Since August of this year, Express Entry’s Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program has replicated the same draw: 1,000 invitations to apply (ITAs) delivered to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores of either 533 or 534 points.
Foreign nationals seeking Canadian permanent residence through Express Entry’s CEC program may be wondering what it takes to achieve a CRS score at this level.
This article will provide a list of fictional profiles that would have received an ITA through the most recent CEC draws.
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Example 1: Michael Hassan
Michael is an unmarried engineer who has lived in the UAE most of his life.
He completed a bachelor’s degree in engineering at a university in Dubai and worked as a software engineer for a UAE firm for a year.
He then pursued his master’s degree in Canada, completing a two-year program at the University of Toronto.
Following this, he got a PGWP that is valid for three years, and finished two years of Canadian work experience as a cloud engineer.
Having at least one year of skilled Canadian work experience makes him eligible for the CEC.
His English skills are advanced, earning him a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB 9). He does not speak French.
At the time of creating his profile for the Express Entry pool, his age was 27.
Based on his human capital factors and work experience, his CRS score is as follows:
| CRS scoring factor | Michael’s qualifications | Michael’s score |
| Age | 27 | 110 |
| Education | Master’s degree | 135 |
| Official languages proficiency (English) | CLB 9 | 124 |
| Canadian work experience | 2 years | 53 |
| Total points from human capital factors | 422 | |
| Skill Transferability | ||
| Education + Language ability | Master’s degree + CLB 9 | 50 |
| Education + Canadian work experience | Master’s degree + CLB 9 | 50 |
| Foreign work experience + language proficiency | One year of foreign work experience + CLB9 | 25 |
| Foreign work experience _ Canadian work experience | One year of foreign work experience + two years of Canadian work experience | 25 |
| Total points from Skill Transferability factors | Skill transferability factors have a capped maximum score of 100 | 100 |
| Additional points | ||
| Education in Canada | Master’s degree | 30 |
| Total points | 552 | |
Based on the above factors, Michael would have qualified for the most recent CEC draws.
Example 2: Lynn Jones
Lynn works as the head of marketing for a multinational firm based in England.
She has over five years of foreign work experience in that firm, and also completed a Master’s degree in Media and Communication part-time while working full-time.
After being in this role for a year, she gets a transfer to the Canadian branch of the company through an Intra Company Transfer.
She has worked for the Canadian branch for three years, making her eligible for the CEC.
She has excellent English language skills (CLB 10) and is 31 years old while submitting her profile in the Express Entry pool.
Based on these factors, here’s a look at her score.
| CRS scoring factor | Lynn’s qualifications | Lynn’s score |
| Age | 31 | 99 |
| Education | Master’s degree | 135 |
| Official languages proficiency (English) | CLB 10 | 136 |
| Canadian work experience | 3 years | 64 |
| Total points from human capital factors | 434 | |
| Skill Transferability | ||
| Education + Language ability | Master’s degree + CLB 10 | 50 |
| Education + Canadian work experience | Master’s degree + CLB 10 | 50 |
| Foreign work experience + language proficiency | 5 years of foreign work experience + CLB10 | 50 |
| Foreign work experience _ Canadian work experience | 5 years of foreign work experience + 3 years of Canadian work experience | 50 |
| Total points from Skill Transferability factors | Skill transferability factors have a capped maximum score of 100 | 100 |
| Total points | 534 | |
If Lynn had applied, she would have met the cut-off for the most recent CEC draws.
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Example 3: Neha and Nikhil Malhotra
Neha has a bachelor’s degree in economics in Delhi, after which she worked for a year in India as a growth analyst.
Following this, she moved to Canada to pursue a two-year master’s degree in data science. After her program, she gets a PGWP, which helps her gain two years of Canadian work experience as a data analyst in a large consulting firm in Toronto.
Neha has advanced English skills (CLB 9) and does not speak French.
At the time of submitting her profile as a primary applicant, Neha is 29 and Nikhil is 35.
Her husband, Nikhil, has completed a PhD in India and has CLB level 10 in English. He has no Canadian work experience, and does not speak French.
| CRS scoring factor | Neha’s qualifications | Neha’s score |
| Age | 29 | 100 |
| Education | Master’s degree | 126 |
| Official languages proficiency (English) | CLB 9 | 116 |
| Canadian work experience | 2 years | 46 |
| Total points from human capital factors | 388 | |
| Skill Transferability | ||
| Education + Language ability | Master’s degree + CLB 10 | 50 |
| Education + Canadian work experience | Master’s degree + two years of Canadian work experience | 50 |
| Foreign work experience + language proficiency | 1 year of foreign work experience + CLB 9 | 25 |
| Foreign work experience _ Canadian work experience | 1 year of foreign work experience + 2 years of Canadian work experience | 25 |
| Total points from Skill Transferability factors | Skill transferability factors have a capped maximum score of 100 | 100 |
| Additional points | ||
| Education in Canada | Master’s degree in Canada | 30 |
| Spousal factors | ||
| Spouse’s education | PhD | 10 |
| Spouse’s language ability | CLB 10 | 20 |
| Spouse’s Canadian work experience | 0 | 0 |
| Total points | 548 | |
Based on the above factors, and with Neha as the primary applicant, both Neha and Nikhil would have received ITAs for Canadian PR through CEC.
Example 4: Aisha Jalal
Aisha Jalal is a woman from Nigeria who moved to Canada to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in finance.
She completed a four-year Bachelor’s of Commerce degree at the University of Alberta. Following this, she gets a three-year PGWP.
After six months looking for the right job, she gets an offer to work as a financial analyst for a Canadian bank and accrues two years of work experience, making her eligible for the CEC.
Aisha has Advanced English skills (CLB 9) and is also proficient in French (niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens 7). At the time of submitting her profile in the Express Entry pool, she is 25 years old.
Based on her human capital factors and work experience, her CRS score is as follows:
| CRS scoring factor | Aisha’s qualifications | Aisha’s score |
| Age | 25 | 110 |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree | 120 |
| Official languages proficiency (English) | CLB 9 English + NCLC 7 French: 124 + 12 | 136 |
| Canadian work experience | 2 years | 53 |
| Total points from human capital factors | 419 | |
| Skill Transferability | ||
| Education + Language ability | Bachelor’s degree + language proficiency | 25 |
| Education + Canadian work experience | Bachelor’s degree + two years of Canadian work experience | 25 |
| Foreign work experience + language proficiency | No foreign work experience | 0 |
| Foreign work experience _ Canadian work experience | No foreign work experience | 0 |
| Total points from Skill Transferability factors | Skill transferability factors have a capped maximum score of 100 | 50 |
| Additional points | ||
| Education in Canada | Four-year bachelor’s program | 30 |
| French language skills | NCLC | 50 |
| Total points | 549 | |
Based on the above factors, Aisha would have qualified for the most recent CEC draws.
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