Canada Permanent Residency

The easiest way to obtain the Canadian PR visa is applying under the federal government’s Express entry and PNP Program. Both are the most approved immigration pathway for skilled immigrants to settle permanently in Canada. Canada PR visa is the best way for immigrants who are looking to live & work in Canada on a permanent basis. Having a Canada PR visa allows the immigrants holder to live, work or study in Canada for duration up to five years.

What is Express Entry Program?
 

Canada government’s Express entry program is a point-based system, where candidates who have applied under three skilled immigration programs.
 

1. Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)

2. Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) 

3. Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
 

Candidates are required to create an Express profile with minimum 67 points eligibility criteria. 
 

Points Grid

Factors Points- Human Factors& Co-Applicant FactorsPoints -MaximumAge18-3512Level of EducationPhD.25Official Language proficiencyIELTS24AdaptabilityCo-applicants IELTS/Blood Relative/Canadian Education/Experience20

After creation of an express profile, all the profiles of the candidates are bring together into an express pool. In an express pool, express profiles are categorized with the help of the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) and the profiles of the candidate with magnificent are issued the Invitation to Apply (ITA) via regularly had express draws. With the help of ITA, candidates are allowed to apply for Canada PR visa to the Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC). 

Comprehensive Ranking System awarded uses the points under express profiles based on the credentials that are submitted by the candidates while creating the express profiles. Mostly these points are awarded based on the following factors:

What is the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)?
 

Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Calculator is a calculating tool based on selection factors like age, education, language proficiency etc, you will be able to calculate your CRS score and apply for Canada PR visa.
 

Core factors up to 600 CRS points, are awarded based on the following factors:
 

1. Skills and experience factors

2. Spouse or common-law partner factors like language skills and educational qualifications

3. Skill transferability including work experience Additional factors

 

Additional factors also total up to 600 CRS points are awarded based on the following factors:
 

1. Canadian degrees, diplomas or certificates

2. Valid job offer

3. Provincial Nomination

4. Siblings living in Canada as a citizen or permanent residents

5. Language proficiency in French
 

The total sum of Core factors and Additional factors comes to 1200 points, under these maximum points one can score in CRS. To know your CRS score use our Canada express entry CRS calculator 2020

How to calculate CRS score with Canada CRS Calculator?

With the help of our Immigration Counselors you can easily calculate your CRS score. Following are the overview of point’s breakdown and how they are awarded to the express profiles and calculated by CRS calculator 2020.

Core/Human Capital Factors

FactorsPoints – With a spouse or common-law partnerPoints – Without a spouse or common-law partnerAge100110Level of Education140150Official Language proficiency150160Canadian Work Experience7080

Spouse or Common-law partner factors

FactorsPoints      Level of education10Official language proficiency20Canadian Work Experience10

Skill Transferability factors

EducationPointsWith good/strong official language proficiency and a post-secondary degre50With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree50Foreign Work ExperiencePointsWith good/strong official languages proficiency (CLB level 7 or higher) and foreign work experience50With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience50Certificate of qualification (for people in trade occupations)PointsWith good/strong official language proficiency and a certificate of qualification50

Additional Points

FactorPointsSiblings living in Canada (citizen or permanent resident15French Language Skills30Post-secondary education in Canada30Arranged employment200Provincial Nomination600

Express Entry CRS Calculator 2020

Now, will undefined points under section by section, how the Canada immigration points calculator awards point for the candidate’s credentials

Age

Age (In years)With a spouse or common-law partnerWithout a spouse or common-law partner17 years of age or lessWith a spouse or common-law partnerWithout a spouse or common-law partner189099199510520 to 29100110309510531909932859433808834758335707736657237606638556139505540455041353942252843151744564500

Educational Qualifications

Level of EducationWith a spouse or common-law partnerWithout a spouse or common-law partnerLess than secondary school (high school)00Secondary diploma (high school graduation)2830One-year degree, diploma or certificate from  a university, college, trade or technical school, or another institute8490The two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or another institute9198Bachelor’s degree OR  a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or another institute112120Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years119128Master’s degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession126135Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.)140150

Language proficiency
 

First official language Maximum points for each ability (reading, writing, speaking, and listening):

