Canada Express Entry Points Calculator
If you want to obtain Permanent Residency in Canada in 2019, it is crucial to check your total points score well in advance.Express Entry has designed point system that evaluate your profile at two stages, first to make certain whether you are eligible for the express entry under Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and second to allocate you permanent residency invitation based on your CRS (Comprehensive Ranking system) Score in the Express Entry pool.
What is CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System)?
Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is a point system used by Canada’s Federal express entry Immigration system to rank the candidates in Express Entry pool. The ranking is given to the candidates, based on the CRS point score awarded to them for six selection factors of their profile i.e. age, language proficiency, work experience, adaptability, educational qualifications etc.
Once the points are allocated, each express entry profile gets a ranking, based on which IRCC (Immigration Refugees and citizenship Canada) issue them Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canada PR Visa.
Hence, there are to key selection parameters in Express Entry System. Both Canada Express Entry Points Calculator and FSW point’s calculator depends on six selection factors of EE system, i.e.
- Age Factor-As an express entry candidate, you get maximum points for age factors, when you are in age group 18-35. However, with the increase in your age, your points for this factor start decreasing gradually. However, you can still win the invite if your point score is good based on other factors.
- Academic Education factor– a decent educational qualification (minimum graduate) is must if you want to get good points for Canada PR in express entry and other provincial programs.
- Working Experience factor- Decent work experience (at least 3 years) can help you win decent points in Express Entry or PNP programs.
- Language Proficiency factor– You need to provide evidence of your proficiency in English or French by providing the language test result, i.e. IELTS with good band score (minimum CLB 7) and get good points based on the same.
- Adaptability factor-If you or your spouse/common law partner has past work experience or education in Canada, it can help you earn valuable points.
- Job offer or Arranged Employment factor– Although job offer is not mandatory as per the changes made in June 2017, but if you have a job offer from Canada, it can get you some crucial immigration points.
Eligibility for ITA (Invitation to Apply) based on CRS score
Once you have cleared the FSW points criteria and reached the Express Entry pool of Candidates, and will get a point score which is known as CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) Score out of 1200 points. The Canada Express Entry Points Calculator provides you the accurate information, as to how many points you may earn for key factors, i.e. age, education, work experience, language proficiency, etc.
The IRCC launch a draw every two week to select applicants with top CRS score and subsequently allocate them ITA (Invitation to Apply) for Canada Permanent Residency (PR) visa. For an example if the latest express cut off is 452, you need to have a point score close to this mark as per the latest trend
Eligibility for FSWP- 67 points Criteria
The Federal Express Entry immigration system of Canada is based on a point-system, known as Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). An applicant has registered his account under one the below three categories i.e.
- Federal Skilled Worker
- Federal Skilled Trades
- Canadian Experience Class
If you are applying as a foreign Skilled Worker, your eligibility for FSWP will be checked before the eligibility for ITA. In order to become eligible to apply in federal Express Entry System as a Skilled Worker, you must apply under FSWP (Federal Skilled Worker Program)category and obtain minimum 67 points out of 100 in the Canada Immigration Points Calculator of Express Entry System.
Concerned about Low CRS score? Find pathways to increase your CRS score
If your CRS point score in express entry is low, you can increase the same through following ways:
- Apply in PNP and get 600 additional CRS points: Apply in a PNP, get selected for provincial nomination and subsequently, earn 600 additional CRS points based on the same.
- French Language skills: If you have good French language skills, along with decent English language proficiency, you can get valuable CRS points for the same.
- Enhance Language proficiency: If you can enhance your language proficiency for first language, i.e. IELTS score for English proficiency, you can win valuable points based on the same. ‘
- Points for Sibling in Canada:If you are your spouse has a sibling living in Canada as permanent resident or Canadian citizen you can get good CRS points for the same.
- Enhanced Education or Experience:Higher qualification or increased work experience can also enhance your total CRS points score in federal Express Entry pool.
