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Core / human capital0

Age0
Education0
First official language0
Second official language0

Canadian work & job offer0

Canadian work experience0
High-wage occupation bonus0
Job offer0

Skill transferability0

Education + language0
Education + Canadian work0
Foreign work + language0
Foreign work + Canadian work0
Trade certificate + language0

Additional points0

Provincial nomination0
Sibling in Canada0
French language skills0
Education in Canada0

Recent Express Entry draws

The 6 latest IRCC rounds are shown for historical context. Their cutoffs used the earlier CRS grid and must not be compared with the November 3 projection above.

Date	Draw group	Invitations	Minimum CRS
Oct 16, 2026Round #450	French-language proficiency	5,000	435
Oct 15, 2026Round #449	Canadian Experience Class	2,500	519
Oct 13, 2026Round #448	Provincial Nominee Program	752	772
Oct 1, 2026Round #447	Trade occupations	3,500	476
Sep 29, 2026Round #446	Canadian Experience Class	2,000	518
Sep 28, 2026Round #445	Provincial Nominee Program	733	725

Source: IRCC rounds of invitations, updated automatically. See all rounds on canada.ca

CRS points table

Every factor of the Comprehensive Ranking System, including the November 3, 2026 changes. These are the values the calculator uses.

Core / human capital

Age
	With spouse	Without spouse
17 or younger	0	0
18	90	99
19	95	105
20 to 29	100	110
30	95	105
31	90	99
32	85	94
33	80	88
34	75	83
35	70	77
36	65	72
37	60	66
38	55	61
39	50	55
40	45	50
41	35	39
42	25	28
43	15	17
44	5	6
45 or older	0	0

Education
	With spouse	Without spouse
Less than secondary (high) school	0	0
Secondary (high) school diploma	28	30
One-year post-secondary program	84	90
Two-year post-secondary program	91	98
Bachelor's degree or 3+ year program	112	120
Two or more credentials (one 3+ years)	119	128
Master's or professional degree	126	135
Doctoral degree (PhD)	140	150

First official language, per ability
	With spouse	Without spouse
Below CLB 4	0	0
CLB 4–5	6	6
CLB 6	8	9
CLB 7	16	17
CLB 8	22	23
CLB 9	29	31
CLB 10 or higher	32	34

Second official language, per ability
	Points
CLB 4 or lower	0
CLB 5–6	1
CLB 7–8	3
CLB 9 or higher	6

Maximum 22 points with a spouse, 24 without.

Canadian work and job offer (from November 3, 2026)

Canadian work experience (work length)
	With spouse	Without spouse
None or less than 1 year	0	0
1 year	35	40
2 years	46	53
3 years	56	64
4 years	63	72
5 years or more	70	80

High-wage occupation bonus (12+ months)
	Points
2× the average median wage	+70
1.5× the average median wage	+40
1.3× the average median wage	+20

Qualifying job offer in a high-wage occupation
	Points
2× the average median wage	100
1.5× the average median wage	70
1.3× the average median wage	50

You get the higher of work length + high-wage bonus, or the job offer, never both. Maximum 140 with a spouse, 150 without.

Spouse or partner

Spouse's education
	Points
Less than secondary (high) school	0
Secondary (high) school diploma	2
One-year post-secondary program	6
Two-year post-secondary program	7
Bachelor's degree or 3+ year program	8
Two or more credentials (one 3+ years)	9
Master's or professional degree	10
Doctoral degree (PhD)	10

Spouse's first official language, per ability
	Points
CLB 4 or lower	0
CLB 5–6	1
CLB 7–8	3
CLB 9 or higher	5

Spouse's Canadian work experience
	Points
None or less than 1 year	0
1 year	5
2 years	7
3 years	8
4 years	9
5 years or more	10

Source: IRCC Comprehensive Ranking System criteria and the November 3, 2026 changes page. canada.ca

Express Entry high-wage occupations list

From November 3, 2026, these 186 NOC occupations earn high-wage points: a bonus for 12+ months of Canadian work, or points for a qualifying job offer. Search for your job to see its level.

