Candidates for Express Entry may be able to maximise their CRS score and raise their likelihood of receiving an ITA.

The Express Entry system’s most important consideration when determining whether to issue an invitation to apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residency is a candidate’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score.

Simply put, applicants with the highest CRS scores have the greatest chance of receiving an ITA. There are several things you can modify within your power to raise your CRS score if you are unsure that it is high enough.

Studies conducted by the Canadian government on the effects of immigration by economic class have influenced the CRS. It considers this research and seeks to utilise it to forecast a candidate’s likelihood of success on the Canadian job market.

A candidate is allowed to get a CRS score of a maximum of 1,200 points, divided as follows: 600 points for the core, spousal, and skill transferability components, and 600 points for the other points components.

Regardless of their relationship status, an Express Entry candidate is only eligible to get a maximum of 600 points for the first four components. The only distinction is how points are distributed and broken down. We will assume for the sake of this essay that the candidate is not accompanied by a spouse.

A candidate may obtain points as part of the additional points component for having a provincial nomination (600 points), organised employment (50 or 200 points), Canadian post-secondary education credentials (15 or 30 points), fluency in French (25 or 50 points), or a sibling living in Canada (15 points).

If circumstances change that can have an impact on their CRS score, candidates in the Express Entry pool must update their profiles. On your birthday or when your language test results expire, for example, some updates are automatically triggered. If you update your profile with a legitimate job offer, an improved language test result, or an evaluation of your school credentials for any education you may have received overseas, for instance, your score might climb.