Express Entry – Comprehensive CRS Points Breakdown

Understanding Your Express Entry CRS Score

The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to assess and rank candidates in the Express Entry pool. Your CRS score is calculated based on factors such as age, education, language proficiency, work experience, and other additional criteria. The maximum CRS score is 1,200 points. Candidates with the highest scores are invited to apply for permanent residence through regular draws from the pool. Use the detailed breakdown below to understand how points are allocated across different categories and calculate your potential CRS score.

A. Core/human capital factors

You will earn points as if you don’t have a spouse or partner if:

they are not coming with you to Canada, or
they are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Factors	Points with a spouse or common-law partner	Points 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

Point Breakdown of Core/human capital factors

With a spouse or common-law partner: Maximum 460 points total
Without a spouse or common-law partner: Maximum 500 points total

Age

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 of age	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

Maximum points for each ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening):

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

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

Maximum points for each ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening):

6 with a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 22 points)
6 without a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 24 points)

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

B. Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)

Factors	Points (Maximum 40 points)
Level of education	10
Official language proficiency	20
Canadian work experience	10

Point Breakdown of Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)

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 in 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

Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case.

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

Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case.

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

Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case.

C. Skill Transferability factors

Education	Points (Maximum 50 points)
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 (Maximum 50 points)
With good/strong official languages proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark [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 (Maximum 50 points)
With good/strong official languages proficiency and a certificate of qualification	50

Point Breakdown of Skill transferability factors

For skill transferability factors: Maximum of 100 points

Education

With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher) and a post-secondary degree

Education level	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

Education level	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 first official language abilities, one or more under 9 (Maximum 25 points)	Points for foreign work experience + CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities (Maximum 50 points)
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 (Maximum 25 points)	Points for foreign work experience + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience (Maximum 50 points)
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

Certificate of qualification (trade occupations) – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 5 or higher)

Qualification	Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 5 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 7 (Maximum 25 points)	Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 7 or more on all four first official language abilities (Maximum 50 points)
With a certificate of qualification	25	50

D. Additional points

Factor	Maximum points per factor
Brother or sister living in Canada (18 years or older, citizen or permanent resident)	15
French language skills	50
Post-secondary education in Canada	30
Provincial or territorial nomination	600

Breakdown of additional points

Additional points	Maximum 600 points
Brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident of Canada	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
Provincial or territorial nomination	600

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862 thoughts on “Express Entry – Comprehensive CRS Points Breakdown”

pao on May 25, 2015 at 9:14 pm said:

id like to ask what is the minimum score to pass the express entry pool. thanks in advance.

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pao on May 25, 2015 at 9:19 pm said:

im an engineer from philippinese and im applying for FSWP.
my IELTS general training result
L=6
R=6
W=6.5
S=6
and already acquired my WES certificate for bachelors degree

and am i also qualified for Provincial nominee program?
if yes, can u give me guide to follow to qualify.
thanks in advance. God bless.

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Tyrone Mascarenhas on May 26, 2015 at 9:08 pm said:

How long is the IELTS test results valid when applying through the Express Entry system? Or do we have to do the test again every 12 months?

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- CICS Immigration Team on May 26, 2015 at 10:26 pm said:
  
  It’s eligible for 2 years.
  
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sulekha on May 30, 2015 at 6:23 pm said:

Hello ,cics team ,I would like know that weather with ielts score of overall band 7,L -8, R-6.5, S7.5,W-6.5 ,am eligible for PR in Canada and what are the other requirements.Please reply dear.

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George on May 31, 2015 at 10:04 pm said:

I have 10 years working experience in different sectors namely customer service, Market research and 2.5 years experience in the current role in banking as kyc & Aml compliance officer. I’m a post graduate and my wife is M.Sc B.Ed and got 7 years of teaching experience in high school. Pls advise if we are eligible for the express entry program. If yes, who should be the primary applicant. Me or my wife? Thanks

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S K SINGH on June 2, 2015 at 12:50 am said:

Sir i m M.Tech with 9 year experience. And my age is 38 years. How much i should score in IELTS for canada……..for PR visa…..

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sukhbir singh on June 4, 2015 at 11:01 am said:

dear Sir,

I Sukhbir Singh, have done B.tech in Mechanical engineering. Currently I am working with reputed firm in Manufacturing Engineering dept. as as assistant manager, having 6 years of experience.
I am about to apply for Canada Express entry profile, My ECA & ILETS is under progress.
As I am married, my spouse is university graduate. I do want to know Is the ECA of my spouse education required or not.??

