CRS SCORE Calculator

This tool will help you CRS SCORE Calculator your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score based on the answers you provide below. The CRS is a points-based system that we use to assess and score your profile and rank it in the Express Entry pool.

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This tool is intended solely for general guidance and reference purposes. In the event of any discrepancy between the results of this questionnaire and that provided by the Express Entry electronic system, the results provided by the system shall govern, in accordance with provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, and Minister’s Instructions issued under IRPA s.10.3. This tool will be updated from time to time in accordance with changes to the Ministerial Instructions governing Express Entry.

1) What is your current status?

i. Is your spouse/partner a permanent resident or Canadian citizen?

ii. Is your spouse/partner accompanying you to Canada?

2) What is your age?

You must select the age you will be on the day you receive your Invitation to Apply (ITA).

3) Level of education

i. What is your highest educational level?

The only qualification that you can take into account are either:

a Canadian educational credential, or
an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA), if your studies were completed outside Canada.

ii. Do you have a Canadian educational credential?

In order for your Canadian credential to qualify:

You must have been physically present in Canada and have been enrolled in full-time study for at least eight months.
You must not have studied French or English (as language classes, not studies in French or English) for more than 50% of the program of study.
You must not have received a scholarship or fellowship that requires you to come back home (your country) at the end of your studies.
You must not have studied in a program in which distance learning amounted to more than 50% of the program of study.

iii. What is the highest level of your Canadian credential?

4) Language abilities

You need language test results (less than 2 years old) to prove your proficiency in French or English.

i. Is your language test report issued less than two years ago?

5) Work Experience

The work experience must be:

acquired in an occupation under NOC Skill Type/Level 0, A or B,
full-time (or the equivalent in part-time, at least 15h/week), and
remunerated.

i. How many years of Canadian work experience have you accumulated over the past 10 years?

If you are not sure about the NOC relevant to your job, you may check your NOC here.

What is a CRS Score?

The CRS is a points-based system that the Canadian government uses to assess and score your profile and rank it in the Express Entry pool. This CRS Calculator will determine and calculate your CRS score based on the answers you provide. The CRS calculator will estimate your CRS score which will determine if you are eligible for Canadian Permanent Residency through the Express Entry Program. This Express Entry Calculator tool lets you estimate your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for Express Entry immigration to Canada.

Learn How to Improve your CRS Score

What is a CRS Score?

How Points for CRS Score are Calculated for Express Entry Candidates

A. Core/Human Capital Factors

Factors	Points Per Factor – With a Spouse or Common-Law Partner	Points per Factor – 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

B. Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors

Factors	Points Per Factor (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 Transfer Ability Factors

Education	Points Per Factor (Maximum 50 points)
With good/strong official language proficiency AND a post-secondary degree	50
With Canadian work experience AND a post-secondary degree	50

Foreign Work Experience	Points Per Factor (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 Per Factor (Maximum 50 points)
With good/strong official languages proficiency and a certificate of qualification	50

A. Core/Human Capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points

D. Additional Points

Factors	Maximum points per factor
Brother or sister living in Canada (citizen or permanent resident)	15
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 + C. Transferability factors + D. Additional Points = Grand total – Maximum 1,200 points

How CRS Calculator Works?

What is a CRS Score?

To calculate the CRS score of the candidates, Express Entry makes use of the credentials submitted by the candidates while creation of their profiles in the pool. The selection factors include education, age, language proficiency, and others.

CRS calculator awards point to candidate’s express entry profile based on the following factors:

Core Human Capital factors.

Accompanying common-law partner or spouse factors.

Factors transferability of Skill.

Factors relating to a nomination from a province, a qualifying offer of prearranged employment, study experience in Canada, a relative in Canada, and/or ability in the French language.

A total of 1,200 points are available for Express Entry candidates under the Canadian immigration points calculator CRS.

The candidates who do not have an accompanying common-law partner or spouse have:

A maximum of 500 points can be scored for factors under Core Human Capital.

A maximum of 100 points can be scored for factors under skill transferability.