• 32 with a spouse or common-law partner

• 34 without a spouse or common-law partner

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per abilityWith a spouse or common-law partnerWithout a spouse or common-law partnerLess than CLB 400CLB 4 or 566CLB 689CLB 71617CLB 82223CLB 92931CLB 10 or more3234

 

Second official language Maximum points for each ability (reading, writing, speaking, and listening):

• 6 with a spouse or common-law partner

• 6 without a spouse or common-law partner

 

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per abilityWith a spouse or common-law partnerWithout a spouse or common-law partnerCLB 4 or less00CLB 5 or 611CLB 7 0r 833CLB 9 or mroe66

Work Experience

Canadian work experienceWith a spouse or common-law partnerWithout a spouse or common-law partnerNone or less than a year001 year35402 year46533 year56644 year63725 year7080

Spouse or common-law partner factors

Spouse’s or common-law partner’s level of educationPointsLess than secondary school (high school)0Secondary school (high school graduation)2One-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or another institute6The two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical in school, or another institute7Bachelor’s degree OR  a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or another institute8Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years9Master’s degree, or professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree”, the degree program must have been in medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.)10Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.)10

 

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening )PointsCLB 4 or less0CLB 5 or 61CLB 7 0r 83CLB 9 or mroe5

 

Spouse’s Canadian work experienceMaximum 10 pointsNone or less than a year01 year52 year73 year84 year95 year or more10

Skill transferability factors
Educational Qualification

 

With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher) and a post-secondary degreePoints for CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, with one or more under CLB 9Points for CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilitiesSecondary school (high school) credential or less00Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer1325Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials were issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer2550With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degreePoints for education + 1 year of Canadian work experiencePoints for education + 2 years or more of Canadian work experienceSecondary school (high school) credential or less00Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer1325Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials were issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer2550

Foreign work experience – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 7 or higher)

Years of experiencePoints for foreign work experience + CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 9Points for foreign work experience + CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilitiesNo foreign work experience001 or 2 years of foreign work experience13253 years or more of foreign work experience2550

Foreign work experience – With Canadian work experience

Years of experiencePoints for foreign work experience + 1 year of Canadian work experiencePoints for foreign work experience + 2 years or more of Canadian work experienceNo foreign work experience001 or 2 years of foreign work experience13253 years or more of foreign work experience2550

Certificate of qualification (trade occupations) – With good official language proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark Level [CLB] 5 or higher)Points for a certificate of qualification + CLB 5 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 7Points for a certificate of qualification + CLB 7 or more on all four first official language abilitiesWith a certificate of qualification2550

Additional points

FactorsPointsSiblings living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident of Canada15Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 4 or lower in English (or didn’t take an English test)15Scored NCLC 7 or higher on all four French language skills and scored CLB 5 or higher on all four English skills30Post-secondary education in  Canada – credential of one or two years15Post-secondary education in  Canada – credential three years or longer30Arranged employment – under occupation classified as NOC 00200Arranged employment – under occupation classified as any other NOC 0, A or B50Provincial or territorial nomination600

 

What is the minimum CRS requirements for Canada PR?

After calculating your CRS points using CRS points calculator 2020, you will be knowing the minimum CRS score requirement for express entry program. IRCC issues ITA via regularly had express draws to the candidates who are able to clear the CRS score cut-off. The latest express draw had on Jan 08 set the minimum CRS point requirement at 473 points. This means candidates who had score 473 or more were issued the ITA to apply under Canada PR visa to IRCC.

 

 

What is the way to increase your chances to apply for Canada PR visa from India 2020?

It is mentioned in order to apply for Canada PR visa via express entry program, Candidate have to meet the minimum required CRS score. If you are not able to clear the CRS cut-off, there are ways to increase their CRS score. Few of them are as follows:

1. Improve your score in language proficiency factor; target maximum in IELTS examination which can help in increase your score to get more CRS points.

2. To pursue higher level of education can get maximum points for educational qualification.

3. Support a job offer from an eligible employer of Canada to increased 200 extra CRS score. Previously it was used to 600 points awarded.

4. Provincial nomination Program is the fastest way to increase the CRS score, after landing the Provincial nomination, express entry candidates are given 600 additional CRS points.

 

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