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Express Entry points breakdown
Candidates who submits a profile to the Express Entry pool, are ranked using the (Comprehensive Ranking System) CRS score. The highest-ranking candidates receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residence. Lets understand how CRS works and the points are awarded to the candidate in EE pool.
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Canada immigration points system
The tables below explain how many points Express Entry candidates may receive for each factor under the Comprehensive Ranking System.
Factors | Maximum Points Available |
A. Core / Human Capital Factors | 460 (with spouse) |
B. Spouse or Common-Law Factors | 40 |
C. Skill Transferability Factors | 100 |
D. Additional Points | 600 |
Maximum Total Points | 1200 |
B. Spouse or common-law partner factors
Factors | Points |
Level of education | 10 |
Official language proficiency | 20 |
Canadian Work Experience | 10 |
Maximum | 40 |
A.Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors = Maximum 500 points (with OR without a spouse or common-law partner)
Skill transferability factors (maximum 100 points)
Factor | Points |
Education | |
With good/strong official languages proficiency and a post-secondary degree | 50 |
With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree | 50 |
Maximum | 50 |
Foreign work experience | |
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 |
A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points
Additional points (maximum 600 points)
Factor | Points |
Brother or sister living in Canada (citizen or permanent resident) | 15 |
French language skills | 50 |
Post-secondary education in Canada | 30 |
Arranged employment | 200 |
PN nomination | 600 |
Maximum | 600 |
A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors + C. Transferability factors + D. Additional points = Grand total – Maximum 1,200 points
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