CRS Score Calculator – Express Entry Canada Points Calculator

Check your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Score and Evaluate your Eligibility for Canada Express Entry

Canada’s Express Entry System is the federal immigration pathway that helps eligible candidates to immigrate to Canada. Candidates need to meet a certain Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score to get an invitation to apply from the express entry system, this score can be evaluated through the CRS calculator for Express Entry Points Calculator.

4 factors are used to determine the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score Calculator, these factors include the applicant’s age, work experience, job title, spouse points, and additional points based on additional certificate or adaptability. You can check the points grid for Express Entry Below the calculator.

CRS Score Calculator

You need to make sure that your CRS score is above the minimum points score of your round of invitations.

1) What is your marital status?

2) i. Is your spouse or common-law partner a citizen or permanent resident of Canada?

2) ii. Will your spouse or common-law partner come with you to Canada?

3) How old are you? Choose the best answer:

If you’ve been invited to apply, enter your age on the date you were invited.
OR
If you plan to complete an Express Entry profile, enter your current age.

4) What is your level of education?

Enter the highest level of education for which you:

earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate or
had an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) if you did your study outside Canada. (ECAs must be from an approved agency, in the last five years)

Note: a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate must either have been earned at an accredited Canadian university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute in Canada. Distance learning counts for education points, but not for bonus points in your profile or application.

4b) Have you earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate?

Note: to answer yes:

English or French as a Second Language must not have made up more than half your study
you must not have studied under an award that required you to return to your home country after graduation to apply your skills and knowledge
you must have studied at a school within Canada (foreign campuses don’t count)
you had to be enrolled full time for at least eight months, and have been physically present in Canada for at least eight months

4c) Choose the best answer to describe this level of education.

5) Official languages: Canada’s official languages are English and French.

You need to submit language test results that are less than two years old for all programs under Express Entry, even if English or French is your first language.

i. Are your test results less than two years old?

ii. Which language test did you take for your first official language?

Enter your test scores:

Speaking:

Listening:

Reading:

Writing:

iii. Do you have other language results?

If so, which language test did you take for your second official language?

Test results must be less than two years old.

Enter your test scores for:

Speaking:

Listening:

Reading:

Writing:

6) Work Experience

i. In the last ten years, how many years of skilled work experience in Canada do you have?

It must have been paid and full-time (or an equal amount in part-time 15hours/week).

Note 2022 update: On November 16, 2022, IRCC has switched to the 2021 version of the NOC (versus the 2016 version). This means that:

the current NOC 2016 skill type and skill level structure (NOC 0, A, B, C and D) will be replaced with a 6-category system representing the training, education, experience, and responsibilities (TEER) needed to work in an occupation. the 4-digit NOC codes will become 5-digit NOC codes.

If you aren’t sure of the TEER level for this job, you can find your TEER here https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/eligibility/find-national-occupation-code.html.

ii. In the last 10 years, how many total years of foreign skilled work experience do you have?

It must have been paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in only one occupation (NOC skill type 0, A or B).

7) Do you have a certificate of qualification from a Canadian province, territory or federal body?

Note: A certificate of qualification lets people work in some skilled trades in Canada. Only the provinces, territories and a federal body can issue these certificates. To get one, a person must have them assess their training, trade experience and skills to and then pass a certification exam.

People usually have to go to the province or territory to be assessed. They may also need experience and training from an employer in Canada.

This isn’t the same as a nomination from a province or territory.

Additional Points

8) Do you have a valid job offer supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (if needed)?

A valid job offer must be

full-time
in a skilled job listed as Skill Type 0, or Skill Level A or B in the 2011 National Occupational Classification
supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or exempt from needing one
for one year from the time you become a permanent resident

A job offer isn’t valid if your employer is:

an embassy, high commission or consulate in Canada or
on the list of ineligible employers.

Whether an offer is valid or not also depends on different factors, depending on your case. See a full list of criteria for valid job offers.

8a) Which NOC skill type or level is the job offer?

You can use our online tool to find out if you don’t know.

9) Do you have a nomination certificate from a province or territory?

10) Do you or your spouse or common law partner (if they will come with you to Canada) have at least one brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident?

Note: to answer yes, the brother or sister must be:

18 years old or older
related to you or your partner by blood, marriage, common-law partnership or adoption
have a parent in common with you or your partner

A brother or sister is related to you by:

blood (biological)
adoption
marriage (step-brother or step-sister)

11) What is the highest level of education for which your spouse or common-law partner’s has:

earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate; or
had an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)? (ECAs must be from an approved agency, in the last five years)

To get the correct number of points, make sure you choose the answer that best reflects your case. For example:

If you have TWO Bachelor’s degrees, or one Bachelor’s AND a two year college diploma, choose – “Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years.”

