How does Express Entry work?
The Express Entry System is an online application process to pick out skilled workers from foreign countries that are applying through one of the federal economic programs for immigration purposes. The Express Entry allows employers to find skilled foreign workers through assessing their skills and experiences through a profile and a point based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).
- Core / human capital factors
- Spouse or common-law partner factors
- Skill Transferability factors
- Additional Factors
There is a total of 1200 points available under the Comprehensive Ranking System.
- 500 points – Core human capital factors,
- 100 points – skill transferability factors,
- 600 points – for additional factors (including a provincial nomination, an offer of arranged employment, study from Canada, a sibling in Canada, and French language ability).
- 460 points – core human capital factors,
- 40 points – Core human capital factors of the spouse or common-law partner,
- 100 points – skill transferability factors,
- 600 points – for additional factors (including a provincial nomination, an offer of arranged employment, study from Canada, a sibling in Canada, and French language ability).
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Factors
How does Express Entry work?
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
20
Official language proficiency
25
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 Transferability factors
Education
Points per factor(Maximum 50 points)
With good/strong official languages 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 (Maximum 600 points)s
Factor
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 factors + C. Transferability factors + D. Additional points = Grand total – Maximum 1,200 points
Points breakdown, section by section
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.
Age
With a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 100 points)
Without a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 110 points)
17 years of age or less
0
0
18 years of age
90
99
19 years of age
95
105
20 to 29 years of age
100
110
30 years of age
95
105
31 years of age
90
99
32 years of age
85
94
33 years of age
80
88
34 years of age
75
77
35 years of age
70
72
36 years of age
65
66
37 years of age
60
66
38 years of age
55
61
39 years of age
50
55
40 years of age
45
50
41 years of age
35
39
42 years of age
25
28
43 years of age
15
17
44 years of age
5
6
45 years of age or more
0
0
Level of Education
With a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 140 points)
With a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 140 points)
Less than secondary school (high school)
0
0
Secondary diploma (high school graduation)
28
30
One-year degree, diploma or certificate from a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
84
90
Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
91
98
Bachelor’s degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
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 languages proficiency – first official language
Maximum points for each ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening):
-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 (Maximum 22 points)
Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 24 points)
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
Canadian work experience
With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 70 points)
Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 80 points)
None or less than a year
0
0
1 year
35
40
2 years
46
53
3 years
56
64
4 years
63
72
5 years 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
CRS – B. Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)
Spouse’s or common-law partner’s level of education
With a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 10 points)
Without 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 program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
6
n/a
Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical in 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 (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.)
10
n/a
Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.)
10
n/a
Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case.
Spouse’s or common-law partner’s official languages proficiency – first official language
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening )
Maximum 20 points for section Maximum 5 points per ability
Without 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
Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case.
Spouse’s Canadian work experience
Maximum 10 points
Without 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 mores
10
n/a
Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case.
Subtotal : A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors = Maximum 500 points
CRS – C. Skill transferability factors (Maximum 100 points for this section)
Education
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening )
Maximum 20 points for section Maximum 5 points per ability
Without spouse or common-law partner (Does not apply)
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 was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer
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 was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer
25
50
Foreign work experience – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher)
Education
Years of experience
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)
No foreign work experience
0
0
1 or 2 years of foreign work experience
13
25
3 years or more of foreign work experience
13
50
Foreign work experience – With Canadian work experience
Education
Years of experience
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)
No foreign work experience
0
0
1 or 2 years of foreign work experience
13
25
3 years or more of foreign work experience
13
50
Certificate of qualification (trade occupations) – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 5 or higher)
Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 5 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 7(Maximum 25 points)
Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 7 or more on all four first official language abilities(Maximum 50 points)
With a certificate of qualification
25
30
Subtotal : A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors = Maximum 500 points
CRS – D. Additional points (Maximum 600 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)
15
Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 5 or higher on all four English skills
30
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
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