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Level

186 of 186 occupations

NOC	Occupation	Level	Work bonus	Job offer
00011	Senior government managers and officials	2×	+70	100
00012	Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services	2×	+70	100
00013	Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations	2×	+70	100
10010	Financial managers	2×	+70	100
10011	Human resources managers	2×	+70	100
10012	Purchasing managers	2×	+70	100
10020	Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers	2×	+70	100
10021	Banking, credit and other investment managers	2×	+70	100
20010	Engineering managers	2×	+70	100
20011	Architecture and science managers	2×	+70	100
20012	Computer and information systems managers	2×	+70	100
21330	Mining engineers	2×	+70	100
21332	Petroleum engineers	2×	+70	100
31100	Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine	2×	+70	100
31101	Specialists in surgery	2×	+70	100
31102	General practitioners and family physicians	2×	+70	100
31103	Veterinarians	2×	+70	100
31302	Nurse practitioners	2×	+70	100
31303	Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals	2×	+70	100
40010	Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration	2×	+70	100
40011	Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration	2×	+70	100
40012	Government managers - education policy development and program administration	2×	+70	100
40019	Other managers in public administration	2×	+70	100
40040	Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services	2×	+70	100
40041	Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers	2×	+70	100
41100	Judges	2×	+70	100
41101	Lawyers and Quebec notaries	2×	+70	100
41200	University professors and lecturers	2×	+70	100
60010	Corporate sales managers	2×	+70	100
80010	Managers in natural resources production and fishing	2×	+70	100
90011	Utilities managers	2×	+70	100
00014	Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services	1.5×	+40	70
00015	Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	1.5×	+40	70
10019	Other administrative services managers	1.5×	+40	70
10022	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	1.5×	+40	70
10029	Other business services managers	1.5×	+40	70
10030	Telecommunication carriers managers	1.5×	+40	70
11103	Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers	1.5×	+40	70
11201	Professional occupations in business management consulting	1.5×	+40	70
21100	Physicists and astronomers	1.5×	+40	70
21102	Geoscientists and oceanographers	1.5×	+40	70
21103	Meteorologists and climatologists	1.5×	+40	70
21109	Other professional occupations in physical sciences	1.5×	+40	70
21111	Forestry professionals	1.5×	+40	70
21120	Public and environmental health and safety professionals	1.5×	+40	70
21202	Urban and land use planners	1.5×	+40	70
21210	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries	1.5×	+40	70
21211	Data scientists	1.5×	+40	70
21220	Cybersecurity specialists	1.5×	+40	70
21221	Business systems specialists	1.5×	+40	70
21222	Information systems specialists	1.5×	+40	70
21223	Database analysts and data administrators	1.5×	+40	70
21230	Computer systems developers and programmers	1.5×	+40	70
21231	Software engineers and designers	1.5×	+40	70
21232	Software developers and programmers	1.5×	+40	70
21300	Civil engineers	1.5×	+40	70
21301	Mechanical engineers	1.5×	+40	70
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers	1.5×	+40	70
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	1.5×	+40	70
21320	Chemical engineers	1.5×	+40	70
21321	Industrial and manufacturing engineers	1.5×	+40	70
21322	Metallurgical and materials engineers	1.5×	+40	70
21331	Geological engineers	1.5×	+40	70
21390	Aerospace engineers	1.5×	+40	70
21399	Other professional engineers	1.5×	+40	70
22231	Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers	1.5×	+40	70
22312	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics	1.5×	+40	70
30010	Managers in health care	1.5×	+40	70
31110	Dentists	1.5×	+40	70
31112	Audiologists and speech-language pathologists	1.5×	+40	70
31120	Pharmacists	1.5×	+40	70
31200	Psychologists	1.5×	+40	70
31202	Physiotherapists	1.5×	+40	70
31203	Occupational therapists	1.5×	+40	70
31300	Nursing coordinators and supervisors	1.5×	+40	70
31301	Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	1.5×	+40	70
32111	Dental hygienists and dental therapists	1.5×	+40	70
40020	Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training	1.5×	+40	70
40021	School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education	1.5×	+40	70
40030	Managers in social, community and correctional services	1.5×	+40	70
40042	Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces	1.5×	+40	70
41210	College and other vocational instructors	1.5×	+40	70
41220	Secondary school teachers	1.5×	+40	70
41221	Elementary school and kindergarten teachers	1.5×	+40	70
41310	Police investigators and other investigative occupations	1.5×	+40	70
41311	Probation and parole officers	1.5×	+40	70
41320	Educational counsellors	1.5×	+40	70
41401	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts	1.5×	+40	70
41402	Business development officers and market researchers and analysts	1.5×	+40	70
41404	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1.5×	+40	70
41407	Program officers unique to government	1.5×	+40	70
42100	Police officers (except commissioned)	1.5×	+40	70
42101	Firefighters	1.5×	+40	70
50010	Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers	1.5×	+40	70
50011	Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts	1.5×	+40	70
51100	Librarians	1.5×	+40	70
70010	Construction managers	1.5×	+40	70
70012	Facility operation and maintenance managers	1.5×	+40	70
70020	Managers in transportation	1.5×	+40	70
70021	Postal and courier services managers	1.5×	+40	70
72011	Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations	1.5×	+40	70
72012	Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades	1.5×	+40	70
72023	Supervisors, railway transport operations	1.5×	+40	70
72103	Boilermakers	1.5×	+40	70
72202	Power system electricians	1.5×	+40	70
72203	Electrical power line and cable workers	1.5×	+40	70
72301	Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers	1.5×	+40	70
72406	Elevator constructors and mechanics	1.5×	+40	70
72600	Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	1.5×	+40	70
72601	Air traffic controllers and related occupations	1.5×	+40	70
72604	Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators	1.5×	+40	70
73310	Railway and yard locomotive engineers	1.5×	+40	70
82020	Supervisors, mining and quarrying	1.5×	+40	70
82021	Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services	1.5×	+40	70
83101	Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers	1.5×	+40	70
90010	Manufacturing managers	1.5×	+40	70
92011	Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities	1.5×	+40	70
92100	Power engineers and power systems operators	1.5×	+40	70
93100	Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing	1.5×	+40	70
93101	Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing	1.5×	+40	70
00010	Legislators	1.3×	+20	50
11100	Financial auditors and accountants	1.3×	+20	50
11101	Financial and investment analysts	1.3×	+20	50
11102	Financial advisors	1.3×	+20	50
11109	Other financial officers	1.3×	+20	50
11200	Human resources professionals	1.3×	+20	50
12201	Insurance adjusters and claims examiners	1.3×	+20	50
12203	Assessors, business valuators and appraisers	1.3×	+20	50
21101	Chemists	1.3×	+20	50
21110	Biologists and related scientists	1.3×	+20	50
21112	Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists	1.3×	+20	50
21200	Architects	1.3×	+20	50
21201	Landscape architects	1.3×	+20	50
21203	Land surveyors	1.3×	+20	50
21234	Web developers and programmers	1.3×	+20	50
22214	Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology	1.3×	+20	50
22232	Occupational health and safety specialists	1.3×	+20	50
22233	Construction inspectors	1.3×	+20	50
22310	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	1.3×	+20	50
22313	Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors	1.3×	+20	50
31121	Dietitians and nutritionists	1.3×	+20	50
32102	Paramedical occupations	1.3×	+20	50
32103	Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists	1.3×	+20	50
32120	Medical laboratory technologists	1.3×	+20	50
32121	Medical radiation technologists	1.3×	+20	50
32122	Medical sonographers	1.3×	+20	50
41300	Social workers	1.3×	+20	50
41400	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1.3×	+20	50
41403	Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1.3×	+20	50
41405	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1.3×	+20	50
41409	Other professional occupations in social science	1.3×	+20	50
43201	Correctional service officers	1.3×	+20	50
43203	Border services, customs, and immigration officers	1.3×	+20	50
50012	Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors	1.3×	+20	50
51101	Conservators and curators	1.3×	+20	50
51102	Archivists	1.3×	+20	50
51111	Authors and writers (except technical)	1.3×	+20	50
51112	Technical writers	1.3×	+20	50
51120	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations	1.3×	+20	50
52112	Broadcast technicians	1.3×	+20	50
60020	Retail and wholesale trade managers	1.3×	+20	50
60031	Accommodation service managers	1.3×	+20	50
60040	Managers in customer and personal services	1.3×	+20	50
72010	Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations	1.3×	+20	50
72013	Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades	1.3×	+20	50
72014	Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers	1.3×	+20	50
72020	Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades	1.3×	+20	50
72021	Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews	1.3×	+20	50
72102	Sheet metal workers	1.3×	+20	50
72105	Ironworkers	1.3×	+20	50
72201	Industrial electricians	1.3×	+20	50
72302	Gas fitters	1.3×	+20	50
72320	Bricklayers	1.3×	+20	50
72321	Insulators	1.3×	+20	50
72401	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	1.3×	+20	50
72403	Railway carmen/women	1.3×	+20	50
72404	Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	1.3×	+20	50
72500	Crane operators	1.3×	+20	50
72602	Deck officers, water transport	1.3×	+20	50
72603	Engineer officers, water transport	1.3×	+20	50
73311	Railway conductors and brakemen/women	1.3×	+20	50
82010	Supervisors, logging and forestry	1.3×	+20	50
83100	Underground production and development miners	1.3×	+20	50
83120	Fishing masters and officers	1.3×	+20	50
92010	Supervisors, mineral and metal processing	1.3×	+20	50
93102	Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators	1.3×	+20	50

