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Express Entry

Express Entry is a case processing system for immigration to Canada. Express is one of the fastest ways to immigrate to Canada, with shorter and faster processing time.  Applicant is given a score based on various applicable criteria; those applicants who score more than cutoff score in draw are sent invitation to apply. Your job and the work experience you have must be in skill type 0, or level A or B to use express entry.

 

 One needs to qualify for the three immigration programs to apply via Express Entry.

 

  1. Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)

  2. Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)

  3. Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

 

Provinces and territories can also recruit candidates from the Express Entry system through their Provincial Nominee Programs to meet local labor market needs. The applicant can enter the pool first, and then be nominated by a province/territory; or be nominated by a province/territory, and then complete an online Express Entry profile.

 

Below are the criteria for eligibility and score calculation:

 

  1. Nationality

  2. Age

  3. Language Ability

  4. Family members

  5. Education

  6. Work Experience

  7. Job Offer

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Contact us to help you with your express entry application, CRS score calculation, find ways to increase your CRS score, increase your chance to get selected in express entry draw. 

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Comprehensive Ranking System

The CRS is a point-based system that is used by IRCC to assess and score applicant’s profile and rank it in the express entry pool. Following factors are assessed to calculate score in CRS.

 

  • Skills

  • Language

  • Education

  • Work Experience

  • Other factors

 

CRS – A. Core/Human Capital Factors

 

  • With a spouse or common-law partner: Maximum 460 points total for all factors

  • Without a spouse or common-law partner: Maximum 500 points total for all factors

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Official language proficiency – first official language

 

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

 

  • 32 with a spouse or common-law partner

  • 34 without a spouse or common-law partner

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Official language proficiency – second official language

 

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

 

  • 6 with a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 22 points)

  • 34 without a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 24 points)

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Canadian Work Experience

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Subtotal: A. Core/Human Capital factors

 

  • With a spouse or common-law partner – Maximum 460 points

  • Without a spouse or common-law partner – Maximum 500 points

 

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

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Note: N/A means that this factor does not apply in this case.

 

Spouse’s or common-law partner’s official language proficiency – first official language

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Note: N/A means that this factor does not apply in this case.

 

Spouse’s or common-law partner’s Canadian work experience

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Note: N/A means that this factor does not apply in this case.

 

Subtotal: A. Core/Human Capital factors + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors = Maximum 500 points

 

CRS – C. Skill Transferability factors (Maximum 100 points)

 

  1. Education

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2. Foreign Work Experience

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3. Certificate of qualification in a trade occupation

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Subtotal: A. Core/Human Capital factors + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors + C. Skill Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points

 

Note: Maximum of 50 points from section 2 under Foreign Work Experience

 

CRS – D. Additional Points

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Grand total: A. Core/Human Capital factors + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors + C. Skill Transferability factors + D. Additional Points = Maximum 1,200 points

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