A) Core / human capital factors
| Factors |
Points per factor - With a spouse or common-law partner |
Points per factor - Without a spouse or common-law partner |
| Age |
100 |
110 |
| Level of education |
140 |
150 |
| Official languages proficiency |
150 |
160 |
| Canadian work experience |
70 |
80 |
B) Spouse or common-law partner factors
| Factors |
Maximum 40 points |
| Level of education |
10 |
| Official language proficiency |
20 |
| Canadian Work Experience |
10 |
| A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors = Maximum 500 points (with OR without a spouse or common-law partner) |
|
C) Skill Transferability factors
| Factors |
Points per factor |
| Education |
Maximum 50 points |
| With good/strong official languages proficiency and a post-secondary degree |
50 |
| With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree |
50 |
| Factors |
Points per factor |
| Foreign work experience |
Maximum 50 points |
| With good/strong official languages proficiency and foreign work experience |
50 |
| With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience |
50 |
| Factors |
Points per factor Maximum 100 points |
| Certificate of qualification (for people in trade occupations) |
Maximum 50 points |
| With good/strong official languages proficiency and a certificate of qualification |
50 |
| A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points |
Additional Points
| Factors |
Points per factor (Maximum 600 points) |
| A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors + C. Transferability factors + D. = Grand total - 1,200 |
| Post-secondary education in Canada |
30 |
| Arranged employment |
200 |
| PN nomination |
600 |
Points breakdown, section by section
Comprehensive Ranking System (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.
| Age |
With a spouse (Maximum 460 points) Number of points (100 maximum) |
Without a spouse (Maximum 500 points) Number of points (110 maximum) |
| 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 - Number of points (140 maximum) |
Without a spouse - Number of points (150 maximum) |
| Less than Secondary school (high school) credential |
0 |
0 |
| Secondary school (high school) credential |
28 |
30 |
| One-year post-secondary program credential |
84 |
90 |
| Two-year post-secondary program credential |
91 |
98 |
| Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer |
112 |
120 |
| 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 |
119 |
128 |
| University-level credential at the Master’s level OR an entry-to-practice professional degree. CIC only accepts as an entry-to-practice professional degree, those degrees issued in relation to an occupation listed at NOC Skill level A and for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required. |
126 |
135 |
| University-level credential at the Doctoral level |
140 |
150 |
Official languages proficiency - first official language. Reading, writing, speaking and listening total points for each ability:
- 32 with a spouse or common-law partner
- 34 without a spouse or common-law partner
| Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability |
With a spouse Maximum 128 points |
Without a spouse 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 or more |
32 |
34 |
Official languages proficiency - second official language. Reading, writing, speaking and listening total points for each ability:
- 6 with a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 22 points)
- 6 without a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 24 points)
| Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability |
With a spouse Maximum 22 points |
Without a spouse 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 Maximum 70 points |
Without a spouse 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 |
| Subtotal - Core / human capital factors |
Out of 460 points |
Out of 500 points |
Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) – B. Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)
| Spouse factors |
With spouse - number of points per factor |
Without spouse (0 points – does not apply) |
| Less than secondary school (high school) credential |
0 |
n/a |
| Secondary school (high school) credential |
2 |
n/a |
| One-year post-secondary program credential |
6 |
n/a |
| Two-year post-secondary program credential |
7 |
n/a |
| Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer |
8 |
n/a |
| 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 |
9 |
n/a |
| University-level credential at the Master’s level OR an entry-to-practice professional degree. CIC only accepts as an entry-to-practice professional degree, those degrees issued in relation to an occupation listed at NOC Skill level A and for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required. |
10 |
n/a |
| University-level credential at the Doctoral level |
10 |
n/a |
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability
(Reading, writing, speaking and listening) |
Maximum 20 points |
0 (does not apply) |
| CLB 4 or less |
0 |
n/a |
| CLB 5 or 6 |
1 |
n/a |
| CLB 7 or 8 |
3 |
n/a |
| CLB 9 or more |
5 |
n/a |
| Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case. |
| Spouse's Canadian work experience |
Maximum 10 points |
0 (does not apply) |
| None or less than a year |
0 |
n/a |
| 1 year |
5 |
n/a |
| 2 years |
7 |
n/a |
| 3 years |
8 |
n/a |
| 4 years |
9 |
n/a |
| 5 years or more |
10 |
n/a |
| Note: (n/a) means that this factor does not apply in this case. |
| Subtotal : A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors = Maximum 500 points |
CRS – C. Skill transferability factors
Education (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, one or more under 9 |
Points for CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities |
| 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 |
| With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree |
Points for education + 1 year of Canadian work experience (Maximum 25 points) |
Points for education + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience (Maximum 50 points) |
| Secondary school (high school) credential or less (levels 1&2) |
0 |
0 |
| Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer (levels 3,4 & 5) |
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 (levels 6,7 & 8) |
25 |
50 |
Foreign work experience – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher)
| Years of experience |
Points for foreign work experience + CLB 7 or more on all first OL abilities, one or more under 9 (Maximum 25 points) |
Points for foreign work experience + CLB 9 or more on all four first OL 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 |
Foreign work experience – With Canadian work experience
| Years of experience |
Points for foreign work experience + 1 year of Canadian work experience (Maximum 25 points) |
Points for foreign work experience + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience (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 |
Certificate of qualification (trade occupations)
With good official language proficiency and a certificate of qualification |
Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 5 or more on all first OL abilities, one or more under 7 (Maximum 25 points) |
Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 7 or more on all four first OL abilities (Maximum 50 points) |
| With a certificate of qualification |
25 |
50 |
| Subtotal: A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Skill transferability factors - Maximum 600 points |
CRS – D. Additional points
(Maximum 600 points)
| Additional points |
Maximum 600 points |
| 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 – any other NOC 0, A or B |
50 |
| Provincial or territorial nomination |
600 |
| Subtotal: D. Additional points – Maximum 600 points |
| Grand total: A. Core / human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Skill transferability factors + D. Additional points = Maximum 1,200 points |
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