Canada has a point system -Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)- to rank eligible immigration applicants. If you are eligible for any Express Entry immigration program, you can use the below table to make your point calculation for Canada immigration.
A core set of points up to 600 and a set of additional points up to 600 will make up your total CRS points based on a scale of 1 to 1,200.
Below you will find the range of points assigned to each factor. You will see that having or not having a spouse or common-law partner will lead to different points for some factors. Note that if your spouse or partner is not accompanying you or is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, your points will be awarded as if you were single.
Core Point Calculation for Canada Immigration
Human Capital Factors
| Factors | Range of Points – Those with a spouse or partner | Range of Points –Those without a spouse or partner |
| Age | 0: 44 more
100: 20 to 29 |
0: 44 or more
110: 20 to 29 |
| Level of education | 0: less than high school
140: Ph.D. |
0: less than high school
150: Ph.D. |
| Official languages proficiency in each ability | 0: for less than CLB 4
32: CLB 10 or more |
0: less than CLB 4
34: CLB 10 or more |
| Canadian work experience | 0: none or less than a year
70: 5 years or more |
0: none or less than a year
80: 5 years or more |
Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors
| Factors | Range of Points |
| Level of education | 0: less than secondary school
10: Master’s or Ph.D. |
| Official language proficiency in each ability | 0: CLB 4 or less
5: CLB 9 or more |
| Canadian work experience | 0: for none or less than a year
10: 5 years or more |
Skill Transferability Factors
| Education | Range of Points |
| With good official languages proficiency and a post-secondary degree | 0: secondary school and CLB 7 or more
50: CLB 9 or more and two or more post-secondary program graduations, or master’s or Ph.D. |
| With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree | 0: 1 or more years of Canadian work experience and secondary school
50: 2 or more years of Canadian work experience and two or more post-secondary program graduations, or master’s or Ph.D. |
| Foreign work experience | |
| With strong official languages proficiency and foreign work experience | 0: no foreign work experience and CLB 7 or more
50: 3 or more years of foreign work experience and CLB 9 or more |
| With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience | 0: no foreign work experience
50: 3 or more years of foreign and 2 or more years of Canadian work experience |
| Certificate of qualification (for people in trade occupations) | 25: certificate of qualification and CLB 5
50: certificate of qualification and CLB 7 or more |
Additional Point Calculation for Canada Immigration
| Factor | Range of Points |
| Sibling living in Canada | 15 |
| French language skills | 25: NCLC 7 or higher in all French skills and CLB 4 or lower in English
50: NCLC 7 or higher in all French skills and CLB 5 or higher in English |
| Post-secondary education in Canada | 15: 1 or 2 years
30: 3 or more years |
| Arranged employment | 50: in NOC 0, A, or B
200: NOC 00 |
| Provincial or territorial nomination | 600 |
