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 |
About the Author
Nilakshi Barua Chaudhary is a versatile Content Writer with an experience of over 12 years in various disciplines. She has over 7 years of work experience in the immigration industry. She is an avid reader and dreams to travel the world one day.
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