A maximum of 600 points can be scored either for provincial nomination; or

A maximum of 200 points can be scored for a qualified pre-arranged employment offer

A maximum of 30 points can be scored for study experience in Canada

A maximum of 50 points can be scored for ability in the French language along with the English language

A maximum of 15 points can be scored for a relative in Canada

The candidates who have an accompanying common-law partner or spouse have:

A maximum of 460 points can be secured in Core Human Capital factors for the primary applicant.
A maximum of 40 points can be secured in Core Human Capital factors for the common-law partner or spouse.
A maximum of 600 points can be scored either for provincial nomination; or
A maximum of 200 points can be scored for a qualified pre-arranged employment offer.
A maximum of 30 points can be scored for study experience in Canada.
A maximum of 50 points can be scored for ability in the French language along with the English language.
A maximum of 15 points that can be scored for a relative in Canada (one relative of the primary applicant and the accompanying common-law partner or spouse is considered).

How to improve your CRS Score?

Express Entry draws are held periodically, usually once every 2 weeks. So you always have the options for increasing your CRS points score before applying for a subsequent draw in Express Entry. There are several ways to increase your CRS score in case you do not fulfill the CRS cut-off requirement in the particular draw. You can thus improve your CRS score and attain the required points for getting an ITA – Invitation to Apply for the Canada PR Visa in the upcoming Express Entry draw.

Here are a few ways for improving your CRS score:

Improve your language score

You can improve your CRS score by securing good marks in language tests such as IELTS. For instance, if you secure CLB level 9 in the language test, you can add a maximum of 136 direct points to your CRS rank. Similarly, appearing in a French language test can incur a maximum of 72 points.

Provincial Nominee Program

If you receive an ITA for a Nomination from a province in Canada, you will get 600 extra points added to your profile in Express Entry.

Get an LMIA Approved work offer

If you get an LMIA Labor Market Impact Assessment recognized job offer from a Canadian employer, you can receive a maximum of 200 points added to your CRS score.

Obtain education in Canada

If you complete a recognized Diploma or Degree in Canada, you can receive a maximum of 30 points.

Including Common-Law Partner/ Spouse in the application

Including your Common-Law Partner/ Spouse in the application will fetch you extra points for 3 factors. The language proficiency of the Common-Law Partner/ Spouse will incur 20 points, while work experience and education in Canada will incur 10 points individually. Thus, you can add a maximum of 40 extra points to your Express Entry CRS score.

Work experience in Canada

You can add a maximum of 150 points to your CRS score if you have less than 3 years of full-time work experience and if you continue to be employed.

Summary of maximum points per factor for Express Entry candidates

A. Core Human Capital Factors

Factors	Points for every Factor – With no Common-Law Partner or Spouse	Points for every Factor – With Common-Law Partner or Spouse
Age	110	100
Level of Education	150	140
Official languages proficiency	160	150
Canadian Work Experience	80	70

B. Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors

Factors	Points for every Factor (Maximum 40 points)
Education Level	10
Proficiency in Official Languages	20
Work Experience in Canada	10

Core Human Capital + B. Common-law partner or Spouse factors = Maximum 500 points (without OR with a common-law partner or spouse)

C. Skill Transferability Factors

Education	Points for every Factor (Maximum 50 points)
With excellent proficiency in the official language and post-secondary credentials	50
With work experience in Canada and post-secondary credentials	50
Overseas Work Experience	Points Per Factor (Maximum 50 points)
With excellent proficiency in official languages (CLB Canadian Language Benchmark level 7 or more) and post-secondary credentials	50
With overseas work experience and Canadian work experience	50

Qualification Certificate (for individuals in trade jobs)	Points Per Factor (Maximum 50 points)
With excellent proficiency in official languages and qualification certificate	50

Core Human Capital + B. Common-law partner or Spouse + C. Skill Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points

D. Additional Points

Factors	Maximum points per factor
Sibling in Canada (permanent resident or citizen)	15
French Language proficiency	30
Canadian Post-secondary education	30
Prearranged employment	200
Provincial Nomination	600

Core Human Capital + B. Common-law partner or Spouse + C. Factors for Transferability + D. Extra Points = Total of Maximum 1,200 points

CRS Points Breakdown

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

Age (In years)	With a spouse or common-law partner	Without a spouse or common-law partner
17 or less	0	0
18	90	99
19	95	105
20 to 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 more	0	0

Level of Education	With a spouse or common-law partner	Without a spouse or common-law partner
Less than secondary school (high school)	0	0
A secondary diploma (high school graduation)	28	30
One-year degree, diploma, or certificate from a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institutes	84	90
The two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institutes	91	98
Bachelor’s degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institutes	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 language proficiency – the first official language