Source: IRCC Express Entry high-wage occupations list, in effect from November 3, 2026 (based on 2023–2025 wage data). Occupation names are IRCC's English NOC titles. See IRCC's list

NOC 2021 occupation list

Find your job's NOC code and TEER category. Qualifying Canadian work in TEER 0–3 can count as skilled experience; from November 3, 2026, 186 listed occupations may also earn high-wage points.

Search all NOC occupations

TEER

TEER (Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities): 0 management · 1 usually a university degree · 2 college diploma or apprenticeship of 2+ years · 3 college diploma or apprenticeship under 2 years · 4 high school · 5 short work demonstration.

516 of 516 occupations

NOC	Occupation	TEER	Counts for Express Entry	High-wage level
00010	Legislators	0	Yes	1.3×
00011	Senior government managers and officials	0	Yes	2×
00012	Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services	0	Yes	2×
00013	Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations	0	Yes	2×
00014	Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services	0	Yes	1.5×
00015	Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	0	Yes	1.5×
10010	Financial managers	0	Yes	2×
10011	Human resources managers	0	Yes	2×
10012	Purchasing managers	0	Yes	2×
10019	Other administrative services managers	0	Yes	1.5×
10020	Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers	0	Yes	2×
10021	Banking, credit and other investment managers	0	Yes	2×
10022	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	0	Yes	1.5×
10029	Other business services managers	0	Yes	1.5×
10030	Telecommunication carriers managers	0	Yes	1.5×
11100	Financial auditors and accountants	1	Yes	1.3×
11101	Financial and investment analysts	1	Yes	1.3×
11102	Financial advisors	1	Yes	1.3×
11103	Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers	1	Yes	1.5×
11109	Other financial officers	1	Yes	1.3×
11200	Human resources professionals	1	Yes	1.3×
11201	Professional occupations in business management consulting	1	Yes	1.5×
11202	Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations	1	Yes	—
12010	Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers	2	Yes	—
12011	Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers	2	Yes	—
12012	Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers	2	Yes	—
12013	Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations	2	Yes	—
12100	Executive assistants	2	Yes	—
12101	Human resources and recruitment officers	2	Yes	—
12102	Procurement and purchasing agents and officers	2	Yes	—
12103	Conference and event planners	2	Yes	—
12104	Employment insurance and revenue officers	2	Yes	—
12110	Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations	2	Yes	—
12111	Health information management occupations	2	Yes	—
12112	Records management technicians	2	Yes	—
12113	Statistical officers and related research support occupations	2	Yes	—
12200	Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	2	Yes	—
12201	Insurance adjusters and claims examiners	2	Yes	1.3×
12202	Insurance underwriters	2	Yes	—
12203	Assessors, business valuators and appraisers	2	Yes	1.3×
13100	Administrative officers	3	Yes	—
13101	Property administrators	3	Yes	—
13102	Payroll administrators	3	Yes	—
13110	Administrative assistants	3	Yes	—
13111	Legal administrative assistants	3	Yes	—
13112	Medical administrative assistants	3	Yes	—
13200	Customs, ship and other brokers	3	Yes	—
13201	Production and transportation logistics coordinators	3	Yes	—
14100	General office support workers	4	No	—
14101	Receptionists	4	No	—
14102	Personnel clerks	4	No	—
14103	Court clerks and related court services occupations	4	No	—
14110	Survey interviewers and statistical clerks	4	No	—
14111	Data entry clerks	4	No	—
14112	Desktop publishing operators and related occupations	4	No	—
14200	Accounting and related clerks	4	No	—
14201	Banking, insurance and other financial clerks	4	No	—
14202	Collection clerks	4	No	—
14300	Library assistants and clerks	4	No	—
14301	Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks	4	No	—
14400	Shippers and receivers	4	No	—
14401	Storekeepers and partspersons	4	No	—
14402	Production logistics workers	4	No	—
14403	Purchasing and inventory control workers	4	No	—
14404	Dispatchers	4	No	—
14405	Transportation route and crew schedulers	4	No	—
20010	Engineering managers	0	Yes	2×
20011	Architecture and science managers	0	Yes	2×
20012	Computer and information systems managers	0	Yes	2×
21100	Physicists and astronomers	1	Yes	1.5×
21101	Chemists	1	Yes	1.3×
21102	Geoscientists and oceanographers	1	Yes	1.5×
21103	Meteorologists and climatologists	1	Yes	1.5×
21109	Other professional occupations in physical sciences	1	Yes	1.5×
21110	Biologists and related scientists	1	Yes	1.3×
21111	Forestry professionals	1	Yes	1.5×
21112	Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists	1	Yes	1.3×
21120	Public and environmental health and safety professionals	1	Yes	1.5×
21200	Architects	1	Yes	1.3×
21201	Landscape architects	1	Yes	1.3×
21202	Urban and land use planners	1	Yes	1.5×
21203	Land surveyors	1	Yes	1.3×
21210	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries	1	Yes	1.5×
21211	Data scientists	1	Yes	1.5×
21220	Cybersecurity specialists	1	Yes	1.5×
21221	Business systems specialists	1	Yes	1.5×
21222	Information systems specialists	1	Yes	1.5×
21223	Database analysts and data administrators	1	Yes	1.5×
21230	Computer systems developers and programmers	1	Yes	1.5×
21231	Software engineers and designers	1	Yes	1.5×
21232	Software developers and programmers	1	Yes	1.5×
21233	Web designers	1	Yes	—
21234	Web developers and programmers	1	Yes	1.3×
21300	Civil engineers	1	Yes	1.5×
21301	Mechanical engineers	1	Yes	1.5×
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers	1	Yes	1.5×
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	1	Yes	1.5×
