with a common-law partner/spouse
|
CLB level per ability |
With a common-law partner/spouse (Max. 128 points) |
Without a common-law partner/spouse (Max. 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
Max. points for each ability (writing, reading, listening, and speaking):
- 6 without a common-law partner/spouse (up to a combined maximum of 24 points)
- 6 with a common-law partner/spouse (up to a combined maximum of 22 points)
|
CLB level per ability |
With a common-law partner/spouse (Max. 22 points) | Without a common-law partner/spouse or (Max. 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 common-law partner/spouse (Max. 70 points) |
Without a common-law partner/ spouse |
|
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 |
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