Comprehensive Ranking System-CRS

What is CRS?

The CRS is a points-based system that assesses and scores a potential candidate based on core human capital factors such as age, level of education, language proficiency, and Canadian work experience, and other factors, such as work skills, foreign work experience, siblings in Canada, French language skills, and arranged employment or a nomination by a province or territory.

The purpose of the CRS is to determine the rank of the potential applicant relative to other potential applicants, and whether the potential applicant occupies the rank required in order to be issued an invitation.

 Core Human Capital Factors – Max. 500 for Single, Max. 460 with Spouse (under construction)

Factors                                      Single                  With Spouse

Age                                             100                       110

Level of education           140                       150

Official language proficiency 150 160

Canadian work experience 70 80

Total 460 500

 

Table 8.3: Spouse or Common Law Partner Factors – Max. 40 points

Factors Points/Factor

Level of education 10

Official language proficiency 20

Canadian work experience 10

 

Table 8.4: Skill Transferability Factors – Max. 100 Points

Education: (Max. 50)

With good/strong official language proficiency and

a post-secondary degree 50

With Canadian work experience and a post

secondary degree 50

Foreign work experience: (Max. 50)

With good/strong official language proficiency (Canadian Language

Benchmark (CLB) level 7 or higher) and foreign work experience 50

With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience 50

Certificate of qualification-for people in trade occupations: (Max. 50)

With good/strong official language proficiency and 50

a certificate of qualification 50

 

Table 8.5: Additional Factors – Max. 600 Points

Factors Points/Factor

Brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent 15

resident of Canada

Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills 15

and scored CLB 4 or lower in English (or didn’t take an English test)

Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills 30

and scored CLB 5 or higher on all four English skills

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