21320	Chemical engineers	1	Yes	1.5×
21321	Industrial and manufacturing engineers	1	Yes	1.5×
21322	Metallurgical and materials engineers	1	Yes	1.5×
21330	Mining engineers	1	Yes	2×
21331	Geological engineers	1	Yes	1.5×
21332	Petroleum engineers	1	Yes	2×
21390	Aerospace engineers	1	Yes	1.5×
21399	Other professional engineers	1	Yes	1.5×
22100	Chemical technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
22101	Geological and mineral technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
22110	Biological technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
22111	Agricultural and fish products inspectors	2	Yes	—
22112	Forestry technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
22113	Conservation and fishery officers	2	Yes	—
22114	Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists	2	Yes	—
22210	Architectural technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
22211	Industrial designers	2	Yes	—
22212	Drafting technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
22213	Land survey technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
22214	Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology	2	Yes	1.3×
22220	Computer network and web technicians	2	Yes	—
22221	User support technicians	2	Yes	—
22222	Information systems testing technicians	2	Yes	—
22230	Non-destructive testers and inspectors	2	Yes	—
22231	Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers	2	Yes	1.5×
22232	Occupational health and safety specialists	2	Yes	1.3×
22233	Construction inspectors	2	Yes	1.3×
22300	Civil engineering technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
22301	Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
22302	Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
22303	Construction estimators	2	Yes	—
22310	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	2	Yes	1.3×
22311	Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)	2	Yes	—
22312	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics	2	Yes	1.5×
22313	Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors	2	Yes	1.3×
30010	Managers in health care	0	Yes	1.5×
31100	Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine	1	Yes	2×
31101	Specialists in surgery	1	Yes	2×
31102	General practitioners and family physicians	1	Yes	2×
31103	Veterinarians	1	Yes	2×
31110	Dentists	1	Yes	1.5×
31111	Optometrists	1	Yes	—
31112	Audiologists and speech-language pathologists	1	Yes	1.5×
31120	Pharmacists	1	Yes	1.5×
31121	Dietitians and nutritionists	1	Yes	1.3×
31200	Psychologists	1	Yes	1.5×
31201	Chiropractors	1	Yes	—
31202	Physiotherapists	1	Yes	1.5×
31203	Occupational therapists	1	Yes	1.5×
31204	Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment	1	Yes	—
31209	Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating	1	Yes	—
31300	Nursing coordinators and supervisors	1	Yes	1.5×
31301	Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	1	Yes	1.5×
31302	Nurse practitioners	1	Yes	2×
31303	Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals	1	Yes	2×
32100	Opticians	2	Yes	—
32101	Licensed practical nurses	2	Yes	—
32102	Paramedical occupations	2	Yes	1.3×
32103	Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists	2	Yes	1.3×
32104	Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians	2	Yes	—
32109	Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment	2	Yes	—
32110	Denturists	2	Yes	—
32111	Dental hygienists and dental therapists	2	Yes	1.5×
32112	Dental technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
32120	Medical laboratory technologists	2	Yes	1.3×
32121	Medical radiation technologists	2	Yes	1.3×
32122	Medical sonographers	2	Yes	1.3×
32123	Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists	2	Yes	—
32124	Pharmacy technicians	2	Yes	—
32129	Other medical technologists and technicians	2	Yes	—
32200	Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists	2	Yes	—
32201	Massage therapists	2	Yes	—
32209	Other practitioners of natural healing	2	Yes	—
33100	Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants	3	Yes	—
33101	Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations	3	Yes	—
33102	Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates	3	Yes	—
33103	Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants	3	Yes	—
33109	Other assisting occupations in support of health services	3	Yes	—
40010	Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration	0	Yes	2×
40011	Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration	0	Yes	2×
40012	Government managers - education policy development and program administration	0	Yes	2×
40019	Other managers in public administration	0	Yes	2×
40020	Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training	0	Yes	1.5×
40021	School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education	0	Yes	1.5×
40030	Managers in social, community and correctional services	0	Yes	1.5×
40040	Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services	0	Yes	2×
40041	Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers	0	Yes	2×
40042	Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces	0	Yes	1.5×
41100	Judges	1	Yes	2×
41101	Lawyers and Quebec notaries	1	Yes	2×
41200	University professors and lecturers	1	Yes	2×
41201	Post-secondary teaching and research assistants	1	Yes	—
41210	College and other vocational instructors	1	Yes	1.5×
41220	Secondary school teachers	1	Yes	1.5×
41221	Elementary school and kindergarten teachers	1	Yes	1.5×
41300	Social workers	1	Yes	1.3×
41301	Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies	1	Yes	—
41302	Religious leaders	1	Yes	—
41310	Police investigators and other investigative occupations	1	Yes	1.5×
41311	Probation and parole officers	1	Yes	1.5×
41320	Educational counsellors	1	Yes	1.5×
41321	Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)	1	Yes	—
