The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is a point based system that is used to evaluate an applicant’s profile to rank them in Express Entry Pool. In order to apply for Canadian immigration, you should first create a profile in Express Entry system. The eligibility of an applicant in express entry depends on CRS ranking system which assesses the profile based on the below factors:

• Skills
• Work Experience
• Language ability in English and French
• Educational qualification and other factors (like job offer from a Canadian employer)

The Canada express entry information below should only be used as a guide. If you want a better, clearer understanding on your eligibility appropriate for your circumstances, then we would request you to contact us. The team of expert consultants of Visas Abroad will provide you the knowledge, support and understanding needed to turn your dreams of living abroad a reality.

All Express Entry Candidates are given a score out of 1200 based on four parts of comprehensive Ranking System:

Parameter	Maximum Points for Single Candidate	Maximum Points for Married Candidate
A.      Core / human capital factors	500	460
B.      Spouse or common-law partner factors	N/A	40
C.      Skills transferability	100	100
D.      Additional Points	600	600
Grand total	Maximum 1200	Maximum 1200

 

1. Core / human capital Factors

Factors	Maximum Points for Single Candidate	Maximum Points for Married Candidate
Age	100	110
Level Of Education	140	150
Official language proficiency	150	160
Canadian work experience	70	80

 

 

 

1. Skill Transferability factors

Factor	Maximum points per factor
Education with good strong official languages and a post secondary degree	50
Education with Canadian work experience and a post secondary degree	50
Foreign work experience with strong official language proficiency	50
Canadian work experience and foreign work experience	50
Certificate of qualifications for people in Trade occupations	50

 

1. Additional Points

Factor	Maximum points per factor
Post-secondary education in Canada	30
Arranged employment	200
PN nomination	600

 

POINTS BREAKDOWN, SECTION BY SECTION

1. CRS – Core Human capital factors

Age: 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	Points for Married Applicant	Points for Single Applicant
Under 18	0	0
18	90	99
19	95	105
20 to 29	100	110
30	95	105
31	90	99
32	85	94
33	80	88
34	75	83
35	70	77
36	65	72
37	60	66
38	55	61
39	50	55
40	45	50
41	35	39
42	25	28
43	15	17
44	5	6
45	0	0

 

Level of Education:

Degree	Points for Married Applicant	Points for  Single Applicant
Doctoral level university degree (Ph. D.)	140	150
Master’s Level	126	135
Post-secondary degree or diploma (3 yrs)	119	128
Post degree or diploma (3 yrs)	112	120
Post-secondary degree or diploma (2 yrs)	91	98
Post-secondary degree or diploma (1 yrs)	84	90
High school	28	30
Less than secondary school  (high school)	0	0

 

Official Language Proficiency – First Official language:

Maximum points for each of your ability in language reading, writing, speaking and listening:

• 32 with a spouse or common law partner
• 34 without spouse or common law partner

Canadian Level Benchmark (CLB) level per ability	Points for Married Applicant	Points for Single Applicant
CLB  10 or more	32	34
CLB 9	29	31
CLB 8	22	23
CLB 7	16	17
CLB 6	8	9
CLB 4 or 5	6	6
Less than CLB 4	0	0

 

Official Language Proficiency – Second Official language:

Maximum points for each of your ability in language reading, writing, speaking and listening:

• 22 with a spouse or common law partner
• 24 without spouse or common law partner

Canadian Level Benchmark (CLB) level per ability	Points for Married Applicant	Points for Single Applicant
CLB 9 or more	6	6
CLB 7 or 8	3	3
CLB 5 or 6	1	1
CLB 4 or less	0	0

 

Canadian Work Experience	Points for Married Applicant	Points for Single Applicant
5 years or more	70	80
4 years	63	72
3 years	56	64
2 years	46	53
1 year	35	40
None or less than a year	0	0

 

1. CRS – Spouse or Common law partner factors (if applicable)

Degree	Points for Spouse of Applicant
Doctoral level university degree (Ph. D.)	10
Master’s Level	10
Post-secondary degree or diploma (3 yrs)	9
Post degree or diploma (3 yrs)	8
Post-secondary degree or diploma (2 yrs)	7
Post-secondary degree or diploma (1 yrs)	6
High school	2
Less than secondary school  (high school)	0

 

Canadian Level Benchmark (CLB) level per ability	Points for Spouse of Applicant
CLB 9 or more	5
CLB 7 or 8	3
CLB 5 or 6	1
CLB 4 or less	0

 

Spouse’s Canadian work experience	Maximum 10 points
5 years or more	10
4 years	9
3 years	8
2 years	7
1 years	5
None or less than year	0

 

1. CRS – Skill Transferability Factors

Education:

With official language proficiency CLB 7 or higher	Points for CLB 7 or more on all first official language with one or more under CLB 9	Points for Single Applicant
CLB 9 or more	6	6
CLB 7 or 8	3	3
CLB 5 or 6	1	1
CLB 4 or less	0	0

 

Education qualification with Canadian work experience:

Educational qualification with Canadian work experience	Points for education with 1+ year of Canadian work experience	Points for education with 2+ year of Canadian work experience
Two or more Master degree or Post degree Program and at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of 3 years master program	25	50
Post degree or diploma of one year or longer (1 yrs)	13	25
High school	0	0

 

Points for education with foreign work experience with good official language proficiency CLB 7 or higher

Years of Experience	Points for education with 1+ year of Canadian work experience	Points for education with 2+ year of Canadian work experience
3	25	50
1 or 2	13	25
No foreign experience	0	0

 

Foreign work experience with Canadian work experience

 

Years of Experience	Points for foreign work experience with 1+ years of Canadian work experience	Points for foreign work experience with 2+ years of Canadian work experience
3	25	50
1 or 2	13	25
No foreign experience	0	0

 

CLB 5 or higher in Official language	Points for certificate of qualification +CLB 5 or more on all first official language abilities	Points for certificate of qualification +CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities
Certificate of CLB 5 or higher	25	50

 

1. CRS- Additional points:

Additional points are provided if you study or work in Canada

Educational qualification	Maximum Points 600
Post secondary education in Canada – one or two years	15
Post secondary education in Canada – three years or longer	30
Arranged employment NOC 00	200
Arranged employment – any other NOC 0, A, B	50
Provincial or territorial nomination	600