The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) ranks eligible candidates in the Express Entry pool. CRS is not the same as program eligibility: a person must first qualify for an Express Entry program and remain eligible through invitation and permanent residence processing.
Current CRS factors
- Age
- Level of education
- English and French language proficiency
- Canadian work experience
- Spouse or common-law partner factors, where applicable
- Skill-transferability combinations
- Provincial or territorial nomination
- French-language proficiency
- Canadian post-secondary education
- Sibling in Canada who meets the regulatory criteria
Job-offer CRS points were removed
IRCC removed CRS points for arranged-employment job offers on March 25, 2025. A qualifying job offer can still matter for eligibility under certain programs, but it no longer adds the former 50 or 200 CRS points.
Provincial nomination
An Express Entry-aligned provincial or territorial nomination remains worth 600 additional CRS points after the candidate accepts the nomination through the Express Entry system.
French-language additional points
Current CRS rules can provide 25 or 50 additional points for qualifying French-language results, depending on the candidate’s English results.
Invitation rounds change
IRCC conducts different types of Express Entry invitation rounds, including general, program-specific and category-based rounds. Category selection and round criteria can change, so past cut-off scores should not be treated as a guarantee of a future invitation.
Immigration criteria, document requirements and public policies can change. Advice should be based on the rules and facts applicable when you apply.