41400	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1	Yes	1.3×
41401	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts	1	Yes	1.5×
41402	Business development officers and market researchers and analysts	1	Yes	1.5×
41403	Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1	Yes	1.3×
41404	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1	Yes	1.5×
41405	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1	Yes	1.3×
41406	Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1	Yes	—
41407	Program officers unique to government	1	Yes	1.5×
41409	Other professional occupations in social science	1	Yes	1.3×
42100	Police officers (except commissioned)	2	Yes	1.5×
42101	Firefighters	2	Yes	1.5×
42102	Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces	2	Yes	—
42200	Paralegals and related occupations	2	Yes	—
42201	Social and community service workers	2	Yes	—
42202	Early childhood educators and assistants	2	Yes	—
42203	Instructors of persons with disabilities	2	Yes	—
42204	Religion workers	2	Yes	—
43100	Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants	3	Yes	—
43109	Other instructors	3	Yes	—
43200	Sheriffs and bailiffs	3	Yes	—
43201	Correctional service officers	3	Yes	1.3×
43202	By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers	3	Yes	—
43203	Border services, customs, and immigration officers	3	Yes	1.3×
43204	Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces	3	Yes	—
44100	Home child care providers	4	No	—
44101	Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations	4	No	—
44200	Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces	4	No	—
45100	Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations	5	No	—
50010	Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers	0	Yes	1.5×
50011	Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts	0	Yes	1.5×
50012	Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors	0	Yes	1.3×
51100	Librarians	1	Yes	1.5×
51101	Conservators and curators	1	Yes	1.3×
51102	Archivists	1	Yes	1.3×
51110	Editors	1	Yes	—
51111	Authors and writers (except technical)	1	Yes	1.3×
51112	Technical writers	1	Yes	1.3×
51113	Journalists	1	Yes	—
51114	Translators, terminologists and interpreters	1	Yes	—
51120	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations	1	Yes	1.3×
51121	Conductors, composers and arrangers	1	Yes	—
51122	Musicians and singers	1	Yes	—
52100	Library and public archive technicians	2	Yes	—
52110	Film and video camera operators	2	Yes	—
52111	Graphic arts technicians	2	Yes	—
52112	Broadcast technicians	2	Yes	1.3×
52113	Audio and video recording technicians	2	Yes	—
52114	Announcers and other broadcasters	2	Yes	—
52119	Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts	2	Yes	—
52120	Graphic designers and illustrators	2	Yes	—
52121	Interior designers and interior decorators	2	Yes	—
53100	Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries	3	Yes	—
53110	Photographers	3	Yes	—
53111	Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators	3	Yes	—
53120	Dancers	3	Yes	—
53121	Actors, comedians and circus performers	3	Yes	—
53122	Painters, sculptors and other visual artists	3	Yes	—
53123	Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers	3	Yes	—
53124	Artisans and craftspersons	3	Yes	—
53125	Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products	3	Yes	—
53200	Athletes	3	Yes	—
53201	Coaches	3	Yes	—
53202	Sports officials and referees	3	Yes	—
54100	Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness	4	No	—
55109	Other performers	5	No	—
60010	Corporate sales managers	0	Yes	2×
60020	Retail and wholesale trade managers	0	Yes	1.3×
60030	Restaurant and food service managers	0	Yes	—
60031	Accommodation service managers	0	Yes	1.3×
60040	Managers in customer and personal services	0	Yes	1.3×
62010	Retail sales supervisors	2	Yes	—
62020	Food service supervisors	2	Yes	—
62021	Executive housekeepers	2	Yes	—
62022	Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors	2	Yes	—
62023	Customer and information services supervisors	2	Yes	—
62024	Cleaning supervisors	2	Yes	—
62029	Other services supervisors	2	Yes	—
62100	Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade	2	Yes	—
62101	Retail and wholesale buyers	2	Yes	—
62200	Chefs	2	Yes	—
62201	Funeral directors and embalmers	2	Yes	—
62202	Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations	2	Yes	—
63100	Insurance agents and brokers	3	Yes	—
63101	Real estate agents and salespersons	3	Yes	—
63102	Financial sales representatives	3	Yes	—
63200	Cooks	3	Yes	—
63201	Butchers - retail and wholesale	3	Yes	—
63202	Bakers	3	Yes	—
63210	Hairstylists and barbers	3	Yes	—
63211	Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations	3	Yes	—
63220	Shoe repairers and shoemakers	3	Yes	—
63221	Upholsterers	3	Yes	—
64100	Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers	4	No	—
64101	Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical)	4	No	—
64200	Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners	4	No	—
64201	Image, social and other personal consultants	4	No	—
64300	Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses	4	No	—
64301	Bartenders	4	No	—
64310	Travel counsellors	4	No	—
64311	Pursers and flight attendants	4	No	—
64312	Airline ticket and service agents	4	No	—
64313	Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks	4	No	—
64314	Hotel front desk clerks	4	No	—
64320	Tour and travel guides	4	No	—
64321	Casino workers	4	No	—
64322	Outdoor sport and recreational guides	4	No	—
64400	Customer services representatives - financial institutions	4	No	—
64401	Postal services representatives	4	No	—
64409	Other customer and information services representatives	4	No	—
64410	Security guards and related security service occupations	4	No	—
65100	Cashiers	5	No	—
65101	Service station attendants	5	No	—
65102	Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers	5	No	—
