Express Entry

Canada Express Entry Points

Summary

Canada has many immigration channels, and Express Entry is very fast, which is suitable for young students with high education and high English proficiency. Welcome to Maxway to inquire about the most suitable Canadian study and immigration course that is cheap and fast for you.

The federal government's Express Entry (EE) immigration channel requires a full score of 1,200. Students who have completed a Canadian post-secondary or higher course at a designated Canadian school and have worked in a skilled job in Canada for TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 for one year through a PGWP ( post graduate work permit ) can apply. There are two ways to apply:

Only apply for Canadian PR nomination through Express Entry, if the score is sufficient, Canadian PR will be obtained within 6 months of application
Three provinces will nominate applicants with sufficient Express Entry points to apply for Canadian PR. If you have a provincial nomination ( PNP ) , Express Entry application will be added 600 points, which basically guarantees that you will get Canadian PR.

This article provides the Canadian Express Entry scoring standards and score requirements as follows. In addition, the Canadian EE scoring system is called (Comprehensive Ranking System CRS)

Canada Express Entry Scoring System (CRS)

A. Core / human capital factors

Age	With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 100 points)	Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 110 points)
17 years of age or less	0	0
18 years of age	90	99
19 years of age	95	105
20 to 29 years of age	100	110
30 years of age	95	105
31 years of age	90	99
32 years of age	85	94
33 years of age	80	88
34 years of age	75	83
35 years of age	70	77
36 years of age	65	72
37 years of age	60	66
38 years of age	55	61
39 years of age	50	55
40 years of age	45	50
41 years of age	35	39
42 years of age	25	28
43 years of age	15	17
44 years of age	5	6
45 years of age or more	0	0

Level of Education	With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 140 points)	Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 150 points)
Less than secondary school (high school)	0	0
Secondary diploma (high school graduation)	28	30
One-year degree, diploma or certificate from a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	84	90
Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	91	98
Bachelor's degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	112	120
Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years	119	128
Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.)	126	135
Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.)	140	150

Official languages proficiency - first official language

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability	With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 128 points)	Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 136 points)
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	32	34

Official languages proficiency - second official language

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability	With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 22 points)	Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 24 points)
CLB 4 or less	0	0
CLB 5 or 6	1	1
CLB 7 or 8	3	3
CLB 9 or more	6	6

Canadian work experience	With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 70 points)	Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 80 points)
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

B. Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)

Spouse’s or common-law partner’s level of education	With spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 10 points)
Less than secondary school (high school)	0
Secondary school (high school graduation)	2
One-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	6
Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical in school, or other institute	7
Bachelor's degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	8
Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years	9
Master's degree, or professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree”, the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.)	10
Doctoral level university degree (PhD)	10

Spouse's or common-law partner's official languages proficiency - first official language

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening )	Maximum 20 points for section Maximum 5 points per ability
CLB 4 or less	0
CLB 5 or 6	4
CLB 7 or 8	12
CLB 9 or more	20

Spouse's Canadian work experience	Maximum 10 points
None or less than a year	0
1 year	5
2 years	7
3 years	8
4 years	9
5 years or more	10

C. Skill transferability factors (Maximum 100 points for this section)

With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher) and a post-secondary degree	Points for CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, with one or more under CLB 9 (Maximum 25 points)	Points for CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities (Maximum 50 points)
Secondary school (high school) credential or less	0	0
Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer	13	25
Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer	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 National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required	25	50
A university-level credential at the doctoral level	25	50

Foreign work experience – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher)	Points for foreign work experience + CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 9 (Maximum 25 points)	Points for foreign work experience + CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities (Maximum 50 points)
No foreign work experience	0	0
1 or 2 years of foreign work experience	13	25
3 years or more of foreign work experience	25	50

D. Additional points (Maximum 600 points)

Brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident of Canada	15
Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 4 or lower in English (or didn’t take an English test)	25
Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 5 or higher on all four English skills	50
Post-secondary education in Canada - credential of one or two years	15
Post-secondary education in Canada - credential three years or longer	30
Arranged employment – NOC 00	200
Arranged employment – NOC TEER 1, 2 or 3, or any TEER 0 other than Major group 00	50
Provincial or territorial nomination (PNP)	600

