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”

Umair on October 28, 2015 at 1:44 am said:

Dear Sir,

Need your advise regarding ECA which I already had done from CES.
They evaluated my Higher secondary & Masters degrees only but they didn’t evaluate my Bachelor degree, reason was said “they are not able to do”, Will I be eligible for express entry ?

Regards,
Umair.

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nour ahmedyan on October 28, 2015 at 4:52 am said:

Do i get additional points for my wife’s education for EE?. She has a B.A. in translation.

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Anu on October 28, 2015 at 10:19 am said:

Sir I’m 31 year old working as a maths teacher & having 5 year teaching experience. I’m single & want to apply for P.R.I have done master’s degree in mathematics, bachelor degree in education with maths &computer as teaching subjects.Also done certificate course of one year in french.My ielts score is R-6, L-7.5, S-6.5& W-5.5.overall 6.5 band.Can i apply for express entry or am i eligible for P.R.please guide me me.I need your help.

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Hardik Modi on October 30, 2015 at 7:20 am said:

Hi Guys,
I did masters from india, buy WES did the evaluation of my degree as Postgraduate diploma (one year). I have already created my profile with masters degree, so do i need to withdraw my profile now?? please help

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VIGNESWARAN on November 1, 2015 at 7:01 am said:

I had been in Canada for 2 years till Sep 2013. I applied for Online Express Entry from India by August 2015 under Canadian Experience Class. My application was in state OPEN till i last checked in October 24. I thought of proceeding to update my WES credential. But on Nov 1st i received a notification, my profile is now ineligible. The reasons given for ineligible is not specific. If the application is ineligible, it should have reported by September end or October 1st. But how it is reported one month later, this is not fair, I had spent money on WES hoping to enhance my score. Please let me know, what can be done for making eligible.

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Raminder on November 1, 2015 at 8:43 am said:

I have done M.sc human genetics. I got 7 bands in islets general. can I apply for PR canada.

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chandra sekhar on November 2, 2015 at 1:32 pm said:

Sir I completed my BDS degree from INDIA.AND I HAVE 10YEARS IF EXPERIENCE IN MY FIELD.AND MAINLY MY WIFE IS HAVING A CANADIAN PR.CAN I WORK IN CANADA AS A ASSISTANT DENTAL DOCTOR IN ANY PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN CANADA OR ANY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL.PLEASE LET ME KNOW SIR. THANKING YOU SIR.
.

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Amir on November 5, 2015 at 2:20 am said:

Can I move to another country after applying for PR through Express Entry? For example, I created my profile from India and got entered into the pool. Then I moved to Australia for higher studies. Afterwards, I received ITA when I am still studying in Australia. Now, am I eligible to provide all supporting documents to prove the claims I made during creating the profile? Please advice!

I understand that I need to get police clearance certificate and medical certificate from Australia if I live here for more than 6 months.

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- CICS Immigration Team on November 13, 2015 at 6:52 am said:
  
  Yes you are.
  
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jak on November 7, 2015 at 4:25 am said:

I am 38 years old and I am a Masters of engineering degree holder,presently working in alberta,canada through LMIA approval having 1 year experience in canada and 3.5 year work experience in gulf but actually Iwant to know wat is the IELTS score required to apply for PR.
Thanks in Advance….

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jak on November 7, 2015 at 4:29 am said:

I am 38 years old ,Indian,and I am a Masters of engineering degree holder,presently working in alberta,canada through LMIA approval having 1 year experience in canada and 3.5 year work experience in gulf but actually Iwant to know wat is the IELTS score required to apply for PR.
Thanks in Advance….

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kashif on November 8, 2015 at 4:19 pm said:

in ielets required band is 6 in all. first when i gave test i obtained 6 in listening, reading,writing n 5.5 in speaking . now i again take test n obtained 6 in listening, reading, speaking but 5 in writing. can i combine both n apply for express entry?

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Harsh on November 11, 2015 at 7:13 pm said:

Hi, I have been working in Singapore as a sales & marketing manager, for the last 3 years. I have 1 year, working experience in India as well. My IELTS score is L:8, R:7.5, S:7 & W:6. Do I qualify for the express entry program ? I want to get my docs accessed by WES, but I am not sure, where I should instruct them to send the result after evaluation, back to me or any other government body. Please advise me on this. Thanks.

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Shikha on November 15, 2015 at 8:09 am said:

Hi,

I am applying for Family express entry with me being the primary applicant.

My question is if my husband who is a secondary applicant gets a job in Canada before i do, will that give us any extra points in CRS?

Regards,
Shikha

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Shai on November 16, 2015 at 11:58 am said:

Hi, I wanted to know if you are accepted into express entry can you still attend a college or university?

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MAHI TOOR on November 23, 2015 at 8:49 pm said:

Hallo

My ECA is in M.B.A. and I have 5 years experience in business development officer.
My ielts score is LIST.-06 ,WRI-06,SPEAK-06,READ-5.0
I am married and I have one child , my age is 26 years.
can i apply for any canadian immigration programme.

Please quick reply me .I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

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- CICS Immigration Team on December 6, 2015 at 11:27 pm said:
  
  You need at least 6 in each IELTS ability.
  
