1) What's your Marital status?

2.1) Is your spouse or common-law partner a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada?

2.2) Will your spouse or common-law partner accompany you to Canada?

3) Please enter your age based on the following scenarios:

Choose the best answer:

If you've been invited to apply, enter your age on the date you were invited
OR
If you plan to complete an Express Entry profile, enter your current age.

4) Your highest level of Education

A Canadian degree, diploma or certificate or
had an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) if you did your study outside Canada. (ECAs must be from an approved agency, in the last five years)

Note: a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate must either have been earned at an accredited Canadian university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute in Canada. Distance learning counts for education points, but not for bonus points in your profile or application.

4.1) Do you have a Canadian degree, diploma, or certificate?

Note: To answer "Yes," the following conditions must be met:

Courses in English or French as a Second Language should not have constituted more~ than half of your program.
You must not have studied under an award requiring you to return to your home country after graduation to apply your skills and knowledge.
You must have attended a school located in Canada (campuses outside Canada are not eligible).
You must have been enrolled full-time for at least eight months, unless your study or training program (in whole or in part) was completed between March 2020 and August 2022.
You must have been physically present in Canada for at least eight months, unless your study or training program (in whole or in part) was completed between March 2020 and August 2022.

4.2) Provide details about your highest level of education.

5) Canada's official languages are English and French.

For all Express Entry programs, you must provide language test results that are no more than two years old, even if English or French is your native language.

5.1) Are your test results within the two-year validity period?

5.2) Which language test did you take for your primary official language?

ENTER YOUR SCORES

Speaking:

Listening:

Reading:

Writing:

5.2) Do you have additional language test results?

If yes, which test did you take for your second official language?

Please note that the test results must be dated within the last two years.

Enter your test scores for:

Speaking:

Listening:

Reading:

Writing:

6) Work Experience

6.1) How much skilled work experience do you have in Canada in the past 10 years?

Your work must have been paid and full-time (or the equivalent hours in part-time work).

You must have physically worked in Canada for a Canadian employer, though remote work also counts.

What counts as "skilled work"?

Jobs in the following NOC (National Occupational Classification) TEER categories are considered skilled:

TEER 0: Management jobs.
TEER 1: Jobs requiring a university degree.
TEER 2 and 3: Jobs requiring college education, apprenticeship training, or work experience in a related field.

Not sure about your job's TEER category?

You can check the NOC system to identify the TEER category for your job.

6.2) In the last 10 years, how many total years of foreign skilled work experience do you have?

It must have been paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in only one occupation (NOC TEER category 0, 1, 2 or 3).

7) Do you have a Canadian certificate of qualification

Note: A certificate of qualification lets people work in some skilled trades in Canada. Only the provinces, territories and a federal body can issue these certificates. To get one, a person must have them assess their training, trade experience and skills to and then pass a certification exam.

People usually have to go to the province or territory to be assessed. They may also need experience and training from an employer in Canada.

This isn’t the same as a nomination from a province or territory.

Additional Points

8) Do you have a valid LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) job offer? (if needed)?

A valid job offer must be

full-time
in a skilled job listed as TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 in the 2021 National Occupational Classification
supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or exempt from needing one
for one year from the time you become a permanent resident

A job offer isn’t valid if your employer is:

an embassy, high commission or consulate in Canada or
on the list of ineligible employers.

Whether an offer is valid or not also depends on different factors, depending on your case. See a full list of criteria for valid job offers

8.1) Your job’s NOC TEER

9) Do you have a nomination certificate from a province or territory?

10) Do you or your spouse or common law partner (if they will come with you to Canada) have at least one brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident?

Note: to answer yes, the brother or sister must be:

18 years old or older
related to you or your partner by blood, marriage, common-law partnership or adoption
have a parent in common with you or your partner

A brother or sister is related to you by:

blood (biological)
adoption
marriage (step-brother or step-sister)

11) Spouse or Common-law partner's highest level of education

earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate; or
had an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)? (ECAs must be from an approved agency, in the last five years)

To get the correct number of points, make sure you choose the answer that best reflects your case. For example:

If you have TWO Bachelor’s degrees, or one Bachelor’s AND a two year college diploma, choose – “Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years.”

12) Spouse/common-law partner's Canadian work experience in the last 10 years.

It must have been paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in one or more NOC TEER category 0, 1, 2, or 3 jobs.

13.1) Have your spouse or common-law partner appeared for a language test (IELTS/CELPIP/TEF or TCF)? If yes, which one?

Test results must be less than two years old.

