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CRS Calculator: Estimate Your Express Entry Score

Enter your age, education, English and French test levels, work experience and spouse details to estimate your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for Express Entry. The calculator uses IRCC's published CRS tables, with job offer points removed as of 25 March 2025. The maximum score is 1,200.

Last updated: 13 October 2026 · Written by the PrepEve team

You

Spouse or partner coming with you to Canada?

Your age

Highest education

English test (first official language)

I will enter

Listening

Reading

Writing

Speaking

French test (optional)

Listening

Reading

Writing

Speaking

Work experience

Skilled work in Canada

Skilled work outside Canada

Certificate of qualification in a trade (from a province or territory)

Additional points

Provincial nomination

Brother or sister in Canada (citizen or PR)

Post-secondary study in Canada

Part of your score	Points

An estimate using IRCC's published CRS tables, with job offer points removed (as of 25 March 2025). It assumes English is your first official language. Confirm your score with IRCC's own tool before you create your profile.

How the CRS score is made up

Maximum points in each part (single applicant / with spouse)
Part	Single	With spouse
Age, education, languages, Canadian work experience	500	460
Spouse or partner factors	–	40
Skill transferability	100	100
Additional points (provincial nomination, French, Canadian study, sibling)	600	600
Total	1,200	1,200

Job offer points were removed from the CRS on 25 March 2025. A provincial nomination still adds 600 points.

Age points

CRS points for age
Age	Single	With spouse
18	99	90
19	105	95
20 to 29	110	100
30	105	95
31	99	90
32	94	85
33	88	80
34	83	75
35	77	70
36	72	65
37	66	60
38	61	55
39	55	50
40	50	45
41	39	35
42	28	25
43	17	15
44	6	5
45 or older	0	0

Education points

CRS points for education
Education	Single	With spouse
Less than secondary school	0	0
Secondary school diploma	30	28
One-year post-secondary program	90	84
Two-year post-secondary program	98	91
Bachelor's degree or 3+ year program	120	112
Two or more credentials, one of them 3+ years	128	119
Master's or professional degree	135	126
Doctoral degree (PhD)	150	140

Language points

Each English skill earns points by CLB level: 34 per skill at CLB 10+, 31 at CLB 9, 23 at CLB 8 and 17 at CLB 7 for a single applicant. Convert your IELTS scores to CLB. French adds second-language points and, at NCLC 7 in all four skills, a 50-point bonus. Calculate your French points.

What score do I need for an invitation?

There is no fixed pass mark. Each round of invitations has its own cut-off, and some rounds invite only certain categories, such as French speakers. Compare your estimate with the latest rounds on IRCC's page.

Official sources

Immigration rules change. Check the IRCC pages above before you apply.

Frequently asked questions

How is the CRS score calculated?

It adds up four parts: core human capital (age, education, languages, Canadian work experience), spouse factors, skill transferability and additional points. The maximum is 1,200.

Do job offers still give CRS points?

No. Job offer points were removed from the CRS on 25 March 2025.

How many points is a provincial nomination?

600 points, which usually puts a candidate above the cut-off of most rounds.

What is the fastest way to raise my CRS score?

For most people it is language: CLB 9 in all four English skills, or adding French at NCLC 7. See how many points each move adds.

Is this the official CRS calculator?

No. It is an estimate based on IRCC's published tables. Use IRCC's own tool to confirm your score before you create a profile.