Regards,
Sukhbir

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Bassam on June 6, 2015 at 1:58 am said:

Dears,
If I’m a holder of a DELF-B2 (french language), can I apply for the express entry?
Noting that I won’t present an English test since I’m a holder of a Masters Degree from an American University.
Thank you

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Von on June 6, 2015 at 3:44 am said:

Hello;ma’am/sir

I am nurse here in the philippines. What ielts mdule should i take is it the general or the cademic for me to apply for express entry. Thank you

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Gurjan Singh on June 10, 2015 at 9:39 am said:

Hi

I am an MCA and working in an MNC. I want to pursue for higher studies. Could you advise me which educational courses are beneficial or have more value for express entry to Canada?

Thanks

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manwinder on June 11, 2015 at 9:59 pm said:

Sir i got overall 6.5..L.7,w.6.5.R.6 and S.5.5 ..am i eligible for express entry visa

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Christina on June 12, 2015 at 3:43 am said:

Dear Sirs hello

I am planning to apply for Express Entry (FSW).

As a fisrt step, I have had my IELTS test. Results as follows:
-Listening/Reading: 7
-Speaking: 6.5
-Writing: 5.5

My question is: can I apply under the system, noting my mark on Writing and knowing abt CLB 7 (to require 6/skill)?

Tks & Brgds
Christina Hakim

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- CICS Immigration Team on June 13, 2015 at 9:40 am said:
  
  You will need a minimum of 6.0 in each ability in order to qualify.
  
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  - Monika on July 10, 2015 at 3:01 am said:
    
    With this score can we apply for Saskatchewan or Nova Scotia?
    
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Asif on June 12, 2015 at 9:10 am said:

Dear sir /maim
I got score in ielts exam for federal skilled worker for canada
Listening 6.5
Reading 4.5
Writing 5.5
Speaking 6.0
Aim I eligible for canada

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- CICS Immigration Team on June 13, 2015 at 9:39 am said:
  
  You need a minimum of 6 in each ability in order to qualify.
  
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Mounika on June 14, 2015 at 10:08 am said:

Hi,
I’m from India and have nearly 4yrs of exp as Material Planner (SAP-MM) in Supply Chain Management/Procurement field. My Industry Specific is Aerospace N Defense and working for Canadian Client. I have completed my ECA assessment as well. My IELTS score is as below
L-7.5,R-7,S-6,W-6. Overall I have 6.5 band.
Do I have the eligibility to apply for Express entry and qualify for Canadian PR? Please advise.

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- MAH4 on November 2, 2016 at 7:12 am said:
  
  Yes, You can Apply for Australia PR, if you have overall 60 points, i.e age, education, english test,experience etc
  
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deepa on June 16, 2015 at 2:16 am said:

Hi team,
Me n my spouse try for canada skilled workers visa. The consultancy said 7 band is only eligible for skilled workers and that is 7 in all R,W,S,L.

We have our exam in june end. Please confirm us the ielts score eligible for skilled workers

Thanks

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- CICS Immigration Team on June 18, 2015 at 4:08 pm said:
  
  It depends on your other attributes. The threshold is 6.0 in each ability, but sometimes you need more points in order to achieve the minimum score of 67. If you need assistant or representation for your application, please contact us
  
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Jayanta Das on June 16, 2015 at 8:26 am said:

Hi,

My DOB is 12-Dec-1971. As per my calculation I am now 43 years some days old. Just wanted to know from immigration perspective am I considered as 43 years or 44 years.

This is important for me to calculate my points for Express Entry pool.

Thanks in advance,
JKD

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- CICS Immigration Team on June 18, 2015 at 4:03 pm said:
  
  The day that you submit your application, and whatever your age is, that’s what will be calculated. Therefore, if you submit before December 12th, your age will be calculated as 43. However, if you’re not picked by then, then your age will increase.
  
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jyoti on June 17, 2015 at 12:14 am said:

Have scored overall 5.5 band in ielts
L 5.5
R 4.5
W 6
S 6
Am I eligible for Canada express entry in any province like Quebec or nova Scotia. They are accepting overall 5 bands not in each module please advice your concern is valuable.

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rju poudel on June 18, 2015 at 2:15 am said:

Hi, im from nepal, i got 6 score in each band and my education is only secondry school/ intermidate level . I have 4 year experience in caregiver from european country if i apply express entry canada can i get invitation or im eligible for express entry canada. I need ur kind imformation

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- CICS Immigration Team on June 18, 2015 at 3:52 pm said:
  
  As caregiver is not considered a skilled job (NOC 0, A, B), then you are not qualified under Express Entry.
  
