Canada Express Entry Criteria – Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)

The main purpose of the Canada Express Entry is to give the control over the selection of expected migrants under skilled workers category to Canadian Government through Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Towards, that objective and as a forerunner to minimum 67 points criteria, a system whereby the applicants interested in migrating are ranked against each other, using a set of parameters. The tool containing these parameters, ranking and selection is called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).

Main factor and guideline of the Canada Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) are as follows:

• Core human capital
• Accompanying spouse or common-law partner
• Skill transfer-ability
• Provincial nomination or a qualifying job offer of arranged employment.

Total available CRS Points is 1200

Where applicants are filing the application without an accompanying spouse or common-law partner, the Spilt of points under CRS is as follows:

• Core human Capital: Maximum 500 points
• Skill transferability: Maximum 100 points
• With a valid job offer Maximum 200 points
• Provincial nomination of a qualifying offer: Maximum 600 points available

Where candidates are filing the application with an accompanying spouse or common-law partner, the break-up of points under Canada Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is as follows:

• Core human Capital of Principal Applicant: Maximum 460 points
• Core human Capital of Spouse: Maximum 40 points
• Skill transferability: Maximum 100 points
• Provincial nomination of a qualifying offer 600 points

Summary of points per factor for Express Entry candidates

A) Human Capital Factor

B) Spouse or common-law partner factors

C) Skill Transferability factors

D) Additional Points

Points breakdown, section by section

Comprehensive Ranking System (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.

Official languages proficiency – first official language

Reading, writing, speaking and listening total points for each ability:

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

Official languages proficiency – second official language

Reading, writing, speaking and listening total points for each ability:

• 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)

Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) – B. Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)

CRS – C. Skill transferability factors

Education (Maximum 100 points for this section)

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

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

Foreign work experience – With Canadian work experience

CRS – D. Additional points

(Maximum 600 points)