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.
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, click here to check out the figures from the latest Express Entry draw.
The Comprehensive Ranking System or CRS is a method that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) uses to evaluate how you will rank in the Express Entry draw pool amongst other candidates. Your Express Entry profile is assessed based on the following criteria:
Important things to understand
Determine your eligibility
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!
How to score extra points
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.