Express Entry - Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Criteria

The Comprehensive Ranking System ranks eligible candidates for immigration to Canadathrough Express Entry under the following components:

• core human capital factors;
• accompanying spouse or common-law partner factors;
• skill transferability factors; and
• factors relating to a provincial nomination or a qualifying offer of arranged employment.

There are a total of 1,200 points available under the Comprehensive Ranking System.

For candidates without an accompanying spouse or common-law partner,there are:

• a maximum of 500 points available for core human capital factors;
• a maximum of 100 points available for skill transferability factors; and
• 600 points available for either a provincial nomination of a qualifying offer of arranged employment.

For candidates with an accompanying spouse or common-law partner,there are:

• a maximum of 460 points available for core human capital factors of the principal applicant;
• a maximum of 40 points for the core human capital factors of the spouse or common-law partner;
• a maximum of 100 points available for skill transferability factors; and
• 600 points available for either a provincial nomination of a qualifying offer of arranged employment.

Comprehensive Ranking System: Core Human Capital factors

For the purposes of this table, 'PA' refers to the principal applicantand 'spouse' refers to the spouse or common-law partner.

Age

Age (in years)	With an accompanying spouse (maximum points available: 100)	Without an accompanying spouse (maximum points available: 110)
under 18	0 points	0 points
18	90	99
19	95	105
20-29	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 older	0	0

Level of education

Level of education	With an accompanying spouse (maximum points available: 140 for PA, 10 for spouse)	Without an accompanying spouse (maximum points available: 150)
Less than secondary (high) school credential	0 points	0 points
Secondary school credential	28 for PA; 2 for spouse	30
One-year post-secondary program	84 for PA; 6 for spouse	90
Two-year post-secondary program	91 for PA; 7 for spouse	98
Post-secondary program of 3 or more years	112 for PA; 8 for spouse	120
Two or more post-secondary programs, of which at least one was completed after a post-secondary program of three or more years	119 for PA; 9 for spouse	128
Master's or entry-to-practice professional degree	126 for PA; 10 for spouse	135
Doctoral Degree (PhD)	140 for PA; 10 for spouse	150

First Language Ability (English or French)

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)	With an accompanying spouse (maximum points available: 128 for PA; 20 for spouse)	Without an accompanying spouse (maximum points available: 136)
For each language ability	32 points for PA; 5 points for spouse	34 points
CLB 3 or lower	0	0
CLB 4	6 for PA; 0 for spouse	6
CLB 5	6 for PA; 1 for spouse	6
CLB 6	8 for PA; 1 for spouse	9
CLB 7	16 for PA; 3 for spouse	17
CLB 8	22 for PA; 3 for spouse	23
CLB 9	29 for PA; 5 for spouse	31
CLB 10 or higher	32 for PA; 5 for spouse	34

*Points in the above chart are for each language ability: speaking, writing, readingand listening, respectively.

Second Language Ability (English or French)

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)	With an accompanying spouse (maximum points available: 22)	Without an accompanying spouse (maximum points available: 24)
For each language ability	6	6
CLB 4 or lower	0	0
CLB 5 or 6	1	1
CLB 7 or 8	3	3
CLB 9 or higher	6	6

*Points in the above chart are for each language ability: speaking, writing, readingand listening, respectively.

Canadian Work Experience

Number of years	With an accompanying spouse (maximum points available: 70 for PA; 10 for spouse)	Without an accompanying spouse (maximum points available: 80)
Less than 1	0 points	0 points
1 year	35 for PA; 5 for spouse	40
2 years	46 for PA; 7 for spouse	53
3 years	56 for PA; 8 for spouse	64
4 years	63 for PA; 9 for spouse	72
5 years or more	70 for PA; 10 for spouse	80

Comprehensive Ranking System: Skill Transferability Factors

A maximum of 100 points are awarded for a candidate's skill transferability factors.There are five combinations of such skill transferability, with a maximum of 50points awarded for each combination. Even if a candidate scores more than 100 pointsin total, only 100 points will be awarded under the Comprehensive Ranking System.Candidates with or without an accompanying spouse or common-law partner are awardedpoints for skill transferability in exactly the same way. There are no points availablefor the skill transferability of a candidate's spouse or common-law partner.

For the purposes of this table, 'CLB' refers to Canadian Language Benchmark.

Education and Language Ability

	CLB 7 or higher on all language abilities, with at least one of these CLB 7 or 8	CLB 9 or higher for all language abilities
No post-secondary education	0	0
Post-secondary education of 1 year or longer	13	25
Two or more post-secondary credentials, the first of which was 3 or more years in duration	25	50

Education and Canadian Work Experience

	1 year of Canadian work experience	2 or more years of Canadian work experience
No post-secondary education	0	0
Post-secondary education of 1 year or longer	13	25
Two or more post-secondary credentials, the first of which was 3 or more years in duration	25	50

Language Ability and Non-Canadian Work Experience

	CLB 7 or higher on all language abilities, with at least one of these CLB 7 or 8	CLB 9 or higher for all language abilities
No non-Canadian work experience	0	0
1 or 2 years of non-Canadian work experience	13	25
3 or more years of non-Canadian work experience	25	50

Canadian and non-Canadian Work Experience

	1 year of Canadian work experience	2 or more years of Canadian work experience
No non-Canadian work experience	0	0
1 or 2 years of non-Canadian work experience	13	25
3 or more years of non-Canadian work experience	25	50

Certificate of Qualification in a Trade and Language Ability

	CLB 5 or higher on all language abilities, with at least one CLB 5 or 6	CLB 7 or higher on all language abilities
Certificate of qualification in a trade occupation issued by a province	25	50

Comprehensive Ranking System: Additional Points

Candidates may be awarded 600 points for either a nomination certificate ora qualifying job offer of arranged employment, but not both.

Additional points	All candidates
For a nomination certificate from a Canadian province (except Quebec)	600 points
For a qualifying job offer of arranged employment from a Canadian employer	600 points