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Comprehensive Ranking System

(CRS) Criteria – Express Entry
Note: If your spouse or partner is not coming with you to
Canada, or they are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident,
you will earn points as if you don’t have a spouse or partner.

Note: If your spouse or partner is not coming

with you to Canada, or they are a Canadian
citizen or permanent resident, you will earn
points as if you don’t have a spouse or partner.

Summary of maximum points per

factor for Express Entry candidates

A. Core / human capital factors

Points per factor -

With a spouse or Points per factor -
common-law Without a spouse or
Factors partner common-law partner
 Points per factor -
With a spouse or Points per factor -
common-law Without a spouse or
Factors partner common-law partner

Age 100 110

Level of 140 150

education

Official 150 160

languages
proficiency

Canadian work 70 80
experience

B. Spouse or common-law partner factors

Points per factor

Factors (Maximum 40 points)

Level of education 10

Official language proficiency 20

Canadian Work Experience 10

A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner

factors = Maximum 500 points (with OR without a spouse or
common-law partner)

C. Skill Transferability factors (Maximum 100 points)

 Points per
factor
(Maximum
Education 50 points)

With good/strong official languages 50

proficiency and a post-secondary degree

With Canadian work experience and a post- 50

secondary degree

Points per
factor
(Maximum
Foreign work experience 50 points)

With good/strong official languages 50

proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark
[CLB] level 7 or higher) and foreign work
experience

With Canadian work experience and foreign work 50

experience

Points per
factor
Certificate of qualification (for people in (Maximum
trade occupations) 50 points)

With good/strong official languages proficiency 50

and a certificate of qualification

A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner +

C. Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points
 D. Additional points (Maximum 600 points)

Maximum points
Factor per factor

Brother or sister living in Canada (citizen 15

or permanent resident)

French language skills 30

Post-secondary education in Canada 30

Arranged employment 200

PN nomination 600

A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner

factors + C. Transferability factors + D. Additional points =
Grand total – Maximum 1,200 points

Points breakdown, section by section

CRS – A. Core / human capital factors
• With a spouse or common-law partner: Maximum 460 points
total for all factors.
• Without a spouse or common-law partner: Maximum
500 points total for all factors.

With a spouse or Without a spouse or

common-law partner common-law partner
Age (Maximum 100 points) (Maximum 110 points)
 With a spouse or Without a spouse or
common-law partner common-law partner
Age (Maximum 100 points) (Maximum 110 points)

17 years of 0 0
age or less

18 years of 90 99
age

19 years of 95 105
age

20 to 29 100 110
years of age

30 years of 95 105
age

31 years of 90 99
age

32 years of 85 94
age

33 years of 80 88
age

34 years of 75 83
age

35 years of 70 77
age

36 years of 65 72
age
 With a spouse or Without a spouse or
common-law partner common-law partner
Age (Maximum 100 points) (Maximum 110 points)

37 years of 60 66
age

38 years of 55 61
age

39 years of 50 55
age

40 years of 45 50
age

41 years of 35 39
age

42 years of 25 28
age

43 years of 15 17
age

44 years of 5 6
age

45 years of 0 0
age or more
 With a Without a
spouse or spouse or
common- common-
law partner law partner
(Maximum (Maximum
Level of Education 140 points) 150 points)

Less than secondary school (high 0 0

school)

Secondary diploma (high school 28 30

graduation)

One-year degree, diploma or 84 90

certificate from a university,
college, trade or technical school,
or other institute

Two-year program at a university, 91 98

college, trade or technical school,
or other institute

Bachelor's degree OR a three or 112 120

more year program at a
university, college, trade or
technical school, or other institute

Two or more certificates, 119 128

diplomas, or degrees. One must
be for a program of three or more
years
 With a Without a
spouse or spouse or
common- common-
law partner law partner
(Maximum (Maximum
Level of Education 140 points) 150 points)

Master's degree, OR professional 126 135

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.)

Doctoral level university degree 140 150

(Ph.D.)

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

With a spouse or Without a spouse

common-law or common-law
Canadian Language partner partner
Benchmark (CLB) (Maximum (Maximum
level per ability 128 points) 136 points)
 With a spouse or Without a spouse
common-law or common-law
Canadian Language partner partner
Benchmark (CLB) (Maximum (Maximum
level per ability 128 points) 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)

With a spouse or Without a spouse

common-law or common-law
Canadian Language partner partner
Benchmark (CLB) (Maximum (Maximum
level per ability 22 points) 24 points)
 With a spouse or Without a spouse
common-law or common-law
Canadian Language partner partner
Benchmark (CLB) (Maximum (Maximum
level per ability 22 points) 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

With a spouse or Without a spouse or

common-law common-law
Canadian work partner partner
experience (Maximum 70 points) (Maximum 80 points)