13.2) Enter the test scores for:

Speaking:

Listening:

Reading:

Writing:

All Express Entry candidates are scored out of 1,200 points using the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), which evaluates four main components.

Breakdown of Your CRS Score

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The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is a points-based structure used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to assess and score applicants applying through the Express Entry system. The CRS calculator aims to identify candidates with the highest likelihood of success in Canada based on various factors, including skills, work experience, language proficiency, and additional criteria.

CRS Evaluates 4 Distinct Variables To Assign Points To Your Profile.

Core or Human Capital Factor
Spouse or common-law factor
Skill Transferability Factor
Additional Factors

How does the CRS calculator function?

The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) employs a point-based system to evaluate and score your profile, ranking it within the federal Express Entry pool.

The points you gain from the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) calculator consist of a core set of up to 600 points, along with an additional set of up to 600 points. Your final score will be calculated out of a total of 1,200 points.

Total CRS Score = Maximum points (Core/Human Capital + Skill Transferability Factor + Additional Factors) = (500 + 100 + 600) = A maximum of 1,200 points.

1. 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

2. Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors

Factors	Points Per Factor(Maximum 40 points)
Level of Education	10
Official Languages Proficiency	20
Canadian Work Experience	10

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

3. Skill Transferability Factors (Maximum 100 Points)

Education	Points Per Factor (Maximum 50 points)
With 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 official language 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 language proficiency and a certificate of qualification	50

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

4. Additional Factors (Maximum 600 Points)

Factors	Maximum Points Per Factor
Brother or Sister living in Canada (Citizen or Permanent Resident)	15
French Language Skills	50
Post-secondary education in Canada	30
Arranged employment - TEER 0 Major Group 00	200
Arranged employment - NOC TEER 1, 2, or 3, or any TEER 0 other than Major Group 00	50
Provincial Nomination	600

A. Human Capital factors + B. Spouse or Common-law Partner factors + C. Skill Transferability factors + D. Additional points = Total (Your score) - Maximum 1,200 points

CRS Score Calculator: Points Breakdown

1. Human Capital Factors

Age (years)	CRS points without spouse/partner	CRS points with spouse/partner
17 or younger	0	0
18	99	90
19	105	95
20 to 29	110	100
30	105	95
31	99	9
32	94	85
33	88	80
35	77	70
36	72	65
37	66	60
38	61	55
39	55	50
40	50	45
41	39	35
42	28	25
43	17	15
44	6	5
45 or older	0	0

1.A Education Level (Max points: 150 points)

Education Level	CRS points without spouse/partner	CRS points with spouse/partner
Education Level	CRS points without spouse/partner	Principal Applicant	Spouse/Partner
Doctoral (PhD) degree	150	140	10
Master's degree, OR professional degree	135	126	10
Two or more credentials, with at least one for a program of three years or more	128	119	9
Three-year or more post-secondary credential	120	112	8
Two-year post-secondary credential	98	91	7
One-year post-secondary credential	90	84	6
Secondary (high) school diploma	30	28	2
Less than secondary (high) school	0	0	0

1.B Language proficiency (Max points: 170 with spouse, 160 without)

First Official Language Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)	CRS points without spouse/partner	CRS points with spouse/partner
First Official Language Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)	CRS points without spouse/partner	Principal Applicant	Spouse/Partner
CLB3 or less	0	0	0
CLB4	6	6	0
CLB5	6	6	1
CLB6	9	8	1
CLB7	17	16	3
CLB8	23	22	3
CLB9	31	29	5
CLB10 or more	34	32	5

1.C Canadian work experience (Max points: 80 points)

Canadian Work Experience	CRS points without spouse/partner	CRS points with spouse/partner
Canadian Work Experience	CRS points without spouse/partner	Principal Applicant	Spouse/Partner
Less than one year	0	0	0
One year	40	35	5
Two years	53	46	7
Three years	64	56	8
Four years	72	63	9
Five years or more	80	70	10

2. Spouse or Common-law Partner Factors

Spouse’s or Common-law Partner’s Level of Education	With a Spouse or Common-law Partner (Maximum 10 points)	Without a Spouse or Common-law Partner (Does not apply)
Less than secondary school (high school)	0	N/A
Secondary diploma (high school graduation)	2	N/A
One-year degree, diploma, or certificate from a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	6	N/A
Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	7	N/A
Bachelor's degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	8	N/A
Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years	9	N/A
Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession	10	N/A
Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.)	10	N/A

