Canada Express Entry

WHAT IS CANADA EXPRESS ENTRY PROGRAM FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY

It consists of 3 sections:

Provinces and territories can also recruit candidates from the Express Entry pool through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to meet local labour market needs.

Step 1: create your Express Entry profile

An Express Entry profile is a form where you give us information about your:

skills
education
language ability
work experience and
other details

Once you start an Express Entry profile, you have 60 days to complete it.

The information in your profile will help us see if you are eligible for an immigration program managed by Express Entry. If you meet the criteria, we will accept you into our pool of candidates.

If you are in the Express Entry pool, you can start your job search by creating a Job Match account with Job Bank. Once you come to Canada, you can continue using Job Bank to find a job.

A Job Match account with Job Bank is an easy, online tool to help match you with employers looking for workers with your skills. To create an account:

go to the Job Match sign-in page
click the “Sign up now!” button
read the privacy notice and click “I agree”
follow the instructions to create an account

You can also promote yourself to employers in other ways, such as using:

recruiters or
job boards

For a job offer to be valid in Express Entry (so you can get points for it), your employer will likely need an LMIA. There are some exceptions.

Getting into the pool doesn’t mean that we will invite you to apply for permanent residence.

To be chosen from the pool you need to have one of the highest-ranking scores when we send out invitations. If you are invited, you can apply for permanent residence.

When you apply for permanent residence, you will also need to meet eligibility and admissibility requirements under Canada’s immigration law.

Step 2: we invite the highest-ranking candidates in the pool to apply for permanent residence

You will be ranked in the Express Entry pool using a points-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System.

The CRS gives you a score from the information in your profile, including your:

skills
education
language ability
work experience
other factors

You can also get points for:

Canadian degrees, diplomas or certificates
a valid job offer
a nomination from a province or territory

We send invitations to apply to the candidates with the highest scores in the pool. If we invite you to apply, you will have 90 days to submit an online application for permanent residence.

We will process most complete applications that have all the supporting documents in six months or less.

You can stay in the pool for up to 12 months as long as you meet the criteria for one of the federal programs. You should update your profile anytime as your case changes.

If we don’t invite you to apply for permanent residence within 12 months of submitting an Express Entry profile, you can submit a new profile. If you still meet the criteria, you will re-enter the pool.

CALCULATE YOUR CRS SCORE

CANADA EXPRESS ENTRY CRS SCORE SYSTEM

Core / human capital factors

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AGE	WITH A SPOUSE (MAXIMUM 460 POINTS)	WITHOUT A SPOUSE (MAXIMUM 500 POINTS)
17 years or less	0	0
18 years of age	90	99
19 years of age	95	105
20 to 29 years	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	83
35 years of age	70	77
36 years of age	65	72
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

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EDUCATION

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LEVEL OF EDUCATION	WITH A SPOUSE – NUMBER OF POINTS (140 MAXIMUM)	WITHOUT A SPOUSE
Less than Secondary school (high school) credential	0	0
Secondary school (high school) credential	28	30
One-year post-secondary program credential	84	90
Two-year post-secondary program credential	91	98
Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer	112	120
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	119	128
University-level credential at the Master’s level OR an entry-to-practice professional degree. CIC only accepts as an entry-to-practice professional degree, those degrees issued in relation to an occupation listed at NOC Skill level A and for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required.	126	135
University-level credential at the Doctoral level	140	150

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3. Official languages proficiency – First official language (IELTS)

Reading, writing, speaking and listening total points for each ability:

32 with a spouse or common-law partner
34 without a spouse or common-law partner

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Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability	With a spouse Maximum 128 points	Without a spouse Maximum 136 points
Less than CLB 4	0	0
CLB 4 or 5	6	6
CLB 6	8	9
CLB 7	16	17
CLB 8	22	23
CLB 9	29	31
CLB 10 or more	32	34

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CLB 7- L- 6 R-6 W-6 S-6

Official languages proficiency – second official language

6 with a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 22 points)
6 without a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 24 points)

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Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability	With a spouse Maximum 22 points	Without a spouse Maximum 24 points
CLB 4 or less	0	0
CLB 5 or 6	1	1
CLB 7 or 8	3	3
CLB 9 or more	6	6

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CANADIAN WORK EXPERIENCE

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Canadian work experience	With a spouse Maximum 70 points	Without a spouse 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 – Core / human capital factors	Out of 460 points	Out of 500 points

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CRS – B. Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)

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Spouse factors	With spouse – number of points per factor	Without spouse (0 points – does not apply)
Less than secondary school (high school) credential	0	n/a
Secondary school (high school) credential	2	n/a
One-year post-secondary program credential	6	n/a
Two-year post-secondary program credential	7	n/a
Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer	8	n/a
2 or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least 1 of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer	9	n/a
Master’s level OR an entry-to-practice professional degree.	10	n/a
University-level credential at the Doctoral level	10	n/a

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SPOUSE IELTS SCORE POINTS

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Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability (Reading, writing, speaking and listening)	Maximum 20 points	0 (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

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Spouse’s Canadian work experience	Maximum 10 points	0 (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
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

Education (Maximum 100 points for this sections

With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher) and a post-secondary degree	Points for CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 9	Points for CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities
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)

Years of experience	Points for foreign work experience + CLB 7 or more on all first OL abilities, one or more under 9 (Maximum 25 points)	Points for foreign work experience + CLB 9 or more on all four first OL 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	25	50

Foreign work experience – With Canadian work experiencs

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	25	50

New Bonus points(Maximum 600 points)

Additional points	Maximum 600 points
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
Any blood relation	15
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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