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  - rju poudel on June 19, 2015 at 6:36 pm said:
    
    There is any programe where i am quilified for canada work permit visa
    
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Pam on June 18, 2015 at 3:41 am said:

Hello
I had completed my 4 year Diploma in “Mechanical Engineering ” from Georgian College Canada’s Extension campus in India. I have never been to Canada but my Diploma is awarded by the Canadian College. Do I still need to apply for educational evaluation? If yes, then how, as there are no options for the same on WES website.
Kindly help.

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rizwan on June 19, 2015 at 3:41 am said:

i am electrical sales engineer working in saudi arabia from the past 3 years.
my IELTS is 6 in each ability.

Question : if i take online education/certification course form any Canadian university
then its points will be calculated in express Entry at (federal skilled worker), please advise.

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Peter on June 19, 2015 at 6:42 am said:

Hi
Is it necessary to carry out both French and English test to be qualified or one of them is enough?

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Subramanian on June 20, 2015 at 12:06 am said:

Hello,

I have got ECA and IELTS completed with scores R-7, W- 6, L -8.5 and S- 7 and applied for EE. Initially I added my spouse details in the form but removed it later as she has not completed ECA and IELTS. I can take her along with me only if she is added as secondary in the form? If yes, should IELTS and ECA be completed for her as well? Because my points are 342 and 364 with and without spouse respectively.

Please advice.

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Harpreet on June 20, 2015 at 8:07 am said:

i have recently done my mca now i want to go canada so plz inform me that is any chance for me to go canada. Now i prepere for ilets is it write or not .

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- Harpreet on June 20, 2015 at 7:26 pm said:
  
  is it right good if i complete my ilets for canada and get good score like6.5-7.0 band
  
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P.H on June 22, 2015 at 7:40 am said:

Dear Sir,
My total score for the Express Entry is 399.
My fiancee is a Canadian citizen having a permanent job.
May I know how our marriage could affect my express entry application?

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Gurbinder Kaur on June 26, 2015 at 3:28 am said:

Hi,i have done masters in maths and have experience of about 6 and half years of elementaryteaching in maths.MY IELTS score are R8.5L8.5 S6.5 W6 overall score 7.5.AM i eligible forexpress entry and under which category.looking forward for your reply

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syed on June 26, 2015 at 2:22 pm said:

Sir/madam
I had tried 3 times for ilets. My latest score is L:6 R:5 W:6 and S:7
Having 8 year experense and already done my WES report
Please tell me if their is any way this i can apply with this score
My all document are ready to submit waitong for ur reply

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- CICS Immigration Team on June 28, 2015 at 11:58 pm said:
  
  You need at least 6 in each ability to qualify.
  
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Fayaz on June 27, 2015 at 1:44 am said:

Is TOEFL score eligible for Express entry program.
I have TOEFL score valid for another year.
Please help in this matter.
Thank you

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- CICS Immigration Team on June 28, 2015 at 11:57 pm said:
  
  No. For English, it’s either IELTS or CELPIP.
  
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Neeraj Kumar on June 27, 2015 at 1:52 am said:

Hi Sir/Madam,

I got score in IELTS–L-6.5,,R-5.5,,W-6,,S-6.5 and having 4 years of experience. am i eligible for express entry.Please help me out.

Thanks!!

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bassma on June 28, 2015 at 7:55 am said:

Am accountant department and i hope to take ielts coz i know its very imp to travel to canada but i want a model of ielts test if any one provide that to me to get a high score to travel plz help me

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SOwais on June 30, 2015 at 3:50 am said:

Dear Sir/Ma’am,
I have m Ielts and ECA done. If I include my spouse in application, will he need to do Ielts and ECA? And will his points be automatically included or I have to claim that?
My spouse has taken ielts but its of 2011. Should I mention that in application? or he needs to take fresh one.
Your response will be much appreciated.

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- CICS Immigration Team on July 3, 2015 at 8:57 am said:
  
  He will have to do a new one if you want points from him. It is highly recommended that he does do a new IELTS test. You can always submit your application and add his information in the future. If you would like us to assist you with the application, please let us know. We charge $900 to do a family application under Express Entry.
  
  CICS Team
  
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  - cindy bradford on October 9, 2015 at 7:40 am said:
    
    Do you do express entry applications for international persons also? Is it still $900?
    
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A. Core/human capital factors

Age

Level of Education

Official languages proficiency – first official language

Official languages proficiency – second official language

Canadian work experience

B. Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)

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

Spouse’s or common-law partner’s official languages proficiency – first official language

Spouse’s Canadian work experience

C. Skill Transferability factors

Education

With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher) and a post-secondary degree

With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree

Foreign work experience – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher)

Foreign work experience – With Canadian work experience

Certificate of qualification (trade occupations) – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 5 or higher)

D. Additional points

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