Updated for the November 3, 2026 rules
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New on November 3, 2026
What changed in the CRS
IRCC replaced the old Canadian work experience points with a new Labour Market Integration factor and brought back job offer points, but only for high-wage occupations.
Before
- Canadian work experience: up to 80 points
- Job offers earned no CRS points (removed March 25, 2025)
- Many job offers needed an LMIA
From November 3, 2026
- Canadian work: up to 80 points, plus up to 70 for 12 months in a high-wage occupation
- High-wage job offer: 50, 70 or 100 points
- You get the work route or the job offer route, whichever is higher (max 150)
- No LMIA needed for any Express Entry job offer
How CRS points work
Four parts make up your score
Points shown are for a single applicant. With an accompanying partner, the core maximum is 530 and up to 40 points come from your partner.
Core factorsAge 110 · Education 150 · Language 160 · Labour market 150
Partner factorsYour partner's education, language and Canadian work
Skill transferabilityEducation, foreign work or a trade certificate combined with language or Canadian work
Additional pointsProvincial nomination 600 · French up to 50 · Canadian study up to 30 · Sibling 15
Age · max 110
Full points from age 20 to 29 (110 single, 100 with a partner). Points drop each year from 30 and reach zero at 45.
Education · max 150
From 30 points for high school to 150 for a PhD. A bachelor's degree earns 120, two or more credentials (one of 3+ years) 128, and a master's or professional degree 135. Foreign credentials need an ECA.
Language · max 160
Up to 34 points per skill in your first official language (CLB 10+), and up to 6 per skill in your second. CLB 9 in all four skills also unlocks the top skill transferability points.
Labour market integration · max 150
Either Canadian work (40 to 80 points for 1 to 5+ years, plus 20, 40 or 70 for 12 months in a high-wage occupation) or a high-wage job offer (50, 70 or 100). IRCC counts the higher of the two, not both.
Skill transferability · max 100
Education with strong language or Canadian work (up to 50), foreign work with strong language or Canadian work (up to 50), and a Canadian trade certificate with language (up to 50). Capped at 100 in total.
Additional points · max 600
A provincial nomination adds 600. French at NCLC 7+ adds 25, or 50 if your English is also CLB 5+. Canadian study adds 15 or 30. A brother or sister in Canada adds 15.
High-wage occupations
Is your job on the high-wage list?
A job is high-wage when the median wage for that NOC across Canada is at least 1.3 times the national median. It depends on the occupation, not your own salary. The list below took effect on November 3, 2026.
Level 1 · 2× median wage100 / 70Job offer 100 points · 12 months' Canadian work +70. Physicians, nurse practitioners, lawyers, engineering and IT managers, professors.2×
Level 2 · 1.5× median wage70 / 40Job offer 70 points · work +40. Software developers, engineers, registered nurses, pharmacists, teachers, power system electricians.1.5×
Level 3 · 1.3× median wage50 / 20Job offer 50 points · work +20. Accountants, web developers, paramedics, social workers, industrial electricians, crane operators.1.3×
| NOC | Occupation | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 00011 | Senior government managers and officials | 2× · Level 1 |
| 00012 | Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services | 2× · Level 1 |
| 00013 | Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations | 2× · Level 1 |
| 10010 | Financial managers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 10011 | Human resources managers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 10012 | Purchasing managers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 10020 | Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 10021 | Banking, credit and other investment managers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 20010 | Engineering managers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 20011 | Architecture and science managers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 20012 | Computer and information systems managers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 21330 | Mining engineers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 21332 | Petroleum engineers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 31100 | Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 2× · Level 1 |
| 31101 | Specialists in surgery | 2× · Level 1 |
| 31102 | General practitioners and family physicians | 2× · Level 1 |
| 31103 | Veterinarians | 2× · Level 1 |
| 31302 | Nurse practitioners | 2× · Level 1 |
| 31303 | Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals | 2× · Level 1 |
| 40010 | Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration | 2× · Level 1 |
| 40011 | Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration | 2× · Level 1 |
| 40012 | Government managers - education policy development and program administration | 2× · Level 1 |
| 40019 | Other managers in public administration | 2× · Level 1 |
| 40040 | Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services | 2× · Level 1 |
| 40041 | Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 41100 | Judges | 2× · Level 1 |
| 41101 | Lawyers and Quebec notaries | 2× · Level 1 |
| 41200 | University professors and lecturers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 60010 | Corporate sales managers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 80010 | Managers in natural resources production and fishing | 2× · Level 1 |
| 90011 | Utilities managers | 2× · Level 1 |
| 00014 | Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 00015 | Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 10019 | Other administrative services managers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 10022 | Advertising, marketing and public relations managers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 10029 | Other business services managers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 10030 | Telecommunication carriers managers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 11103 | Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 11201 | Professional occupations in business management consulting | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21100 | Physicists and astronomers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21102 | Geoscientists and oceanographers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21103 | Meteorologists and climatologists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21109 | Other professional occupations in physical sciences | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21111 | Forestry professionals | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21120 | Public and environmental health and safety professionals | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21202 | Urban and land use planners | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21210 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21211 | Data