65109	Other sales related occupations	5	No	—
65200	Food and beverage servers	5	No	—
65201	Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations	5	No	—
65202	Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale	5	No	—
65210	Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services	5	No	—
65211	Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport	5	No	—
65220	Pet groomers and animal care workers	5	No	—
65229	Other support occupations in personal services	5	No	—
65310	Light duty cleaners	5	No	—
65311	Specialized cleaners	5	No	—
65312	Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners	5	No	—
65320	Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations	5	No	—
65329	Other service support occupations	5	No	—
70010	Construction managers	0	Yes	1.5×
70011	Home building and renovation managers	0	Yes	—
70012	Facility operation and maintenance managers	0	Yes	1.5×
70020	Managers in transportation	0	Yes	1.5×
70021	Postal and courier services managers	0	Yes	1.5×
72010	Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations	2	Yes	1.3×
72011	Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations	2	Yes	1.5×
72012	Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades	2	Yes	1.5×
72013	Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades	2	Yes	1.3×
72014	Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers	2	Yes	1.3×
72020	Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades	2	Yes	1.3×
72021	Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews	2	Yes	1.3×
72022	Supervisors, printing and related occupations	2	Yes	—
72023	Supervisors, railway transport operations	2	Yes	1.5×
72024	Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators	2	Yes	—
72025	Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations	2	Yes	—
72100	Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors	2	Yes	—
72101	Tool and die makers	2	Yes	—
72102	Sheet metal workers	2	Yes	1.3×
72103	Boilermakers	2	Yes	1.5×
72104	Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters	2	Yes	—
72105	Ironworkers	2	Yes	1.3×
72106	Welders and related machine operators	2	Yes	—
72200	Electricians (except industrial and power system)	2	Yes	—
72201	Industrial electricians	2	Yes	1.3×
72202	Power system electricians	2	Yes	1.5×
72203	Electrical power line and cable workers	2	Yes	1.5×
72204	Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers	2	Yes	—
72205	Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians	2	Yes	—
72300	Plumbers	2	Yes	—
72301	Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers	2	Yes	1.5×
72302	Gas fitters	2	Yes	1.3×
72310	Carpenters	2	Yes	—
72311	Cabinetmakers	2	Yes	—
72320	Bricklayers	2	Yes	1.3×
72321	Insulators	2	Yes	1.3×
72400	Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	2	Yes	—
72401	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	2	Yes	1.3×
72402	Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	2	Yes	—
72403	Railway carmen/women	2	Yes	1.3×
72404	Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	2	Yes	1.3×
72405	Machine fitters	2	Yes	—
72406	Elevator constructors and mechanics	2	Yes	1.5×
72410	Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers	2	Yes	—
72411	Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators	2	Yes	—
72420	Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics	2	Yes	—
72421	Appliance servicers and repairers	2	Yes	—
72422	Electrical mechanics	2	Yes	—
72423	Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics	2	Yes	—
72429	Other small engine and small equipment repairers	2	Yes	—
72500	Crane operators	2	Yes	1.3×
72501	Water well drillers	2	Yes	—
72600	Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	2	Yes	1.5×
72601	Air traffic controllers and related occupations	2	Yes	1.5×
72602	Deck officers, water transport	2	Yes	1.3×
72603	Engineer officers, water transport	2	Yes	1.3×
72604	Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators	2	Yes	1.5×
72999	Other technical trades and related occupations	2	Yes	—
73100	Concrete finishers	3	Yes	—
73101	Tilesetters	3	Yes	—
73102	Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers	3	Yes	—
73110	Roofers and shinglers	3	Yes	—
73111	Glaziers	3	Yes	—
73112	Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)	3	Yes	—
73113	Floor covering installers	3	Yes	—
73200	Residential and commercial installers and servicers	3	Yes	—
73201	General building maintenance workers and building superintendents	3	Yes	—
73202	Pest controllers and fumigators	3	Yes	—
73209	Other repairers and servicers	3	Yes	—
73300	Transport truck drivers	3	Yes	—
73301	Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators	3	Yes	—
73310	Railway and yard locomotive engineers	3	Yes	1.5×
73311	Railway conductors and brakemen/women	3	Yes	1.3×
73400	Heavy equipment operators	3	Yes	—
73401	Printing press operators	3	Yes	—
73402	Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction	3	Yes	—
74100	Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations	4	No	—
74101	Letter carriers	4	No	—
74102	Couriers and messengers	4	No	—
74200	Railway yard and track maintenance workers	4	No	—
74201	Water transport deck and engine room crew	4	No	—
74202	Air transport ramp attendants	4	No	—
74203	Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers	4	No	—
74204	Utility maintenance workers	4	No	—
74205	Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers	4	No	—
75100	Longshore workers	5	No	—
75101	Material handlers	5	No	—
75110	Construction trades helpers and labourers	5	No	—
75119	Other trades helpers and labourers	5	No	—
75200	Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs	5	No	—
75201	Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors	5	No	—
75210	Boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations	5	No	—
75211	Railway and motor transport labourers	5	No	—
