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Canada CRS points calculator - Canada Immigration 2024

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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:

  • Spouse or common-in-law factors

  • Core or Human Capital Factors

  • Skill Transferability Factors

  • 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.

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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

Education level

150

140

Official

languages proficiency (IELTS)

160

150

Canadian working experience

80

70

Spouse - Level of education

10

 

Spouse - Official language proficiency

20

 

Spouse Required IELTS Score (General)

10

 

Total

540

460

 

Skill transferability factors

 

Factors

Maximum points per factor

Maximum points per factor

or

Education and Canadian Work Experience

50

Good Language Abilities and Foreign work experience (Non-Canadian Work Experience)

or

Canadian work experience and Foreign work experience (Non- Canadian Work Experience)

50

Language Ability and Certificate of Qualification in a Trade 

total

100

 

Additional Factors

 

Factor

Max. points per factor

A Sister or Brother currently living in Canada and who is a citizen or a Canadian permanent resident

15

If you have done Post-secondary education in Canada - credential of one or two years

15

If you have completed Post-secondary education in Canada - credential of three years or longer

30

If you have arranged employment - NOC 00

200

Arranged employment – any other NOC 0, A or B

50

Provincial Nomination (PNP)

600

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.

  • Human capital or Core factor + Common-law partner or spouse factor = 500 points

  • Human capital or Core factor + Common-law partner or spouse factor + Transferability factors = 600 points (maximum)

  • Human capital or Core factor + Common-law partner or spouse factor + Transferability factors + Additional points = 1200 points (maximum)

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