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A.Parthiban on November 24, 2015 at 1:42 am said:

Hai,

I am holding B.E(ECE) and M.E(PED) degree with 7+ years of experience. My spouse holds an M.Com degree.
How much should i score in IELTS for Canada Express Entry. Can you please tell me the individual score band for each section.

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burundi on November 25, 2015 at 11:49 am said:

I have submitted my profile in the express entry. I do not have an ECA done yet as I am still awaiting the the response from WES. I am married but not including my spouse in the application for now. After I submitted the application the message i received is that I am not eligible for the Federal skilled workers program. I have more than 1 year work experience. Now I am wondering what do I do next.

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Marat on December 2, 2015 at 6:58 am said:

Dear,

I am going to apply for the Express Entry.
My IELTS score is S-8, L-7.5, R-6.5, W-6 (7.0 Overall). But the thing is that I have passed IELTS Academic.
Can I still go through the application for the Express Entry?

Regards,
Marat

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- CICS Immigration Team on December 6, 2015 at 11:14 pm said:
  
  Must be IELTS General
  
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DS on December 8, 2015 at 7:14 pm said:

Hi

My spouse is working as cashier from last 1.3 years with more than 30 hours per week. Her points are not included in the total score. There are 5 points if spouse has more than 1 year experience.

Please let me know why points are not added.

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- CICS Immigration Team on December 10, 2015 at 12:03 am said:
  
  Because the job must be “skilled” work experience.
  
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Carol on December 16, 2015 at 4:55 am said:

My husband just received the approval for MPNP as a skilled worker. Is our son, who is now 19, required to submit his IELTS result? If yes, what is the required score ?

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jagdish on December 16, 2015 at 5:50 am said:

I am Engineer having 5+ years of experience in govt company. Please advice procedure for express entry for me.

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Nimmy on December 17, 2015 at 7:58 pm said:

I have over all 6 band. But my speaking score is 5.5.can I apply express entry.

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- CICS Immigration Team on December 23, 2015 at 10:11 pm said:
  
  You need minimum 6 in all abilities
  
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Prosenjit dhara on December 18, 2015 at 12:07 am said:

Mam or sir ..I complet my bhm from punjab technical university. One consultancy send me saskatoon city without ielts exam is it possible ?

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RAJ on December 18, 2015 at 11:49 pm said:

My IELTS score is 5.5 equivalent CLB 5 and i have been assessed by CRS calculator where my total score was 867. Now, let me know in details what’s the procedure i should follow for applying Express Entry Programme.

Thanks
Raj

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Kaushal Darji on December 21, 2015 at 5:15 am said:

Hello Sir/Madam,
I have completed my Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) from India in 2010, WES process is undergoing..
My Ielts score is
L 6.5
R 6.5
W 6.5
S 6.5
Overall 6.5

My wife has done Primary Training Certificate (PTC)
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Education
Master of Arts..
from india.

But my ielts score is higher than her..
It falls under Regulated Occupations.

So
1. Can i apply as a BHMS ( Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery)???
Is there any chances to get Canada PR under FSW – Express Entry??

2. I am running my own homeopathic clinic in india since 4+ years.. Does it count under work experience??

Your valuable reply will be highly appciated..

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Mustafa on December 25, 2015 at 1:50 am said:

I have IELTS score as follows:
L: 8
R: 7.5
S: 7.5
W: 7
Overall: 7.5

I am a computer engineer and have 5 years of experience in IT.

My spouse’s IELTS scores are as follows:
L: 7.5
R: 6.0
S: 7.5
W: 6.5
Overall: 7

She is a commerce graduate and has completed her CA (Chartered Accountant). She currently holds less than a year’s work experience.

Are we eligible to apply for a PR in Canada?

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abdul on December 25, 2015 at 4:05 am said:

I got an overall 7 in ielts. Do I qualify in express entry system
L – 8
R – 7.5
S – 7
W – 5

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Gaurav on December 26, 2015 at 8:35 pm said:

Hi i got l-5.5
S-7
R-6.5
W-6.5
But my spouse secured
L-6.5
R-5.5
W-5.5
S-6..
I am the principal applicant..am i eligible for pr case..kindly guide

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sumit on December 31, 2015 at 7:04 am said:

dear sir/madam
i have 5 years experience in Dominos pizza as a store manager in Australia.
Have business management diploma from Brisbane Australia.
I also have job offer letter from canada (BC) in pizza shop.
my ielts score is Listening 6.5 speaking 6.5 Reading 6 Writing 5.5 overall 6 bands
am i eligible to apply P.R or any work visa for canada?
please let me know
Thanking you
sumit

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KOMAL PATEL on January 3, 2016 at 10:39 am said:

Dear Sir,

I am a Registered Nurse (GNM Nurse) from India and Having 7+ Years experience in INDIA only.
I got Below Scores in IELTS.
R:5.5
L: 6
W: 6
S:5.5.
OVERALL : 6.

Can I put a file for Canada PR in any Province?

Please Update me the Proper Information.

Thanks and Reg
Komal Patel
Nurse
India.

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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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