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Planning Canada immigration? Find out your chances with Canada points calculator

There’s a lot about Canada that makes it the number one destination for immigration. Canada immigration is the most happening migration event and it gets better year after year! The number of people entering Canada as part of Canada skilled migration has in fact set its immigration records unprecedently high for its own and world standards.

With an immigration management system like Canada Express Entry, the country is making great strides to ensure that skilled foreign nationals are attracted to the prospects in the country and are immigrating in large numbers. Canada immigration process via Canada Express Entry is among the shortest in the world with the whole process completed within 6 months.

The Great White North, as Canada is called, always welcomes potential immigrants who are skilled and qualified enough to score high on the Canada immigration points system. You can use the Canada points calculator to find out where you are in terms of CRS score, which is used by Canada Express Entry to evaluate immigration candidate profiles.

Here, we will check out the basic scoring pattern applied in Canada points calculator. Thus, you will understand the various factors considered while deciding CRS scores of Express Entry profiles which decides how high is your probability of being invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

The Canada immigration points calculator

If you are interested to know how many points on the CRS scoreboard you are going to get. Here, we will give you detailed points allocation for various factors considered in the Canada points calculator.

First, we will look at the maximum scores possible for various factors.

A. Core/human capital factors
Factors Points per factor – With a spouse/common-law partner Points per factor – Without a spouse/common-law partner
Age 100 110
Proficiency in official languages 150 160
Education level 140 150
Work experience in Canada 70 80
B. Spouse/common-law partner factors
Factors Points per factor
 (40 points max.)
Education level 10
Work experience in Canada 10
Proficiency in official language 20

 

  1. Core/human capital + B. Spouse/common-law partner factors = 500 points max. (with OR without a spouse/common-law partner)
C. Skill Transferability factors (100 points m)
Education Points per factor
 (50 points max.)
Having good/strong proficiency in official languages & a post-secondary degree 50
Having work experience in Canada & a post-secondary degree 50
Foreign work experience Points per factor
 (50 points max.)
Having good/strong proficiency in official languages (At least CLB level 7) & foreign work experience 50
Having work experience in Canada & foreign work experience 50
Qualification certificate (for people in trade occupations) Points per factor
 (50 points max.)
Having good/strong proficiency in official languages and a qualification certificate 50
  1. Core/human capital + B. Spouse/common-law partner + C. Transferability factors = 600 points max.
D. Additional points (600 points max.)
Factor Max. points per factor
Brother/sister residing in Canada (permanent resident/citizen) 15
Post-secondary education in Canada 30
French language skills 50
Provincial nomination 600
Arranged employment 200
  1. Core/human capital + B. Spouse/common-law partner factors + C. Transferability factors + D. Additional points = Grand total – 1,200 points max.

Now, let’s look at the detailed view by sectors:**

Points breakdown, section by section

CRS – A. CORE/HUMAN CAPITAL FACTORS

  • WITH A SPOUSE/COMMON-LAW PARTNER: 460 POINTS MAX. FOR ALL FACTORS COMBINED.
  • WITHOUT A SPOUSE/COMMON-LAW PARTNER: 500 POINTS MAX. FOR ALL FACTORS COMBINED.
Age With a spouse/common-law partner
 (100 points max.)
Without a spouse/common-law partner
 (110 points max.)
17 years or less 0 0
18 years 90 99
19 years 95 105
20 to 29 years 100 110
30 years 95 105
31 years 90 99
32 years 85 94
33 years 80 88
34 years 75 83
35 years 70 77
36 years 65 72
37 years 60 66
38 years 55 61
39 years 50 55
40 years 45 50
41 years 35 39
42 years 25 28
43 years 15 17
44 years 5 6
45 years or more 0 0
Education Level With a spouse/ common-law partner
 (140 points max.)
Without a spouse/ common-law partner
 (150 points max.)
Less than secondary school (high school) 0 0
Secondary diploma (high school graduation) 28 30
1-year degree, diploma/certificate from a college, university, trade/ technical school, or other institute 84 90
2-year program at a college, university, trade/technical school, or other institute 91 98
Bachelor’s degree OR a 3-year or more program at a college, university, trade/technical school, or other institute 112 120
2 or more certificates, degrees, or diplomas. One must be for a 3-year or more program 119 128
Master’s degree OR professional degree required to practice in a licensed profession (Professional degree is a degree program in: medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, optometry, pharmacy, or chiropractic medicine) 126 135
Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.) 140 150

Proficiency in official languages – First official language

Max. points for each ability (writing, reading, listening, and speaking):

  • 32 WITH A SPOUSE/COMMON-LAW PARTNER
  • 34 WITHOUT A SPOUSE/COMMON-LAW PARTNER
CLB level per ability With a spouse/ common-law partner
 (128 points max.)
Without a spouse/ common-law partner
 (136 points max.)
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

Proficiency in official languages – Second official language

Max. points for each ability (writing, reading, listening, and speaking):