12) In the last ten years, how many years of skilled work experience in Canada does your spouse/common-law partner have?

It must have been paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in one or more NOC 0, A or B jobs.

13) i) Did your spouse or common-law partner take a language test? If so, which one?

Test results must be less than two years old.

ii) Enter the test scores for:

Speaking:

Listening:

Reading:

Writing:

Your results

All Express Entry candidates get a score out of 1,200, based on the four parts of the Comprehensive Ranking System formula.

We invite the highest-ranking candidates from the pool to apply as a permanent resident through regular “rounds of invitations.” See what minimum scores have been in the past.

Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Score Points Grid

A total 4 factors are determined for Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Score, Factor 1. Core/human capital (Maximum 500 Points) + Factor 2. Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable Maximum 40 points) + Factor 3. Transferability factors (Maximum 100 Points) + Factor 4. Additional points (Maximum 600 Points) = Grand total – Maximum 1,200 points.

Out of 1,200 points, you would need to score a minimum of 400 points in CRS Calculator to be eligible for Canada Express Entry. Below is the points grid for the CRS Score Calculator:

Data is Sourced from canada.ca

Factor 1: Core/Human Capital Factors (Maximum 500 Points)	Points per Factor
Factor 1: Core/Human Capital Factors (Maximum 500 Points)	With a Spouse or Common-law Partner	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
Factor 2. Spouse or Common-law Partner 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)
Factor 3. Skill Transferability Factors (Maximum 100 points)
Education	Points per factor (Maximum 50)
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 (Maximum 50)
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 (Maximum 50)
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
Factor 4. 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

Factor 1: Core/Human Capital Factors + Factor 2. Spouse or Common-law Partner Factors (Factor 1 + Factor 2 = Maximum 500 Points) + Factor 3. Skill Transferability Factors + Factor 4. Additional Points = 1200 Points

Express Entry Score Points Grid

Factor 1. Core/Human Capital (Maximum 500 Points)

When accompanied by a spouse or common-law partner, the maximum total points you will get is 460 in CRS Points Calculator.

Without spouse or common-law partner, the maximum total points for all Human Capital factors is 500.

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	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

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

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

Official languages proficiency – second official language

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	1	1
CLB 7 or 8	3	3
CLB 9 or more	6	6

Canadian work experience

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

Factor 2: Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable 40 Points)

Spouse’s or common-law partner’s level of education

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)	2	n/a
One-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	6	n/a
Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	7	n/a
Bachelor’s degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	8	n/a
Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years	9	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, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.)	10	n/a
Doctoral-level university degree (PhD)	10	n/a

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	1	n/a
CLB 7 or 8	3	n/a
CLB 9 or more	5	n/a

Spouse’s Canadian work experience

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	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

Factor 3: Skill transferability factors (Maximum 100 Points)

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
A university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required	25	50
A university-level credential at the doctoral level	25	50

With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree

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	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
A university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required	25	50
A university-level credential at the doctoral level	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 abilities, with one under 9 (Max 25)	Points for Foreign Work Experience + CLB 9 or more on all abilities (Max 50)
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 (Max 25)	Points for Foreign Work Experience + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience (Max 50)
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

Criteria	Points for CLB 5 or more on all abilities, with one under 7 (Max 25)	Points for CLB 7 or more on all abilities (Max 50)
With a certificate of qualification	25	50

This makes your profile Factor 1 (Core / human capital factors) + Factor 2 (Spouse or common-law partner factors) + Factor 3 (Skill transferability factors) = 600 points in total.

Factor 4: Additional points (Maximum 600 Points)

Additional Points	Maximum 600 points
Brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident	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)	25
Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 5 or higher on all four English skills	50
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 TEER 0 Major group 00	200
Arranged employment – NOC TEER 1, 2 or 3, or any TEER 0 other than Major Group 00	50
Provincial or territorial nomination	600

When accompanied by a spouse or common-law partner, the maximum total points you will get is 460 in CRS Points Calculator.

Without spouse or common-law partner, the maximum total points for all Human Capital factors is 500.

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	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

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

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

Official languages proficiency – second official language

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	1	1
CLB 7 or 8	3	3
CLB 9 or more	6	6

Canadian work experience

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

Spouse’s or common-law partner’s level of education

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)	2	n/a
One-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	6	n/a
Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	7	n/a
Bachelor’s degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	8	n/a
Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years	9	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, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.)	10	n/a
Doctoral-level university degree (PhD)	10	n/a

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	1	n/a
CLB 7 or 8	3	n/a
CLB 9 or more	5	n/a

Spouse’s Canadian work experience

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	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

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
A university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required	25	50
A university-level credential at the doctoral level	25	50

With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree

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	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
A university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required	25	50
A university-level credential at the doctoral level	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 abilities, with one under 9 (Max 25)	Points for Foreign Work Experience + CLB 9 or more on all abilities (Max 50)
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 (Max 25)	Points for Foreign Work Experience + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience (Max 50)
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

Criteria	Points for CLB 5 or more on all abilities, with one under 7 (Max 25)	Points for CLB 7 or more on all abilities (Max 50)
With a certificate of qualification	25	50

This makes your profile Factor 1 (Core / human capital factors) + Factor 2 (Spouse or common-law partner factors) + Factor 3 (Skill transferability factors) = 600 points in total.

