Canada’s Express Entry Selection System employs the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) to rank skilled worker candidates. Each eligible candidate receives a score based on factors including education, work experience, and language proficiency. An experienced immigration consultant can assist you in crafting an optimal Express Entry profile, providing valuable insights to enhance your score.

What is the functioning of the CRS?

The goal of the Comprehensive Ranking System is to assess each applicant by assigning points to various criteria. Through Express Entry Draws, candidates with high scores are dynamically chosen to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Permanent Residency.

Regularly conducted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), these draws play a crucial role. To enhance your likelihood of obtaining an Invitation to Apply (ITA), striving for the highest possible CRS points is essential, given the competitive nature of the Express Entry selection system.

Factors Determining CRS Scores

These are the four main factors:

Human Capital
Skill Transferability
Spouse/Common-law Partner
Additional Factors

In addition, the following factors are considered within these primary elements:

Age
Educational qualifications
Work experience
Language skills (English and/or French)
Language skills (English and/or French)
Job offers (if applicable)
Adaptability to life in Canada
Spouse or common-law partner

The total achievable score is 1,200 points, divided into 600 core points and 600 additional points.

What constitutes CRS Core points?

What constitutes Additional Points?

Canadian qualifications (degrees, diplomas, certificates)
Valid job offer(s)
Provincial Nomination from a province or territory
French language skills
A sibling living in Canada or a sibling who is a permanent resident of Canada

Total Points to be Earned Across the Four Primary Categories

SECTION A – Core/Human Capital

Criteria	Maximum Points (With Spouse)	Maximum Points (Without Spouse)
Age	100	110
Education	140	150
Language Skills (English/French)	150	160
Canadian Work Experience	70	80

SECTION B – Spouse/Common-Law Partner

Criteria	Maximum Points
Education	10
Language Skills (English/French)	20
Canadian Work Experience	10

SECTION C – Skills Transferability

Education	Maximum Points
Language Skills (English/French) + Education	50
Canadian Work Experience + Education	50

Foreign Work Experience	Maximum Points
Language Skills (English/French) + Foreign Work Experience	50
Foreign Work Experience + Canadian Work Experience	50

Certificate of Qualification (Trades)	Maximum Points
Language Skills (English/French) + Education Certificate	50

SECTION D – Additional Points

Criteria	Maximum Points
Sibling Living in Canada	15
French Language Skills	30
Post-Secondary Canadian Education	30
Arranged Employment	200
Provincial Nomination	600

The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) oversees the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), which assesses your immigration profile within the Express Entry system. The CRS score gauges an applicant’s eligibility for immigration to Canada. The top-ranking candidates are extended an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence.

Mesidor Immigration possesses extensive experience in guiding applicants through the Express Entry selection process. Feel free to contact us today to leverage our professional immigration expertise.

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