Age

With a spouse or common-law partner

• 20 to 29 years of age 100

• 35 years of age 70

• 40 years of age 45

• 45 years of age or more 0

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Level of Education

With a spouse or common-law partner

(Maximum 140 points)

• Secondary diploma (high school graduation) 28

• Bachelor's degree OR  a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute 112

• Master'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.) 126

• Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.) 140

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Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 150 points)

• Secondary diploma (high school graduation) 30

• Bachelor's degree OR  a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute120

• Master'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.) 135

• Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.) 150

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Language

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability

With a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 128 points)

• Less than CLB 4 = 0

• CLB 4 or 5 = 6

• CLB 6 = 8

• CLB 7 = 16

• CLB 8 = 22

• CLB 9 = 29

• CLB 10 or more = 32

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Second official language proficiency

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

• 6 with a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 22 points)

• 6 without a spouse or common-law partner (up to a combined maximum of 24 points)

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• English

  • CELPIP: Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program

    • you must take the CELPIP-General test

    • General-LS test for Express Entry is not accepted

  • IELTS: International English Language Testing System

    • you must take the General Training option

• French

  • TEF Canada: Test d’évaluation de français, 

  • TCF Canada

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Canadian work experience

With a spouse or common-law partner
(Maximum 70 points)

• None or less than a year = 0

• 1 year = 35                

• 2 years = 46 

• 3 years = 56

• 4 years = 63

• 5 years and more = 70                              

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Subtotal: A. Core / human capital factors

• With a spouse or common-law partner – Maximum 460 points

• Without a spouse or common-law partner – Maximum 500 points

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B. Spouse or common-law partner factors 

Spouse’s or common-law partner’s level of education
(Maximum 10 points)

Secondary school (high school graduation) = 2

Doctoral level university degree (PhD) = 10

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Spouse's or common-law partner's official languages proficiency - first official language

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level per ability (reading, writing, speaking and listening )
Maximum 5 points per ability

CLB 4 or less = 0

CLB 9 or more = 5

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C. Skill transferability factors

(Maximum 100 points for this section)

Education

With good official language proficiency ( Level [CLB] 7 or higher) and a post-secondary degree

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Points for CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, with one or more under CLB 9
(Maximum 25 points)

• Secondary school (high school) credential or less = 0

• Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer = 13

• Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer = 25

• A university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required = 25

• A university-level credential at the doctoral level = 25

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Points for CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities
(Maximum 50 points)

• Secondary school (high school) credential or less = 0

• Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer = 25

• Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer = 50

• A university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required = 50

• A university-level credential at the doctoral level = 50

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With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree

Points for education + 1 year of Canadian work experience
(Maximum 25 points)

• Secondary school (high school) credential or less = 0

• Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer = 13

• Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer = 25

• A university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required = 25

• A university-level credential at the doctoral level = 50

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Points for education + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience
(Maximum 50 points)

• Secondary school (high school) credential or less = 0

• Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer = 25

• Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer = 50

• A university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required = 50

• A university-level credential at the doctoral level = 50

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Foreign work experience – Language proficiency ( [CLB] 7 or higher)

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Points for foreign work experience + CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 9
(Maximum 25 points)

• No foreign work experience = 0

• 1 or 2 years of foreign work experience = 13

• 3 years or more of foreign work experience = 25

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Points for foreign work experience + CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities
(Maximum 50 points)

• No foreign work experience = 0

• 1 or 2 years of foreign work experience = 25

• 3 years or more of foreign work experience = 50

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Foreign work experience – With Canadian work experience

Points for foreign work experience + 1 year of Canadian work experience
(Maximum 25 points)

• 1 or 2 years of foreign work experience = 13

• 3 years or more of foreign work experience = 25

 

Points for foreign work experience + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience
(Maximum 50 points)

• No foreign work experience = 0

• 1 or 2 years of foreign work experience = 25

• 3 years or more of foreign work experience = 50

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Certificate of qualification (trade occupations) – With [CLB] 5 or higher)

• Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 5 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 7 = (Maximum 25 points)

• Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 7 or more on all four first official language abilities(Maximum 50 points)