Canada IRCC issues ITAs to only potential skilled immigrants by comparing applicants against each other based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).
Excited to know about how the CRS system works and how points are allotted to candidates in the express entry pool then read this guide to know more.
What is CRS for Canada Immigration?
Canada’s CRS system is a popular points-based system that accesses and evaluates the profile in the express entry pool and allotted some points based on some factors.
The maximum number of points allotted is 1200.
It then ranks your profile against other profiles and selects the potential profiles with a CRS score greater than the CRS cut-off score and sends them ITAs to apply for permanent residence.
CRS considers 4 different categories to allot points to skilled immigrants.
They are:
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Spouse or common-in-law factors
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Core or Human Capital Factors
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Skill Transferability Factors
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Additional Factors
Average CRS cut-off score for CRS in 2023
Considering the first 6 month draws the average CRS cut-off score in 2023 is 473.
IRCC uses a mechanism in each express entry draw that selects candidates who score above the threshold score (average cut-off score) in each draw.
The average cut-off score can be high or low based on the number of applicants in the pool and various other factors.
What is a good CRS score in 2023?
A score in the range of 460 to 470 can be considered a good score.
How is CRS Score Calculated?
Total CRS Score = Maximum points (Core/Human Capital + Skill Transferability Factor + Additional Factors) = (500 + 100 + 600) = Maximum 1,200 points
Core Human Capital factors
|
Factors |
With Spouse/ common-law partner |
Without a Spouse/ common-law partner |
|
Age |
110 |
100 |
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Education level |
150 |
140 |
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Official languages proficiency (IELTS) |
160 |
150 |
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Canadian working experience |
80 |
70 |
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Spouse - Level of education |
10 |
|
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Spouse - Official language proficiency |
20 |
|
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Spouse Required IELTS Score (General) |
10 |
|
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Total |
540 |
460 |
Skill transferability factors
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Factors |
Maximum points per factor |
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Maximum points per factor or Education and Canadian Work Experience |
50 |
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Good Language Abilities and Foreign work experience (Non-Canadian Work Experience) or Canadian work experience and Foreign work experience (Non- Canadian Work Experience) |
50 |
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Language Ability and Certificate of Qualification in a Trade |
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total |
100 |
Additional Factors
|
Factor |
Max. points per factor |
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A Sister or Brother currently living in Canada and who is a citizen or a Canadian permanent resident |
15 |
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If you have done Post-secondary education in Canada - credential of one or two years |
15 |
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If you have completed Post-secondary education in Canada - credential of three years or longer |
30 |
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If you have arranged employment - NOC 00 |
200 |
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Arranged employment – any other NOC 0, A or B |
50 |
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Provincial Nomination (PNP) |
600 |
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Maximum points to be claimed |
600 |
CRS factors or points breakdown
To calculate your CRS score, you must first know how CRS points are calculated.
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Human capital or Core factor + Common-law partner or spouse factor = 500 points
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Human capital or Core factor + Common-law partner or spouse factor + Transferability factors = 600 points (maximum)
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Human capital or Core factor + Common-law partner or spouse factor + Transferability factors + Additional points = 1200 points (maximum)