  • WITH A SPOUSE/COMMON-LAW PARTNER (UP TO A COMBINED MAX. OF 22 POINTS) – 6
  • WITHOUT A SPOUSE/COMMON-LAW PARTNER (UP TO A COMBINED MAX. OF 24 POINTS) – 6
CLB level per ability With a spouse/ common-law partner
 (22 points max.)
Without a spouse/ common-law partner
 (24 points max.)
CLB 4 or less 0 0
CLB 5 or 6 1 1
CLB 7 or 8 3 3
CLB 9 or more 6 6
Work experience in Canada With a spouse/ common-law partner
 (70 points max.)
Without a spouse or common-law partner
 (80 points max.)
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: A. Core/human capital factors

  • WITH A SPOUSE/COMMON-LAW PARTNER – 460 POINTS MAX.
  • WITHOUT A SPOUSE/COMMON-LAW PARTNER – 500 POINTS MAX.

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

Education level of spouse/common-law partner With spouse/common-law partner
 (10 points max.)
Less than secondary school (high school) 0
Secondary school (high school graduation) 2
1-year program at a college, university, trade/technical school, or other institute 6
2-year program at a college, university, trade/technical school, or other institute 7
Bachelor’s degree OR a 3-year or more program at a college, university, trade/technical school, or other institute 8
2 or more certificates, degrees, or diplomas. One must be for a 3-year or more program 9
Master’s degree/professional degree required to work in a licensed profession (Professional degree is a degree program in: medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, optometry, pharmacy, or chiropractic medicine) 10
Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.) 10

Spouse’s/common-law partner’s proficiency in official languages – First official language

CLB level per ability (writing, reading, listening, and speaking) Max. 20 points per section
 Max. 5 points per ability
CLB 4 or less 0
CLB 5 or 6 1
CLB 7 or 8 3
CLB 9 or more 5
Spouse’s work experience in Canada 10 points max.
None or less than a year 0
1 year 5
2 years 7
3 years 8
4 years 9
5 years or more 10

Subtotal: A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse/common-law partner factors = 500 points max.

CRS – C. Skill transferability factors (100 points max. for this section)

Education

Having good proficiency in official language CLB 7 or higher & a post-secondary degree Points for CLB 7 or more on all abilities in first official language, with one or more under CLB 9
 (25 points max.)
Points for CLB 9 or more on all 4 abilities in the first official language
 (50 points max.)
Secondary school (high school) credential or less 0 0
Post-secondary program credential of 1 year or more 13 25
2 or more post-secondary program credentials & at least 1 of these credentials was issued when a post-secondary program of 3 years or longer was completed 25 50
A university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the NOC matrix at Skill Level A requiring licensing by a provincial regulatory body 25 50
A university-level credential at the doctoral level 25 50
With work experience in Canada and a post-secondary degree Points for education + 1 year of work experience in Canada
 (25 points max.)
Points for education + 2 years or more of work experience in Canada
 (50 points max.)
Secondary school (high school) credential or less 0 0
Post-secondary program credential of 1 year or more 13 25
2 or more post-secondary program credentials & at least 1 of these credentials was issued when a post-secondary program of 3 years or longer was completed 25 50
A university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the NOC matrix at Skill Level A requiring licensing by a provincial regulatory body 25 50
A university-level credential at the doctoral level 25 50

Foreign work experience must be with good proficiency in official language CLB 7 or higher.

Work experience in years Points for foreign work experience + CLB 7 or more on all abilities in the first official language, one or more under 9
 (25 points max.)
Points for foreign work experience + CLB 9 or more on all 4 abilities in first official language
 (50 points max.)
No foreign work experience 0 0
1-2 years 13 25
3 years or more 25 50

Foreign work experience with Canadian work experience

Work experience in years Points for foreign work experience + 1 year of work experience in Canada
 (25 points max.)
Points for foreign work experience + 2 years or more of work experience in Canada
 (50 points max.)
No foreign work experience 0 0
1-2 years 13 25
3 years or more 25

50

Qualification certificate (trade occupations) – With good proficiency in official language CLB 5 or higher) Points for qualification certificate + CLB 5 or more on all abilities in first official language, one or more under 7
 (25 points max.)
Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 7 or more on all 4 abilities in first official language (50 points max.)
With a qualification certificate 25 50

Subtotal: A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse/common-law partner + C. Skill transferability factors – 600 points max.

CRS – D. Additional points (maximum 600 points)

Additional points 600 points max.
Brother/sister residing in Canada as a permanent resident/citizen of Canada 15
Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all 4 skills in the French language and scored CLB 4 or lower in English (or haven’t taken a test of English language) 25
Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all 4 skills in the French language and scored CLB 5 or higher on all 4 skills in the English language 50
Credential of 1-2 years of post-secondary education in Canada 15
Credential of 3 years or more of post-secondary education in Canada 30
Arranged employment – NOC 00 200
Arranged employment – any other NOC 0, A or B 50
Nomination from a province/territory 600

Subtotal: D. Additional points – 600 points max.

Grand total: A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse/common-law partner + C. Skill transferability factors + D. Additional points = 1,200 points max.

How Y-Axis can help you

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