Maximum points for each ability ( Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing):

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	Without a spouse or common-law partner
Less than 4	0	0
4 or 5	6	6
6	8	9
7	16	17
8	22	23
9	29	31
10 or more	32	34

Official language proficiency – the second official language

Maximum points for each ability (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing)

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 22 points)

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability	With a spouse or common-law partner	Without a spouse or common-law partner
4 or less	0	0
5 or 6	1	1
7 or 8	3	3
9 or more	6	6

Canadian Work Experience (In-years)	With a spouse or common-law partner	Without a spouse or common-law partner
0 or less than 1	0	0
1	35	40
2	46	53
3	56	64
4	63	72
5 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

B. Spouse or Common-law partner factors

Spouses or common-law partners level of education	With a spouse or common-law partner	Without a spouse or common-law partner
Less than secondary school (high school)	0	–
Secondary school (high school graduation)	2	–
One-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institutes	6	–
The two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical in school, or other institutes	7	–
Bachelor’s degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institutes	8	–
Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years	9	–
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	–
Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.)	10	–

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

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability	With a spouse or common-law partner	Without a spouse or common-law partner
4 or less	0	–
5 or 6	1	–
7 or 8	3	–
9 or more	5	–

Spouse’s Canadian work experience (In-years)	Maximum 10 points	Without a spouse or common-law partner (Does not apply)
0 or less than a year	0	–
1	5	–
2	7	–
3	8	–
4	9	–
5 or more	10	–

Subtotal : A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors = Maximum 500 points

C.Skill Transferability factors

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

Foreign Work Experience (In Years)	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)
0	0	0
1 or 2	13	25
3 or more	25	50

Foreign Work Experience + Canadian Work Experience

Foreign Work Experience (In Years)	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)
0	0	0
1 or 2	13	25
3 or more	25	50

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

Subtotal: A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Skill transferability factors = Maximum 600 points

D. 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
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

Frequently Asked Question

Does the NOC code affect the CRS score?

NOC codes affect your CRS scores in two ways: To get the CRS points for work experience, you need to have required work experience in NOC skill level 0, A or B. Second, you can also get extra CRS points depending on the NOC level of your job offered in your job offer letter. For example, for a NOC 00 level job you get extra 200 CRS points.

Why is the CRS score increasing?

With the CRS score, express entry ranks the profiles in the express entry pool. Higher ranked profiles are for immigrants with high-demanding skills and higher work experience. To target only those immigrants with high skill-sets, IRCC mainly invites those to express entry profiles with a higher CRS score, thus increasing the CRS score cut-off. But these profiles are in limited numbers, and to meet the admission targets for new immigrants, the CRS score for Canada PR Visa is bound to decrease.

What if my CRS score is below 400 points?

Other than the Express entry program, there is a provincial nomination program (PNP) that can provide you another immigration pathway to Canada PR Visa with a low CRS score. Many PNPs programs require a low CRS score to be eligible like SINP – Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program, etc. Also, the AIPP – Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program provides another immigration pathway to Canada PR Visa with a CRS score of fewer than 400 points.

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CRS SCORE Calculator

Legal Disclaimer

What is a CRS Score?

What is a CRS Score?

Learn How to Improve your CRS Score

What is a CRS Score?

How Points for CRS Score are Calculated for Express Entry Candidates

A. Core/Human Capital Factors

B. Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors

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 Transfer Ability Factors

A. Core/Human Capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points

D. Additional Points

A. Core/Human Capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transferability factors + D. Additional Points = Grand total – Maximum 1,200 points

How CRS Calculator Works?

What is a CRS Score?

How to improve your CRS Score?

How to improve your CRS Score?

A. Core Human Capital Factors

B. Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors

C. Skill Transferability Factors

D. Additional Points

CRS Points Breakdown

CRS Points Breakdown

A. Core/ Human capital factors

B. Spouse or Common-law partner factors

C.Skill Transferability factors

Foreign work experience With good official language proficiency (CLB 7 or higher

D. Additional Points

Frequently Asked Question

Frequently Asked Question

Does the NOC code affect the CRS score?

Why is the CRS score increasing?

What if my CRS score is below 400 points?

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