Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Criteria – Express Entry

The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is the points-based system used to assess and score your Express Entry profile and rank you in the Express Entry pool.

The points you get from the CRS include a core set of points up to 600 and a set of additional points of up to 600. Your total score will be out of 1,200.

  • Core: Up to 600 points (A, B, C)

  • A. Skills and experience factors

  • 1. Age

  • 2. Education

  • 3. Language

  • 4. Canadian Work Experience

  • B. Spouse or common-law partner factors, such as their language skills and education

  • 1.Spouse Level of Education

  • 2. Spouse Language

  • 3. Spouse Canadian Work Experience

  • C. Skills transferability, including education and work experience

  • 1. Education with Language Proficiency or Canadian Work Experience

  • 2. Foreign Work Experience with Good Language Proficiency or Canadian Work Experience

  • 3. Qualification certificate (Trade Occupations) with Good Language Proficiency

  • Additional: Up to 600 points (D)

  • D. Additional factors

  • 1. Sibling in Canada

  • 2. Knowledge of French

  • 3. Post-secondary Education in Canada

  • 4. Arranged Employment

  • 5. Provincial or Territorial Nomination

  • Core points + Additional points = your total score

A. Core / human capital factors

Factor  A1: Age

You’ll get points based on your age on the day you submit your application
Age
Age With Spouse or Common-law partner Without Spouse or Common-law partner
Under 18 0 0
18 90 99
19 95 105
20-29 100 110
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 or older 0 0

Factor  A2: Level of Education

Level of Education
Level of Education With Spouse or Common-law partner Without Spouse or Common-law partner
Doctoral (PhD) level 140 150
Master’s degree or Professional degree (doctorate) in medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, chiropractic medicine, law 126 135
Two or more post-secondary credentials, one of which is a three-year or longer post-secondary credential 119 128
Bachelor’s degree or three-year or longer post-secondary credential 112 120
Two-year post-secondary credential 91 98
One-year post-secondary credential 84 90
Secondary school/high school diploma 28 30
Less than Secondary school/high school diploma 0 0

Factor  A3: Language

Language
First Official language - CLB Level Per Ability Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing With Spouse or Common-law partner Without Spouse or Common-law partner
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
CLB 3 or less 0 0
Second Official language - CLB Level Per Ability Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing With Spouse or Common-law partner Without Spouse or Common-law partner
CLB 9 or more 6 6
CLB 7 or 8 3 3
CLB 5 or 6 1 1
CLB 4 or Less 0 0

Factor  A4: Canadian Work Experience

Canadian Work Experience
Canadian Work Experience With Spouse or Common-law partner Without Spouse or Common-law partner
Less than 1 year 0 0
1 year 35 40
2 years 46 53
3 years 56 64
4 years 63 72
5 or more years 70 80