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Answer a few questions and find out with our tool how much CRS points you can claim!
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The CRS Calculator Tool will let you know, depending on your answers, how much Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points you could claim in the Express Entry pool. 

1. What's Express Entry?

4. What's the CRS score threshold?

2. What's a CRS score?

5. How to increase your score with a PNP?

3. The CRS Calculator Tool

6. How's the CRS score calculated?

What's Express Entry?

Calculator points CRS
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) uses the Express Entry system to select the desired candidates to apply for permanent residence.

​Three federal programs go through the Express Entry system: the Federal Skilled Workers (FSW) program, the Federal Skilled Trades (FST) program, and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). You need to be eligible to one of these programs to be able to enter the Express Entry pool of candidates, where each candidate is assigned a CRS score. 

What's a CRS score?

A Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score is assigned to each candidate, depending on a number of factors, including age, level of education, language proficiency, work experience, etc. 

Beware that calculating your CRS points does not mean you are eligible to one of the three programs of Express Entry. You will need to make sure you are eligible to one of the three programs before. You see the eligibility criteria of each federal program here.

To be able to know your exact CRS score, you will need to have your language test results, and your Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) if your degree is not Canadian. If you do not have these, you can still try and see how many CRS points you can claim for other factors.

You can either use our CRS Calculator Tool below, or calculate the score by yourself using the point tables provided in the section at the bottom of this page. 

The CRS Calculator Tool

You must select the age you will be on the day you receive your Invitation to Apply (ITA).
3) Level of education
The only qualification that you can take into account are either:
  • a Canadian educational credential, or
  • an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA), if your studies were completed outside Canada.
In order for your Canadian credential to qualify:
  • You must have been physically present in Canada and have been enrolled in full-time study for at least eight months.
  • You must not have studied French or English (as language classes, not studies in French or English) for more than 50% of the program of study.
  • You must not have received a scholarship or fellowship that requires you to come back home (your country) at the end of your studies.
  • You must not have studied in a program in which distance learning amounted to more than 50% of the program of study.
Note: If you earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate and completed any part of your program of study or training between March 2020 and August 2022, you are eligible for Canadian educational credential points even if you completed the program entirely (i) through distance learning, (ii) from outside Canada, or (iii) through part-time studies.
4) Language abilities
You need language test results (less than 2 years old) to prove your proficiency in French or English.
Fill in your test results:
If the answer is yes, select which test in the list below (results must also be less than 2 years old); and if no, select N/A.
Fill in your test results:
5) Work Experience
The work experience must be:
  • acquired in an occupation under NOC TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3,
  • full-time (or the equivalent in part-time, at least 15h/week), and
  • remunerated.
If you are not sure about the NOC relevant to your job, you may check your NOC here.
With a certificate of qualification, you can work in some skilled trades in Canada. But these certificates can only be issued by a competent provincial, territorial, or federal authority. You can learn more about skilled trades and certificates of qualification here.
7) Job Offer
To be considered valid, the job offer has to be:
  • continuous (not seasonal), paid, full-time (at least 30h/week),
  • in a job that is NOC TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3,
  • supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) if not exempt, and
  • valid for at least one year after Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issues your permanent resident visa.
You can learn more about the validity of job offers here.
10) Spouse/Partner factors
If the spouse/partner did not study in Canada, then they also need an ECA.
Same requirements as for your work experience.
If the answer is yes, select which test in the list below (results must also be less than 2 years old); and if no, select N/A.
iv. What are your spouse/partner language test results?
Fill in your spouse/partner’s test results:
Your CRS Total Points:
The following results are only based on your answers. Make sure you have read all the requirements for each question, and that you answered correctly.
IRCC conducts periodic rounds of invitations or “draws” (approximately every two weeks) with a minimum CRS score for each draw. You need your CRS score to be equal or higher than that of the draw to be invited to apply.

What's the minimum CRS score?

To become a permanent resident of Canada through the Express Entry system, you will need to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) from IRCC. You will only receive an ITA if your CRS score is above or equal to the minimum CRS score set in a draw. 

A draw is a mechanism used by IRCC in which they select Express Entry applicants whose CRS scores are above a threshold that they set at each draw. Draws usually take place on Wednesdays every two weeks, but IRCC does deviate from this unspoken rule. 

To check on the latest draw threshold score and see what were the historic draw scores from 2015 till today, use this page. 

How to increase your score with a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)?

Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) are an immigration option to consider when not having enough CRS points. Indeed, when selected by a province to receive a provincial nomination, you will receive an additional 600 points, which will automatically get you an ITA in the next draw. 

However, when you obtain your permanent residence with a provincial nomination, you will need to stay in the province (more detailed information on the subject here). 

Most provinces have immigration streams that are aligned with Express Entry, however, each province and each stream has its own eligibility criteria. You can use our PNP Eligibility Tool to find out if you could be eligible, and you should also check out our PNP Live Monitor for the latest updates on each stream of the PNPs. 

