Here’s some useful advice to help
Express Entry candidates boost their CRS score.
Canada’s
Express Entry immigration system is competitive. Only the candidates with the
highest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores receive invitations to apply
for permanent resident status.
Related: Express Entry draw figures for the November 27 draw are below.
If
you’ve submitted your Express Entry profile and your CRS score is lower than
you’d like, you have options for improving your score. On this page, we will
give you the best options for improving your CRS score. Whether you need just a
couple of points to become competitive, or whether you need a big boost to land
your invitation, we’ll help you figure out your next steps.
To
find out the CRS score required to receive an invitation to apply, check out
the figures from the latest Express Entry draw.
Understanding the Comprehensive
Ranking System: How are CRS points calculated?
You’ve
determined your eligibility for one of the Express Entry-aligned programs,
created an Express Entry profile, and been assigned a CRS score… now you just
sit back and wait to be invited to apply, right? Well, unless you have been
assigned a high CRS score, this is indisputably the wrong approach!
By
adopting a passive attitude towards your Express Entry profile, you may not be
awarded all of the points you may be entitled to, and you may be missing
opportunities to improve your rank among the candidates under the Comprehensive
Ranking System. You have created a profile, but the CRS is a dynamic system and
your score is not “locked in” — you can take steps to improve it.
Some
improvements may only nudge your CRS score up a few points, but these points
could make all the difference. Other improvements can bring as many as 600
additional CRS points, essentially guaranteeing that you would be invited to
apply in a subsequent draw from the pool.
Checklist: Have you claimed all the points
you're eligible for?
There
are a few areas of the CRS score where you may not have claimed all of the
points you can get. Take a look at this list and make sure that you’ve claimed
all the factors that apply to your situation.
Sibling in Canada
Do
you, or your spouse/common-law partner, have a brother or sister living in
Canada as a citizen or permanent resident? This relationship can be through
blood, adoption, marriage, or common-law partnership. If so, just prove the
relationship and watch your CRS score increase by 15 points.
Education
This
tip is aimed particularly at Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and Federal
Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) candidates. Unlike Federal Skilled Worker Class
(FSWC) candidates, CEC and FSTC candidates do not have to provide an
Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) or Canadian credential upon entry to
the pool. What might that mean? It might mean that you are leaving up to 200
CRS points on the table, unclaimed. Education is worth 150 points in its own right,
and up to 50 more in combination with Canadian work experience and/or language
ability.
As
well, on your Express Entry profile you should mention all eligible education
you’ve completed. You did a one-year diploma eight years ago that wasn’t
related to your current job? It doesn’t matter, you should still claim this on
your Express Entry profile and obtain an ECA for the credential (unless it was
completed in Canada). Express Entry awards points for education regardless of
the area of study and whether or not it relates to your current work.
Second Language
You
can claim points for both English and French under the CRS. If you are capable
in both languages, make sure that you take an approved language test in both
English and French to ensure that you’re getting as many points as possible.
Plus, there are bonus points available to bilingual candidates and certain PNP
streams that are only open to French-speakers.
If
you are competent in both English and French, don’t miss out on the opportunity
this affords you.
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