scientists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21220 | Cybersecurity specialists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21221 | Business systems specialists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21222 | Information systems specialists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21223 | Database analysts and data administrators | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21230 | Computer systems developers and programmers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21231 | Software engineers and designers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21232 | Software developers and programmers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21300 | Civil engineers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21301 | Mechanical engineers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21310 | Electrical and electronics engineers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21311 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21320 | Chemical engineers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21321 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21322 | Metallurgical and materials engineers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21331 | Geological engineers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21390 | Aerospace engineers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 21399 | Other professional engineers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 22231 | Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 22312 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 30010 | Managers in health care | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 31110 | Dentists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 31112 | Audiologists and speech-language pathologists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 31120 | Pharmacists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 31200 | Psychologists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 31202 | Physiotherapists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 31203 | Occupational therapists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 31300 | Nursing coordinators and supervisors | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 31301 | Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 32111 | Dental hygienists and dental therapists | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 40020 | Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 40021 | School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 40030 | Managers in social, community and correctional services | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 40042 | Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 41210 | College and other vocational instructors | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 41220 | Secondary school teachers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 41221 | Elementary school and kindergarten teachers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 41310 | Police investigators and other investigative occupations | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 41311 | Probation and parole officers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 41320 | Educational counsellors | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 41401 | Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 41402 | Business development officers and market researchers and analysts | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 41404 | Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 41407 | Program officers unique to government | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 42100 | Police officers (except commissioned) | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 42101 | Firefighters | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 50010 | Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 50011 | Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 51100 | Librarians | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 70010 | Construction managers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 70012 | Facility operation and maintenance managers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 70020 | Managers in transportation | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 70021 | Postal and courier services managers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72011 | Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72012 | Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72023 | Supervisors, railway transport operations | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72103 | Boilermakers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72202 | Power system electricians | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72203 | Electrical power line and cable workers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72301 | Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72406 | Elevator constructors and mechanics | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72600 | Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72601 | Air traffic controllers and related occupations | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 72604 | Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 73310 | Railway and yard locomotive engineers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 82020 | Supervisors, mining and quarrying | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 82021 | Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 83101 | Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 90010 | Manufacturing managers | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 92011 | Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 92100 | Power engineers and power systems operators | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 93100 | Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 93101 | Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing | 1.5× · Level 2 |
| 00010 | Legislators | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 11100 | Financial auditors and accountants | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 11101 | Financial and investment analysts | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 11102 | Financial advisors | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 11109 | Other financial officers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 11200 | Human resources professionals | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 12201 | Insurance adjusters and claims examiners | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 12203 | Assessors, business valuators and appraisers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 21101 | Chemists | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 21110 | Biologists and related scientists | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 21112 | Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 21200 | Architects | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 21201 | Landscape architects | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 21203 | Land surveyors | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 21234 | Web developers and programmers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 22214 | Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 22232 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 22233 | Construction inspectors | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 22310 | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 22313 | Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 31121 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 32102 | Paramedical occupations | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 32103 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 32120 | Medical laboratory technologists | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 32121 | Medical radiation technologists | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 32122 | Medical sonographers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 41300 | Social workers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 41400 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 41403 | Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 41405 | Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 41409 | Other professional occupations in social science | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 43201 | Correctional service officers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 43203 | Border services, customs, and immigration officers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 50012 | Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 51101 | Conservators and curators | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 51102 | Archivists | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 51111 | Authors and writers (except technical) | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 51112 | Technical writers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 51120 | Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 52112 | Broadcast technicians | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 60020 | Retail and wholesale trade managers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 60031 | Accommodation service managers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 60040 | Managers in customer and personal services | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72010 | Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72013 | Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72014 | Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72020 | Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72021 | Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72102 | Sheet metal workers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72105 | Ironworkers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72201 | Industrial electricians | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72302 | Gas fitters | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72320 | Bricklayers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72321 | Insulators | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72401 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72403 | Railway carmen/women | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72404 | Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72500 | Crane operators | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72602 | Deck officers, water transport | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 72603 | Engineer officers, water transport | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 73311 | Railway conductors and brakemen/women | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 82010 | Supervisors, logging and forestry | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 83100 | Underground production and development miners | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 83120 | Fishing masters and officers | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 92010 | Supervisors, mineral and metal processing | 1.3× · Level 3 |
| 93102 | Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators | 1.3× · Level 3 |
Source: IRCC Express Entry high-wage occupations list, based on 2023 to 2025 data.
FAQ
CRS calculator questions
Is this CRS calculator accurate?
It follows IRCC's Comprehensive Ranking System criteria and high-wage occupations list in effect from November 3, 2026, and we tested it against the scoring used in IRCC's own CRS tool. It is still an estimate: your official score is set by IRCC from your Express Entry profile and documents.
What changed in the CRS on November 3, 2026?
IRCC replaced the Canadian work experience points with a Labour Market Integration factor worth up to 150 points. You get points for Canadian work (up to 80, plus up to 70 for 12 months in a high-wage occupation) or for a job offer in a high-wage occupation (50, 70 or 100), whichever is higher. IRCC also removed the LMIA requirement for all Express Entry job offers.
Do I still need an LMIA for job offer points?
No. Since November 3, 2026, a job offer does not need an LMIA, either for CRS points or for the job offer requirement of the Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades programs. Only job offers in high-wage occupations earn CRS points.
What is a high-wage occupation?
A NOC whose median wage across Canada is at least 1.3 times the national median wage. IRCC groups them in three levels: at least 2 times, 1.5 times and 1.3 times the median wage. It depends on the occupation, not on your personal salary.
Can I get points for both Canadian work experience and a job offer?
No. IRCC awards points for either your Canadian work experience (including high-wage work) or a high-wage job offer, not both. This calculator automatically uses whichever gives you more points.
What is a good CRS score?
It depends on the draw. Cut-off scores change with every round and are often lower in category-based draws for occupations such as health care, trades and French speakers. Compare your score with the latest rounds on canada.ca, or book a consultation to see which draws fit your profile.
How can I improve my CRS score?
The biggest gains usually come from higher language scores (CLB 9 or more), learning French to NCLC 7, more Canadian work experience, a job offer in a high-wage occupation, a second post-secondary credential, and a provincial nomination, which adds 600 points. Your emailed report lists the exact points each option would add for you.
Does including my spouse lower my CRS score?
Your core maximum drops from 570 to 530, but your partner can add up to 40 points through education, language and Canadian work. If your partner has the stronger profile, it can help to compare scores with them as the principal applicant.
Which language tests does Express Entry accept?
For English: IELTS General Training, CELPIP-General and PTE Core. For French: TEF Canada and TCF Canada. Results must be less than two years old when you create your profile and when you apply.
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