None or less 0 0
than a year

1 year 35 40

2 years 46 53

3 years 56 64

4 years 63 72

5 years or more 70 80

Subtotal: A. Core / human capital factors

• With a spouse or common-law partner – Maximum 460 points

• Without a spouse or common-law partner – Maximum
500 points
CRS – B. Spouse or common-law partner factors (if
applicable)
With
spouse or Without
common- spouse or
law common-
partner law partner
Spouse’s or common-law (Maximum (Does not
partner’s level of education 10 points) apply)

Less than secondary school (high 0 n/a

school)

Secondary school (high 2 n/a

school graduation)

One-year program at a university, 6 n/a

college, trade or technical school,
or other institute

Two-year program at a university, 7 n/a

college, trade or technical in school,
or other institute

Bachelor's degree OR a three or 8 n/a

more year program at a university,
college, trade or technical school,
or other institute

Two or more certificates, diplomas, 9 n/a

or degrees. One must be for a
program of three or more years
 With
spouse or Without
common- spouse or
law common-
partner law partner
Spouse’s or common-law (Maximum (Does not
partner’s level of education 10 points) apply)

Master's degree, or professional 10 n/a

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.)

Doctoral level university degree 10 n/a

(PhD)

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

Maximum Without
20 points for spouse or
Canadian Language section common-law
Benchmark (CLB) level per Maximum partner
ability (reading, writing, 5 points per (Does not
speaking and listening ) ability apply)

CLB 4 or less 0 n/a

 Maximum Without
20 points for spouse or
Canadian Language section common-law
Benchmark (CLB) level per Maximum partner
ability (reading, writing, 5 points per (Does not
speaking and listening ) ability apply)

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.

Without spouse or
Spouse's Canadian Maximum common-law partner
work experience 10 points (Does not apply)

None or less than a 0 n/a

year

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.

Subtotal : A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law

partner factors = Maximum 500 points
CRS – C. Skill transferability factors (Maximum 100 points for this
section)

Education

Points for CLB 7

or more on all Points for
first official CLB 9 or more
With good official language on all four
language proficiency abilities, with first official
(Canadian Language one or more language
Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 under CLB 9 abilities
or higher) and a post- (Maximum (Maximum
secondary degree 25 points) 50 points)

Secondary school (high 0 0

school) credential or less

Post-secondary program 13 25
credential of one year or
longer

Two or more post- 25 50

secondary program
credentials AND at least
one of these credentials
was issued on completion
of a post-secondary
program of three years or
longer
 Points for
Points for education
education + 2 years or
+ 1 year of more of
Canadian work Canadian work
With Canadian work experience experience
experience and a post- (Maximum (Maximum
secondary degree 25 points) 50 points)

Secondary school (high 0 0

school) credential or less

Post-secondary program 13 25
credential of one year or
longer

Two or more post- 25 50

secondary program
credentials AND at least
one of these credentials
was issued on completion
of a post-secondary
program of three years or
longer

Foreign work experience – With good official language

proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or
higher)
 Points for foreign
work experience + Points for foreign
CLB 7 or more on all work experience +
first official language CLB 9 or more on all
abilities, one or more four first official
Years of under 9 language abilities
experience (Maximum 25 points) (Maximum 50 points)

No foreign 0 0
work
experience

1 or 2 years of 13 25
foreign work
experience

3 years or 25 50
more of
foreign work
experience

Foreign work experience – With Canadian work experience

Points for foreign Points for foreign

work experience work experience
+ 1 year of + 2 years or more of
Canadian work Canadian work
Years of experience experience
experience (Maximum 25 points) (Maximum 50 points)

No foreign work 0 0
experience
 Points for foreign Points for foreign
work experience work experience
+ 1 year of + 2 years or more of
Canadian work Canadian work
Years of experience experience
experience (Maximum 25 points) (Maximum 50 points)

1 or 2 years of 13 25
foreign work
experience

3 years or more 25 50
of foreign work
experience

Certificate of Points for Points for

qualification (trade certificate of certificate of
occupations) – With qualification + qualification +
good official CLB 5 or more on CLB 7 or more on
language all first official all four first
proficiency language abilities, official language
(Canadian Language one or more abilities
Benchmark Level under 7 (Maximum
[CLB] 5 or higher) (Maximum 25 points) 50 points)

With a certificate of 25 50
qualification

Subtotal: A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law

partner + C. Skill transferability factors - Maximum 600 points

CRS – D. Additional points (Maximum 600 points)

 Maximum
Additional points 600 points

Brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen 15

or permanent resident of Canada

Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French 15

language skills and scored CLB 4 or lower in
English (or didn’t take an English test)

Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French 30

language skills and scored CLB 5 or higher on all
four English skills

Post-secondary education in Canada - 15

credential of one or two years

Post-secondary education in Canada - 30

credential three years or longer

Arranged employment - NOC 00 200

Arranged employment – any other NOC 0, A or B 50

Provincial or territorial nomination 600

Subtotal: D. Additional points – Maximum 600 points

Grand total: A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-

law partner + C. Skill transferability factors +
D. Additional points = Maximum 1,200 points

Date modified:
2017-06-28