Express Entry CRS Point
| A. Core / human capital factors | Points per factor – With a spouse or common-law partner | Points per factor – Without a spouse or common-law partner |
| Age | 100 | 110 |
| Educational Level | 140 | 150 |
| Languages proficiency | 150 | 160 |
| Work Experience in Canada | 70 | 80 |
(B) Spouse or common-law partner factors
| B. Spouse or common-law partner factors | Maximum 40 points | |
| Educational Level | 10 | |
| Languages proficiency | 20 | |
| Work Experience in Canada | 10 | |
| A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors | Maximum 500 points (with a spouse or common-law partner) | Maximum 500 points (without a spouse or common-law partner) |
(C) Skill Transfer-ability factors
| C. Skill Transfer-ability factors | Maximum 100 points |
| Education | Maximum 50 Points |
| With proficient Language Skills and a post-secondary degree | 50 |
| With work experience in Canada and a post-secondary degree | 50 |
| Foreign work experience | Maximum 50 Points |
| With proficient Language Skills and overseas work experience | 50 |
| With work experience in Canada and overseas work experience | 50 |
| Qualification/Trade Certificate (for people in trade occupations) | Maximum 50 Points |
| With proficient language skills and a certificate of qualification | 50 |
| A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transfer-ability factors | Maximum 600 points |
(D) Points per factor for Express Entry candidates
| D.Bonus points | (maximum 600) |
| 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) | 15 |
| Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 5 or higher on all four English skills | 30 |
| Post-secondary education in Canada – credential of one or two years | 15 |
| Post-secondary education in Canada – credential three years or longer | 30 |
| Arranged employment – NOC 00 | 200 |
| Arranged employment – any other NOC 0, A or B | 50 |
| Provincial or territorial nomination | 600 |
| A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors + C. Transferability factors + D. = Grand total – 1,200 | |
CRS-Core factors
| Core / human capital factors | With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 460 points) | Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 500 points) |
| Age | Number of points (100 maximum) | Number of points (110 maximum) |
| 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 | With a spouse or common-law partner – Number of points (140 maximum) | Without a spouse or common-law partner – Number of points (150 maximum) |
| Less than Secondary school (high school) credential | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary school (high school) credential | 28 | 30 |
| One-year post-secondary program credential | 84 | 90 |
| Two-year post-secondary program credential | 91 | 98 |
| Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer | 112 | 120 |
| 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 | 119 | 128 |
| University-level credential at the Master’s level OR an entry-to-practice professional degree. CIC only accepts as an entry-to-practice professional degree, those degrees issued in relation to an occupation listed at NOC Skill level A and for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required. | 126 | 135 |
| University-level credential at the Doctoral level | 140 | 150 |
| Official languages proficiency – first official language Reading, writing, speaking and listening total points for each ability:
|
With a spouse or common-law partner Maximum 128 points | Without a spouse or common-law partner Maximum 136 points |
| For each ability | 32 | 34 |
| 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 Reading, writing, speaking and listening total points for each ability:
|
With a spouse or common-law partner Maximum 22 points | Without a spouse or common-law partner Maximum 24 points |
| For each ability | 6 | 6 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Subtotal – Core / human capital factors | Out of 460 points | Out of 500 points |
CRS – Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)
| Spouse or common-law partner factors | With spouse or common-law partner – number of points per factor | Without spouse or common-law partner (0 points – does not apply) |
| Spouse’s or common-law partner’s level of education | 10 | Not Applicable |
| Less than secondary school (high school) credential | 0 | |
| Secondary school (high school) credential | 2 | |
| One-year post-secondary program credential | 6 | |
| Two-year post-secondary program credential | 7 | |
| Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer | 8 | |
| 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 | 9 | |
| University-level credential at the Master’s level OR an entry-to-practice professional degree. CIC only accepts as an entry-to-practice professional degree, those degrees issued in relation to an occupation listed at NOC Skill level A and for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required. | 10 | |
| University-level credential at the Doctoral level | 10 | |
| Spouse’s or common-law partner’s official languages proficiency – first official language Reading, writing, speaking and listening– total points for each ability | Maximum 20 points | 0 (does not apply) |
| For each ability | 5 | |
| CLB 4 or less | 0 | |
| CLB 5 or 6 | 1 | |
| CLB 7 or 8 | 3 | |
| CLB 9 or more | 5 | |
| Work Experience in Canada | Maximum 10 points | 0 (does not apply) |
| None or less than a year | 0 | |
| 1 year | 5 | |
| 2 year | 7 | |
| 3 year | 8 | |
| 4 year | 9 | |
| 5 year or more | 10 | |
| Subtotal – Core / human capital + Spouse or common-law partner factors | 500 | 500 |
CRS – Skill transferability factors
| Skill Transfer-ability factors | Maximum 100 points for this section | |
| Educational Level with proficient Language Skills | Maximum 50 points | |
| Points for CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 9 | Points for CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities | |
| Secondary school (high school) credential or less (levels 1 & 2) | 0 | 0 |
| Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer (levels 3,4 & 5) | 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 (levels 6,7 & 8) | 25 | 50 |
| With work experience in Canada and a post-secondary degree | 50 | |
| Points for education + 1 year of work experience in Canada | Points for education + 2 years or more of work experience in Canada | |
| Secondary school (high school) credential or less (levels 1 & 2) | 0 | 0 |
| Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer (levels 3,4 & 5) | 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 (levels 6,7 & 8) | 25 | 50 |
| Foreign work experience with proficient Language Skills | Maximum 50 points | |
| Points for overseas work experience + CLB 7 or more on all first OL abilities, one or more under 9 | Points for overseas work experience + CLB 9 or more on all four first OL abilities | |
| 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 |
| With Canadian work experience and overseas work experience | Maximum 50 points | |
| Points for foreign work experience + 1 year of Canadian work experience | Points for foreign work experience + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience | |
| 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) | Maximum 50 points for this section | |
| With proficient language skills and a certificate of qualification | Maximum 50 points | |
| Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 5 or more on all first OL abilities, one or more under 7 | Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 7 or more on all four first OL abilities | |
| With a certificate of qualification | 25 | 50 |
| Subtotal: A. Core + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Skill transferability factors |
600 | |
| Bonus 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) | 15 | |
| Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 5 or higher on all four English skills | 30 | |
| Post-secondary education in Canada – credential of one or two years | 15 | |
| Post-secondary education in Canada – credential three years or longer | 30 | |
| Arranged employment – NOC 00 | 200 | |
| Arranged employment – any other NOC 0, A or B | 50 | |
| Provincial or territorial nomination | 600 | |
| Grand total | Maximum 1,200 points | |