2.A Official Language Proficiency

Spouse’s Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability	Maximum 20 points for section Maximum 5 points per adaptability	Without a Spouse or Common-law Partner (Does not apply)
CLB 4 or less	0	N/A
CLB 5 or 6	1	N/A
CLB 7 or 8	3	N/A
CLB 9 or more	5	N/A

2.B Canadian Work Experience

Canadian Work Experience	Spouse’s Canadian Work Experience Maximum 10 points	Without a Spouse or Common-law Partner (Does not apply)
None or less than a year	0	N/A
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

3. Skill Transferability Factors - [ Education Level (Maximum 50 points) ]

Education level + Language proficiency	Minimum CLB7 on the four language abilities	Minimum CLB9 on the four language abilities
Post-secondary education of less than 1 year	0	0
Post-secondary education of at least 1 year	13	25
At least 2 post-secondary credentials, one of which is a program of at least 3 years	25	50

3.A Foreign work experience (Maximum 50 points)

Foreign work experience + Language proficiency	Minimum CLB7 on the four language abilities	Minimum CLB9 on the four language abilities
Foreign work experience: Less than 1 year	0	0
Foreign work experience: 1 to 2 years	13	25
Foreign work experience: at least 3 years	25	50

3.B Certificate of Qualification (Maximum 50 points)

Certificate of qualification + Language proficiency	Minimum CLB5 on the four language abilities	Minimum CLB7 on the four language abilities
Issued a certificate of qualification	25	50

4. Additional Points

You may also be awarded additional Points based on the following:

Additional points	Maximum 600 points
Provincial or territorial nomination acquired through an Express Entry	6002
Valid job offer in NOC skill type 00 (Senior Management)	200
Valid job offer in NOC skill type/level 0, A or B	50
Completion of a post-secondary program in Canada, of at least 3 years in duration	30
Completion of a post-secondary program in Canada, of 1 or 2 years in duration	15
French: at least CLB7 AND English: at least CLB5 - On all four language abilities	30
French: at least CLB7 AND English: lower than CLB5 or no test results- On all four language abilities	15
Sibling in Canada as a Citizen or Permanent Resident	15

How to improve points in the CRS calculator?

There are several strategies to improve your score in the CRS points calculator, thereby increasing your chances of receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) in the upcoming Express Entry draw, as outlined below.

Improve your language proficiency score
If you have not achieved a high score on your language proficiency test, you may retake the test to boost your CRS score. For instance, achieving CLB Level 9 in the language test can contribute a maximum of 136 points to your overall score. Additionally, participating in a French language test can provide an extra 24 points to the CRS calculator.
Receive a Provincial Nomination
If you determine how to secure an ITA from any of the 13 provinces and territories in the Canada PR points calculator, you will receive an additional 600 points added to your profile in Express Entry. A provincial nomination significantly increases your chances of receiving an invitation to apply for Canada PR. The provinces that are considered the most accessible for applying for a nomination include Saskatchewan’s International Skilled Worker, Alberta’s Express Entry Stream, and Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream.
Get an LMIA-approved job Offer
If you receive a job offer from a Canadian employer, you can earn an additional 200 points for your final CRS score. However, your job offer must be LMIA (Labor Market Impact Assessment) approved. While finding employment in Canada is not overly difficult, it does present its own challenges.
Study Experience in Canada
The Canadian education system has consistently ranked as one of the best among international education destinations for many years. You can earn between 15 to 30 CRS points for Canadian educational credentials obtained in the Canada PR points calculator.

Many applicants choose to apply for a Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) after studying in Canada for a period, which enables them to gain Canadian work experience, serving as a valuable stepping stone towards Canada PR.
Include Common-Law Partner/ Spouse
Relocating to Canada with your common-law partner or spouse provides you with additional points. The language proficiency of the common-law partner or spouse can contribute a maximum of 20 points, while their work experience and education in Canada can yield an additional 10 points. In total, you can add a maximum of 40 extra points to your final CRS score using the CRS points calculator.
Work Experience in Canada
You can earn a maximum of 150 points if you possess full-time work experience both in Canada and internationally. These points will emphasize foreign work experience alongside Canadian work experience. Refer to the Canada Occupation In-Demand 2024 to identify a new career path that aligns with your work experience.

Summary

Grasping the intricacies of the Canada Express Entry system can be quite difficult, particularly the Canada Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). It is essential to comprehend how the CRS score is calculated and how it can be enhanced to realize your aspiration of immigrating to Canada. To facilitate this, Izago Immigration offers tailored support in navigating the process of relocating to Canada via the Express Entry System.

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