How's the CRS score calculated?

Express Entry candidates are given a score out of 1,200 based on the four major sections:
​
  • A. Core / human capital factors: these include points for Age, Education, Canadian Work Experience and Language proficiency. These are considered as key to economic success for immigrants.

  • B. Spouse or common-law partner factors: these include the accompanying spouse or common-law partner’s Language proficiency, Education, and Canadian Work Experience.

  • C. Skills transferability: this section provides additional points to your profile that are based on a combination of factors, e.g a combination of your Education, Language proficiency, and/or Non-Canadian Work Experience.

  • D. Additional points: This section awards 600 additional points for a Provincial nomination, and other additional points for a valid job offer, etc..

The table below summarizes the maximum points that can be awarded for each factor. Be careful to look into each factor's detailed tab to understand how to calculate your CRS score.
Section/FactorMaximum CRS points with spouse/partner Maximum CRS points without spouse/partner
A & B. Core/human capital factors
  Age100110
  Education level150150
  Language proficiency170160
  Canadian work experience8080
Total A & B. 500500
C. Skill transferability factors
  Combination of (i) Education and (ii) Language proficiency OR Canadian work experience5050
  Combination of (i) Non-Canadian work experience and (ii) Language proficiency OR Canadian work experience5050
  Combination of (i) a Certificate of qualification and (ii) Language proficiency5050
Total C.100100
D. Additional points
  Provincial nomination600600
  Valid job offer200200
  Post-secondary studies in Canada3030
  French abilities5050
  Sibling in Canada (citizen or permanent resident)1515
Total D.600600
TOTAL A + B + C + D12001200

Sections A & B. Core/Human capital factors (Max 500 points)

Age (Max points: 100 with spouse, 110 without)
Age (years)CRS points without spouse/partner CRS points with spouse/partner
17 or younger00
18 9990
19 10595
20 to 29 110100
30 10595
31 9990
32 9485
33 8880
34 8375
35 7770
36 7265
37 6660
38 6155
39 5550
40 5045
41 3935
42 2825
43 1715
44 65
45 or older00
Education Level (Max points: 150 points)
For more information on how to get your Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) for your non-Canadian diploma, check this ECA page.

Points are only awarded for the highest level of education obtained. The maximum points that can be awarded for education are 150 CRS points, either if single or with an accompanying spouse or common-law partner.

Education LevelCRS points without spouse/partner CRS points with spouse/partner
Principal ApplicantSpouse/Partner
Doctoral (PhD) degree 15014010
Master's degree, OR professional degree13512610
Two or more credentials, with a least one for a program of three years or more1281199
Three-year or more post-secondary credential1201128
Two-year post-secondary credential98917
One-year post-secondary credential90846
Secondary (high) school diploma30282
Less than secondary (high) school 000
Language proficiency (Max points: 170 with spouse, 160 without)
You can choose your first official language if you take the French and English test. The tests where you scored the best marks is the one you should take as your first official language. For more information, you should check this language test page.

For your first official language, the following conversion table lets you know how many CRS points you can claim based on your test results. This table is per ability, so for example, if you got a Canadian Level Benchmark (CLB) 7 for the four abilities (speaking, reading, listening, writing) and are single, you will get 17 x 4 = 68 points.
​
First Official Language
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)
CRS points without spouse/partner CRS points with spouse/partner
Principal ApplicantSpouse/Partner
CLB3 or less000
CLB4660
CLB5661
CLB6981
CLB717163
CLB823223
CLB931295
CLB10 or more34325

For the second official language, the following conversion table lets you know how many CRS points you can earn, per ability.

There no need for your spouse or common-law partner to take French 
and English tests as there are no additional points for the second Official Language. 

CRS points with a spouse or partner cannot exceed a total 22 points (vs 24 points for a candidate without a spouse or partner). 
​
Second Official Language
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)
CRS points without spouse/partner CRS points with spouse/partner
CLB4 or less00
CLB5 or CLB611
CLB7 or CLB833
CLB9 or more66
Canadian work experience (Max points: 80 points)
You need to find your NOC here first, and then check if your job experience in that NOC is eligible here.

The maximum points that can be awarded for Canadian work experience are 80 CRS points, either if single or with an accompanying spouse or common-law partner.

Canadian Work ExperienceCRS points without spouse/partner CRS points with spouse/partner
Principal ApplicantSpouse/Partner
Less than one year000
One year40355
Two years53467
Three years 64568
Four years72639
Five years or more807010

Section C. Skill transferability factors (Max 100 points)

Education Level (Maximum 50 points)
The skill transferability factors are the most important in your CRS score. You can add up to a 100 points to your score, almost guaranteeing you to be drawn from the pool. However, it is not easy. For candidates in the Federal Skilled Workers program (that do not have Canadian work experience), scoring a CLB9 in all four language abilities is what could make you stand out.