Additional Points	Maximum 600 points
Brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident	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)	25
Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 5 or higher on all four English skills	50
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 TEER 0 Major group 00	200
Arranged employment – NOC TEER 1, 2 or 3, or any TEER 0 other than Major Group 00	50
Provincial or territorial nomination	600

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is a CRS Score?

The CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score is a points-based system used by Canada’s Express Entry immigration system. It is used to assess candidates based on factors like age, education, language proficiency, and work experience. The score determines a candidate’s ranking in the Express Entry pool, and those with higher scores are invited to apply for permanent residence during periodic draws.

There are a total 4 factors in CRS Score Calculator that include core human capital, accompanying spouse or partner factors, skill transferability, and additional points for factors like a job offer or provincial nomination. You can check latest Express Entry Draws to learn more.

How CRS Score is Calculated?

The CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score is calculated for Express Entry candidates in Canada based on factors like age, education, language proficiency, and work experience. Points are awarded for each factor, including those of an accompanying spouse or partner, also for skill transferability. You can check the points grid above or use CRS Calculator to know more. You can use the calculator for Canadian experience class (CEC) calculator too.

What is the minimum CRS score for Express Entry?

The minimum CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score for Express Entry is not a fixed number as it can vary with each draw to get an invitation from Express Entry. To be eligible for Express Entry you don’t need a minimum score, if your profile is eligible you’re good to go in the pool.

How to improve your CRS Score?

If you want to improve your CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score for Express Entry, consider using these method:

Enhance Language Proficiency: Retake language tests for higher scores. It’s the most popular and quick way to improve your CRS Score.
Upgrade Education: Consider additional education for more points. This will significantly improve your CRS Score.
Accrue Work Experience: Gain more skilled work experience. It’s time time-consuming method worth it.
Seek Provincial Nomination: Secure a nomination from a Canadian province. Will help you gain 600 points to guarantee your invitation.
Spousal Factors: Improve your spouse’s language proficiency or educational qualifications.
Adaptability Points: Consider factors like having a Canadian sibling or gaining Canadian work experience.

How can a Provincial Nominee Program increase my CRS score?

A Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) nomination increases your CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score by providing additional 600 points in your CRS Score. This boost significantly improves your ranking in the Express Entry pool, this enhances your chances of nearly 100% getting invitations from the federal express entry system.

Is 450 a good CRS score?

A CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score of 450 in the Express Entry system is considered not that competitive compared to the recent express entry draws. You can consider the following recent draws, check last draws and compare your score accordingly, check your score through CRS Score Calculator 2024 above.

Does the NOC code affect the CRS score?

Yes, the NOC (National Occupational Classification) code significantly affects the CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score. It determines the skill level and type of work experience, NOC Level 0, and NOC Level A has the highest scores, followed by NOC B, and then NOC C and D.

How does having a spouse affect CRS Score?

Having a spouse affects your CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score in Express Entry. Points are awarded for your spouse’s education, language proficiency, and work experience. A higher-scoring spouse can significantly boost your overall CRS score, but these factors apply only if your spouse is accompanying you to Canada and is not a Canadian citizen or PR.

Why is the CRS score increasing every year?

The CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score in Express Entry can increase over time due to various factors, including an increasing number of candidates in the pool than what is actually needed in the market, changes in immigration policies and increased demand for specific industry-related jobs in the market.

What are targeted draws in the express entry?

Targeted draws in Express Entry focus on specific criteria or specific job occupations, there are 6 targeted categories draws in Express Entry:

Healthcare science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
Professions trades, such as carpenters, plumbers and contractors
Transport
Agriculture and agri-food
French Speaking

CRS Score required for these categories is generally lower than the normal draws. Check out latest Express Entry Draws to learn more.

What are STEM Category draws?

STEM refers to Science, Technology, engineering, and mathematics, this defines draws related to specific categories and NOCs where targeted groups of jobs are invited with each draw that could be health, tech, trades or more.

Why is my CRS score low?

If you have a low CRS score this could be because of various reasons such as education, work experience, and Job NOC Level, you can check your CRS score through the CRS score calculator above. Also, check how you can increase your CRS Score to know more about increasing your CRS Score for your profile.