How to Understand your CRS Score for Canada PR
Press Release: July 03, 2020
In 2015, Canada launched the Express Entry Program, an application management system for its economic immigration programs. The Express Entry Program is a highly competitive program where eligible candidates are ranked against each other. Only the highest-ranking candidates receive an invitation to apply for Canada PR.
To rank the candidates, Canada uses a merit-based points system called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Every eligible candidate is awarded a score based on their Express Entry profile called the CRS score. The maximum available points on the Comprehensive Ranking System are 1200.
For those of you who do not understand your CRS score, here is an easy guide.
The CRS System awards points differently to married and unmarried candidates. If your spouse is not accompanying you to Canada, you will be scored as an unmarried candidate.
Here is the points break up on the four major categories:
Factors
Max. available points
Core/ Human Capital Factors
460 (with a spouse)
500 (without a spouse)
Spouse or common-law Factors
40
Skill Transferability Factors
100
Additional Points
600
Maximum points
1200
Here is the points breakup in all the available categories.
Core/Human Capital Factors
Factors
Points
With a Spouse
Without a spouse
Age
100
110
Education
140
150
Language proficiency
150
160
Canadian work experience
70
80
Maximum
460
500
Spouse Factors
Factors
Points
Education
10
Language proficiency
20
Canadian work experience
10
Maximum
40
Skill Transferability Factors
Factor
Points
Education
Post-secondary degree with strong language skills
50
Post-secondary degree with Canadian work experience
50
Maximum
50
Foreign work experience
Foreign work experience with language skills at CLB 7 or higher
50
Foreign work experience and Canadian work experience
50
Maximum
50
Certificate of qualification (for tradesperson)
Certificate of qualification with strong language proficiency
50
Maximum
50
Maximum points available
100
Additional Points
Factor
Points
Sibling living in Canada (PR or Citizen)
15
French language skills
30
Post-secondary education in Canada
30
Arranged employment
200
600
Maximum available points
600
Here is the points breakdown section by section:
Core/Human Capital Factors
The maximum points that you can earn are 460 with a spouse and 500 without a spouse.
Age Factor
Age
With spouse
Without a spouse
17 years or less
0
0
18 years
90
99
19 years
95
105
20 to 29 years
100
110
30 years
95
105
31 years
90
99
32 years
85
94
33 years
80
88
34 years
75
83
35 years
70
77
36 years
65
72
37 years
60
66
38 years
55
61
39 years
50
55
40 years
45
50
41 years
35
39
42 years
25
28
43 years
15
17
44 years
5
6
45 years or above
0
0
Maximum
100
110
If you are between the age of 20 to 29 years, you get the maximum points for age.
Education Factors
Level of education
With Spouse
Without Spouse
Less than secondary school
0
0
High school graduation
28
30
Degree, diploma or certificate (1 year)
84
90
Degree, diploma or certificate (2 years)
91
98
Bachelors or 3-year degree, diploma or certificate
112
120
Two or more degrees, diplomas or certificates. One must be of 3 years.
119
128
Masters degree or professional degree (like in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, etc.)
126
135
PhD
140
150
Maximum
140
150
Language factors
First official language factors
Proficiency level
With Spouse
Without Spouse
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 higher
32
34
Maximum
128
136
Second official language factors
Proficiency level
With Spouse
Without Spouse
CLB 4 or less
0
0
CLB 5 or 6
1
1
CLB 7 or 8
3
3
CLB 9 or more
6
6
Maximum
22
24
Canadian work experience factors
Canadian work experience
With Spouse
Without 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
Maximum
70
80
Spouse Factors
Level of education
Spouse’s level of education
With Spouse
Without Spouse
Less than high school
0
NA
High school graduation
2
NA
A 1-year degree, diploma or certificate
6
NA
A 2-year degree, diploma or certificate
7
NA
Bachelors or 3-year degree, diploma or certificate
8
NA
Two or more degree, diploma, or certificates. One of them must be of 3 years
9
NA
Masters degree or professional degree
10
NA
PhD
10
NA
Maximum
10
Does not apply
Spouse Language Factors
Language proficiency
With Spouse
Without Spouse
CLB 4 or less
0
NA
CLB 5 or 6
1
NA
CLB 7 or 8
3
NA
CLB 9 or more
5
NA
Maximum
20
Does not apply
Spouse’s Canadian Work Experience
Canadian Work Experience
With Spouse
Without Spouse
None or less than a year
0
NA
1 year
5
NA
2 years
7
NA
3 years
8
NA
4 years
9
NA
5 years or more
10
NA
Maximum
10
Does not apply
Skill Transferability Factors
Education and language proficiency
Post-secondary degree with good language proficiency
CLB 7 or more
CLB 9 or more
Secondary school or less
0
0
1-year post-secondary program
13
25
Two or more post-secondary educational credentials
25
50
Maximum
25
50
Education and Canadian work experience
Canadian work experience with a post-secondary degree
Education+ 1 or more years of Canadian work experience
Education+ 2 or more years of Canadian work experience
Secondary school
0
0
1-year post-secondary program
13
25
2-year post-secondary program
25
50
Maximum
25
50
Foreign work experience and language proficiency
Years
Work experience +CLB 7 or higher
Work experience + CLB 9 or more
No foreign work experience
0
0
1 or 2 years
13
25
3 years or more
25
50
Maximum
25
50
Foreign work experience and Canadian work experience
Years
Foreign work exp. + 1 year of Canadian work exp.
Foreign work exp+ 2 or more years of Canadian work exp.
No foreign work exp.
0
0
1 or 2 years of foreign work exp.
13
25
3 years or more of foreign work exp.
25
50
Maximum
25
50
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