For example here, if you have at least CLB9 in all four abilities, and a Master's degree (which theoretically had to obtain a Bachelors first that is usually 4 years long), you will get an additional 50 points. This is why it is extremely important to assess all your credentials with an ECA and not just your highest degree (check here for the ECA page), it will not cost you more money if you do it in one take.

If you have CLB9 on all four abilities, you will not get to add up the points for CLB7 also. It's either one or the other.

You can check here on how to prepare your language tests.
​​
Education level + Language proficiencyMinimum CLB7 on the four language abilities Minimum CLB9 on the four language abilities
Post-secondary education of less than 1 year00
Post-secondary education of at least 1 year1325
At least 2 post-secondary credentials, one of which is a program at least 3 years2550

​This can come in handy if you are eligible to the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), you could also get an additional 50 points if you satisfy to the two conditions below, on (i) the level of education, and (ii) the Canadian work experience. 
​ ​
Education level + Canadian work experienceAt least 1 year of Canadian work experienceAt least 2 years of Canadian work experience
Post-secondary education of less than 1 year00
Post-secondary education of at least 1 year1325
At least 2 post-secondary credentials, one of which is a program at least 3 years2550

​You cannot get more than 50 points in this category, even if you get the 50 points from the first table, and the 50 points from the second table. And you cannot get more than 100 points in this whole section C.
Foreign work experience (Maximum 50 points)
​The skill transferability factors are the most important in your CRS score. You can add up to a 100 points to your score, almost guaranteeing you to be drawn from the pool. However, it is not easy. For candidates in the Federal Skilled Workers program, scoring a CLB 9 in all four language abilities is what could make you stand out.

For example here, if you have at least CLB 9 in all four abilities, and 3 years of foreign work experience (non-Canadian), you will get an additional 50 points.

If you have CLB9 on all four abilities, you will not get to add up the points for CLB7 also. It's either one or the other.
​​
Foreign work experience + Language proficiencyMinimum CLB7 on the four language abilities Minimum CLB9 on the four language abilities
Foreign work experience: Less than 1 year00
Foreign work experience: 1 to 2 years1325
Foreign work experience: at least 3 years2550

​This can come in handy if you are eligible to the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), you could also get an additional 50 points if satisfy to the two conditions below, on (i) the foreign work experience, and (ii) the Canadian work experience. 
​
​​
Canadian + Foreign Work ExperienceAt least 1 year of Canadian work experienceAt least 2 years of Canadian work experience
Foreign work experience: Less than 1 year00
Foreign work experience: 1 to 2 years1325
Foreign work experience: at least 3 years2550

​You cannot get more than 50 points in this category, even if you get the 50 points from the first table, and the 50 points from the second table. And you cannot get more than 100 points in this whole section.
Certificate of qualification (Maximum 50 points)
This skill transferability factor concerns the candidates eligible under the Federal Skilled Trades program, that hold a valid certificate of qualification in a trade occupation issued by a competent provincial or federal authority. You can get an additional 50 points if your language proficiency in the four abilities is at CLB 7 and hold a certificate of qualification. For more on the eligibility under the Federal Skilled Trades program, you should check here.

If you have CLB7 on all four abilities, you will not get to add up the points for CLB5 also. It's either one or the other.
​
Certificate of qualification + Language proficiencyMinimum CLB5 on the four language abilitiesMinimum CLB7 on the four language abilities
Issued a certificate of qualification 2550

Section D. Additional factors (Max 600 points)

Additional factors 
You can get up to 600 additional points.

You can check here how to prepare your French language test. 

For provincial nominations, you need to check which provinces have an Express Entry program and that is open. You can learn all about provincial nominations here.
​
Click here for more information on what is a valid job offer by the standards of IRCC. 
​
Additional pointsMaximum 600 points
Provincial or territorial nomination acquired through an Express Entry aligned PNP stream600
Valid job offer in NOC TEER Category 0, Major Group 00200
Valid job offer in NOC TEER Category 0 (other than Major Group 00), 1, 2 ou 350
Completion of post-secondary program in Canada, of at least 3 years in duration30
Completion of post-secondary program in Canada, of 1 or 2 years in duration15
French: at least CLB7 AND English: at least CLB5 - On all four language abilities50
French: at least CLB7 AND English: lower than CLB5 or no test results- On all four language abilities25
Sibling in Canada as Citizen or Permanent Resident15
*​ Major Group 00 of the NOC (Legislative and senior managers) corresponds to the 6 NOC codes, from 00010 to 00015.

​If during your studies in Canada, you received more than 50 percent of your education via distance learning, you should not get the additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points for completion of post-secondary program in Canada.
​​However, if you completed any part of your program of study or training between March 2020 and August 2022, you are eligible even if you completed the program entirely
  • through distance learning,
  • from outside Canada, or
  • through part-time studies.
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