Data · Immigration · Rules in force from November 3, 2026
Express Entry CRS calculator with the new high-wage points
Estimate your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score under the rules IRCC brought in on November 3, 2026. Pick your Canadian job or job offer from the high-wage occupation list and see how many of the new points it earns, and whether a job offer would raise your score at all.
What changed on November 3, 2026
IRCC replaced the old Canadian work experience factor with a "labour market integration" factor worth up to 150 points without a spouse and 140 with one. It has two routes, and you get whichever gives more:
- Canadian work: the same points as before for years worked (up to 80, or 70 with a spouse), plus up to 70 extra if you have 12 months or more of Canadian work in a high-wage occupation.
- A job offer: 100, 70 or 50 points if the job is in a high-wage occupation, depending on its tier. Jobs not on the list earn nothing, and no labour market impact assessment (LMIA) is needed. IRCC says you must still select that you have a positive LMIA in your profile, even though you don't need one.
The highest possible score went from 1,200 to 1,270. The changes apply only to points for Canadian work and job offers; skill transferability still counts years of Canadian work, not the high-wage points. How the new points work, with examples.
How the high-wage points are counted
| Tier | Job offer | 12 months of Canadian work |
|---|---|---|
| 2x | 100 | +70 |
| 1.5x | 70 | +40 |
| 1.3x | 50 | +20 |
| Not on the list | 0 | 0 |
Months in different tiers add up. Eight months in a 1.5x job and four months in a 2x job make 12 months in the 1.5x tier or higher, which earns 40. The tier depends on your five-digit NOC code, not your salary. The calculator looks codes up in IRCC's list of 186 occupations.
Why a job offer often adds less than it seems
A job offer replaces your Canadian work points instead of adding to them. A single applicant with three years of Canadian work outside the list already has 64 points for it, so a 70-point offer in a 1.5x occupation adds 6, and a 50-point offer adds nothing. A 2x offer adds 36. The calculator shows both numbers and uses the higher one, as IRCC does.
What the calculator can't check
It assumes the information you enter meets IRCC's rules. In particular, Canadian work generally has to be skilled (TEER 0 to 3) and within the last 10 years, and a job offer has to meet IRCC's rules for a valid Express Entry offer. Points do not guarantee an invitation: that depends on each round's requirements and cut-off score. Confirm your score with IRCC's official CRS tool.