75212	Public works and maintenance labourers	5	No	—
80010	Managers in natural resources production and fishing	0	Yes	2×
80020	Managers in agriculture	0	Yes	—
80021	Managers in horticulture	0	Yes	—
80022	Managers in aquaculture	0	Yes	—
82010	Supervisors, logging and forestry	2	Yes	1.3×
82020	Supervisors, mining and quarrying	2	Yes	1.5×
82021	Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services	2	Yes	1.5×
82030	Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors	2	Yes	—
82031	Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services	2	Yes	—
83100	Underground production and development miners	3	Yes	1.3×
83101	Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers	3	Yes	1.5×
83110	Logging machinery operators	3	Yes	—
83120	Fishing masters and officers	3	Yes	1.3×
83121	Fishermen/women	3	Yes	—
84100	Underground mine service and support workers	4	No	—
84101	Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators	4	No	—
84110	Chain saw and skidder operators	4	No	—
84111	Silviculture and forestry workers	4	No	—
84120	Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators	4	No	—
84121	Fishing vessel deckhands	4	No	—
85100	Livestock labourers	5	No	—
85101	Harvesting labourers	5	No	—
85102	Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers	5	No	—
85103	Nursery and greenhouse labourers	5	No	—
85104	Trappers and hunters	5	No	—
85110	Mine labourers	5	No	—
85111	Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers	5	No	—
85120	Logging and forestry labourers	5	No	—
85121	Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers	5	No	—
90010	Manufacturing managers	0	Yes	1.5×
90011	Utilities managers	0	Yes	2×
92010	Supervisors, mineral and metal processing	2	Yes	1.3×
92011	Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities	2	Yes	1.5×
92012	Supervisors, food and beverage processing	2	Yes	—
92013	Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing	2	Yes	—
92014	Supervisors, forest products processing	2	Yes	—
92015	Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing	2	Yes	—
92020	Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling	2	Yes	—
92021	Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing	2	Yes	—
92022	Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing	2	Yes	—
92023	Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing	2	Yes	—
92024	Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly	2	Yes	—
92100	Power engineers and power systems operators	2	Yes	1.5×
92101	Water and waste treatment plant operators	2	Yes	—
93100	Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing	3	Yes	1.5×
93101	Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing	3	Yes	1.5×
93102	Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators	3	Yes	1.3×
93200	Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors	3	Yes	—
94100	Machine operators, mineral and metal processing	4	No	—
94101	Foundry workers	4	No	—
94102	Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters	4	No	—
94103	Concrete, clay and stone forming operators	4	No	—
94104	Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing	4	No	—
94105	Metalworking and forging machine operators	4	No	—
94106	Machining tool operators	4	No	—
94107	Machine operators of other metal products	4	No	—
94110	Chemical plant machine operators	4	No	—
94111	Plastics processing machine operators	4	No	—
94112	Rubber processing machine operators and related workers	4	No	—
94120	Sawmill machine operators	4	No	—
94121	Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators	4	No	—
94122	Paper converting machine operators	4	No	—
94123	Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders	4	No	—
94124	Woodworking machine operators	4	No	—
94129	Other wood processing machine operators	4	No	—
94130	Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers	4	No	—
94131	Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations	4	No	—
94132	Industrial sewing machine operators	4	No	—
94133	Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing	4	No	—
94140	Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing	4	No	—
94141	Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers	4	No	—
94142	Fish and seafood plant workers	4	No	—
94143	Testers and graders, food and beverage processing	4	No	—
94150	Plateless printing equipment operators	4	No	—
94151	Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations	4	No	—
94152	Binding and finishing machine operators	4	No	—
94153	Photographic and film processors	4	No	—
94200	Motor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testers	4	No	—
94201	Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers	4	No	—
94202	Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing	4	No	—
94203	Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers	4	No	—
94204	Mechanical assemblers and inspectors	4	No	—
94205	Machine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturing	4	No	—
94210	Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors	4	No	—
94211	Assemblers and inspectors of other wood products	4	No	—
94212	Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors	4	No	—
94213	Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators	4	No	—
94219	Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors	4	No	—
95100	Labourers in mineral and metal processing	5	No	—
95101	Labourers in metal fabrication	5	No	—
95102	Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities	5	No	—
95103	Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing	5	No	—
95104	Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing	5	No	—
95105	Labourers in textile processing and cutting	5	No	—
95106	Labourers in food and beverage processing	5	No	—
95107	Labourers in fish and seafood processing	5	No	—
95109	Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities	5	No	—

