WHAT IS CANADA EXPRESS ENTRY PROGRAM

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

  1. Core / human capital factors
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
  1. EDUCATION
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
  1. 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
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

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)
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
  1. CANADIAN WORK EXPERIENCE
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

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

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
  • SPOUSE IELTS SCORE POINTS
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
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 section)

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
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 (levels 1&2) 0 0
Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer (levels 3,4 & 5) 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 (levels 6,7 & 8) 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 experience
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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