International students and foreign workers with experience of studying or working in Canada may be able to settle permanently in the province
These programs are based on the candidate’s age,education, work experience, and other factors.
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Core Human Capital Skills
Skill Transferability Factors
Additional factors – This could mean a provincial nomination, a qualifying offer or arranged employment, Canadian study experience, a sibling in Canada and/or knowledge of the French language
Candidates applying for express entry also have the choice of improving their profile and increasing their CRS score.
500 points available for core human capital factors
100 points available for skill transferability factors
600 points available for additional factors (including a provincial nomination, an offer of arranged employment, Canadian study experience, a sibling in Canada, and/or knowledge of the French language.
460 points available for core human capital factors of the principal applicant
40 points for the core human capital factors of the spouse or common-law partner;
100 points available for skill transferability factors;
600 points available for additional factors (including a provincial nomination, an offer of arranged employment, Canadian study experience, a sibling in Canada, and/or knowledge of the French language).
June 6, 2017, changes to the Comprehensive Ranking System include additional points awarded to candidates with French ability and to candidates with a sibling in Canada.
15 additional points for candidates with a sibling in Canada who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of at least 18 years of age. These points may also be awarded if the candidate’s spouse or common-law partner has a sibling in Canada. The candidate or his or her spouse/common-law partner must share a mother and/or father with the sibling in Canada. This relationship can be through blood, adoption, marriage, or common-law partnership.
As of June 6, 2017, changes were made to the Comprehensive Ranking System to include additional points for candidates with knowledge of the French language and candidates with a sibling in Canada.
15 additional points are awarded to French speaking candidates who have intermediate (Canadian Language Benchmarch 7) or better French ability, and an English language test result of CLB 4 or lower, or no English test results at all.
30 additional points are awarded to French speaking candidates with intermediate or better French ability and also have an English language test result of CLB 5 or better.
43
44
45 or Older
38
41
40
39
42
37
36
35
34
Under 18
18
30
31
32
33
20-29
19
Less than secondary (high) school credential
Secondary school credential
Post-secondary program of 3 or more years
Two or more post-secondary programs, of which at least one was completed after a post-secondary program of three or more years
Master's or entry-to-practice professional degree
Doctoral Degree (PhD)
Two-year post-secondary program
One-year post-secondary program
For each language ability
CLB 3 or lower
CLB 6
CLB 7
CLB 8
CLB 9
CLB 10 or higher
CLB 5
CLB 4
For each language ability
CLB 4 or lower
CLB 9 or higher
CLB 7 or 8
CLB 5 or 6
Less than 1
1 Year
4 Years
5 Years or more
3 Years
2 Years
There are five combinations of skill transferability with a maximum of 50 points awarded for each combination and a total of a 100 points awarded for a candidate’s skill transferability factors. There are no points available for the skill transferability of a candidate’s spouse or common-law partner.
Points for skill transferability are awarded in the same way for candidates with or without an accompanying spouse or common law partner. Only 100 points will be awarded to any candidate under the Comprehensive Ranking System, even if said candidate scores more than 100 points in total
No post-secondary education
Post-secondary education of 1 year or longer
Two or more post-secondary credentials, the first of which was 3 or more years in duration
No post-secondary education
Post-secondary education of 1 year or longer
Two or more post-secondary credentials, the first of which was 3 or more years in duration
No non-Canadian work experience
1 or 2 years of non-Canadian work experience
3 or more years of non-Canadian work experience
No non-Canadian work experience
1 or 2 years of non-Canadian work experience
3 or more years of non-Canadian work experience
Certificate of qualification in a trade occupation issued by a province
For an enhanced nomination certificate from a Canadian province (except Quebec)
For a qualifying job offer of arranged employment from a Canadian employer if the offer is in an occupation contained in Major Group 00 Senior Management Occupations
For a qualifying job offer of arranged employment from a Canadian employer if the offer is any other qualifying offer of arranged employment
If the candidate has an eligible credential from a one-year or two-year post-secondary program in Canada
If the candidate proves adequate intermediate (equivalent to CLB 7) or better French ability, and English ability of CLB 4 or lower (or no English language test result)
If the candidate, or the accompanying spouse/common-law partner, has a sibling in Canada who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of at least 18 years of age
The candidate or his or her spouse/common-law partner must share a mother and/or father with the sibling in Canada. This relationship can be through blood, adoption, marriage, or common-law partnership
If the candidate proves adequate intermediate (equivalent to CLB 7) or better French ability, and English ability of CLB 5 or better
If the candidate has either:
an eligible credential from a post-secondary program of three years or more,
or an eligible credential from a university-level program 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, or
an eligible credential from a university-level program at the doctoral level
Was present in Canada for eight months
Studied in Canada at a Canadian educational institution
Was enrolled in full-time study or training for at least 8 months
A total of 15 points may be awarded for a sibling in Canada
This will be the same regardless of how many siblings the candidate has in Canada
A candidate may be awarded a maximum of 600 points for these additional factors