Source: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0 (Statistics Canada Open Licence). Occupation names are the English class titles. See the NOC 2021 classification

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Express Entry (EE) is the online system that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) uses to manage economic immigration applications. It covers the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FST) and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Eligible candidates can create an Express Entry profile, get a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score and, under the draw rules, receive an invitation to apply for permanent residence.

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Skill transferability points are mainly based on education, language ability and work experience. For the CRS changes planned for November 3, 2026, watch for IRCC's official instructions on skill transferability scoring and Express Entry profile updates. If you have a job offer, check your profile details early to make sure they are accurate and complete.

How do I calculate my Express Entry score?

Use the Express Entry CRS calculator above. Enter your age, education, language test results, work experience and other details to estimate your CRS score. The calculator shows the points for each part, so you can see how competitive your profile is. IRCC's official assessment decides your actual score and eligibility.

How many CRS points is an IELTS 8, 7, 7, 7 worth?

IELTS General Training Listening 8.0, Reading 7.0, Writing 7.0 and Speaking 7.0 each equal CLB 9. Under the standard CRS first official language grid, an applicant without an accompanying spouse gets 124 core language points. CLB 9 may also raise your skill transferability points for education and foreign work experience, depending on your situation and the scoring rules that apply.

What IELTS score equals CLB 7, and how many points is it?

CLB 7 equals IELTS General Training 6.0 in listening, reading, writing and speaking, or CELPIP-General level 7 in all 4 skills. Under the standard CRS grid, an applicant without an accompanying spouse gets 68 first official language points. Moving up to CLB 9 adds 56 core language points and may add more skill transferability points.

Can I use CELPIP for Express Entry?

Yes. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) accepts CELPIP-General results for Express Entry. Each CELPIP-General score maps directly to a CLB level, for example CELPIP 9 = CLB 9. The whole test is taken on a computer and covers listening, reading, writing and speaking.

Do international students in Canada get extra Express Entry points?

Yes. A qualifying Canadian credential adds CRS additional points: normally 15 points for a one- or two-year program, and 30 points for a program of three years or more or a qualifying master's or PhD. Your Canadian education also counts in the core education score, and qualifying Canadian work experience after graduation may also raise your CRS score.

Does French add Express Entry points?

Yes. French test results from TEF Canada or TCF Canada at NCLC 7 or higher in all 4 abilities add CRS additional points: 25 points if your English is CLB 4 or lower, or 50 points if your English is CLB 5 or higher.

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