Canada Express Entry scoring information

How many points do you need to get a provincial nomination through Express Entry or get a direct nomination through Express Entry and get Canadian PR? See official information: Express Entry scoring/scores
- You will see that the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) requires a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 700+ to be nominated. Because when you have a provincial nominee PNP , your CRS score will be increased by 600 points. Therefore, even if your CRS score is very low, you can still study and immigrate to Canada !
- The Canadian Experience Class score in the link is obtained by studying in Canada + 1 year of Canadian work experience, and then applying for Express Entry to obtain Canadian PR nomination points. The Express Entry scoring standard is as above. The scoring system is called Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Age, education, IELTS , and work experience can all get points.
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Canada Express Entry Points FAQ

1. Canada Express Entry emphasizes age. How do older applicants arrange their studies to immigrate to Canada?

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2. Canada Express Entry emphasizes academic qualifications. In addition to academic qualifications alone, academic qualifications + English, and academic qualifications + Canadian work experience all have additional points. Does this mean that you can apply with a high academic qualification? In other words, you can apply for a degree, but not a diploma?

No! Because a 3-year diploma is equivalent to a degree in Express Entry! Take a look at: Popular courses for studying and immigrating to Canada . The subjects in this article link show that a 3-year diploma often gives you professional qualifications after completing your studies. The starting salary is enough for you to bring your parents to settle in Canada, which can be higher than a degree. You can apply for Canadian PR through a diploma, and then complete Canadian university studies at Canadian citizen tuition fees. The majors, related expenses, and immigration arrangements for this program are:

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3. Canadian work experience can earn Express Entry points, and you can also combine academic qualifications and IELTS to get additional points. However, once you have completed your Canadian studies, your student visa will expire. How can you get Canadian work experience? How difficult is it for Canadian employers to hire international graduates?

PGWP : After completing a Canadian course, you will have a PGWP work permit. Employers ask you to learn all the information related to the PGWP work permit like a local.
Canadian schools : After completing courses at these Canadian schools, you can get a PGWP work permit. With a work permit, you can accumulate Canadian work experience. Employers hire PGWP holders just like they hire local people.

4. What should you pay attention to when planning to immigrate to Canada?

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5. As a degree holder, should I choose a Canadian Masters or a Postgraduation Diploma, which is easier to pass, apply for a study permit and immigrate to Canada?

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6. Canadian work experience is the core idea of Canadian Express Entry. How to choose a Canadian course that can help you get a job?

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Canada Express Entry Points

Summary

Canada Express Entry Scoring System (CRS)

A. Core / human capital factors

Age

With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 100 points)

Without a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 110 points)

Level of Education

With a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 140 points)

Without a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 150 points)

Official languages proficiency - first official language

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability

With a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 128 points)

Without a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 136 points)

Official languages proficiency - second official language

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability

With a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 22 points)

Without a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 24 points)

Canadian work experience

With a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 70 points)

Without a spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 80 points)

B. Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)

Spouse’s or common-law partner’s level of education

With spouse or common-law partner(Maximum 10 points)

Spouse's or common-law partner's official languages proficiency - first official language

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening )

Maximum 20 points for sectionMaximum 5 points per ability

Spouse's Canadian work experience

Maximum 10 points

C. Skill transferability factors (Maximum 100 points for this section)

D. Additional points (Maximum 600 points)

Canada Express Entry scoring information

Canada Express Entry Points FAQ

1. Canada Express Entry emphasizes age. How do older applicants arrange their studies to immigrate to Canada?

4. What should you pay attention to when planning to immigrate to Canada?

5. As a degree holder, should I choose a Canadian Masters or a Postgraduation Diploma, which is easier to pass, apply for a study permit and immigrate to Canada?

6. Canadian work experience is the core idea of ​​Canadian Express Entry. How to choose a Canadian course that can help you get a job?

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Without a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 110 points)

With a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 140 points)

Without a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 150 points)

With a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 128 points)

Without a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 136 points)

With a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 22 points)

Without a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 24 points)

With a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 70 points)

Without a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 80 points)

With spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 10 points)

Maximum 20 points for section
Maximum 5 points per ability

6. Canadian work experience is the core idea of Canadian Express Entry. How to choose a Canadian course that can help you get a job?