How our scores are calculated

Every point table in our calculators comes from IRCC pages. Here are the sources, the dates we checked them, how we test the calculators, and what an estimate cannot tell you.

Rule sets in use

“Pending” means the tables have not yet been checked by a licensed immigration professional. We will name the reviewer here once that review is done.

Sources

• IRCC: CRS criteria (page dated 3 November 2026)
• IRCC: 2026 changes to points for Canadian work experience and job offers (16 October 2026)
• IRCC: Federal Skilled Worker Program (3 November 2026)
• IRCC: FSW selection criteria, education (7 August 2024)

How the calculators work

Each calculator checks that your answers are complete, then scores each factor on its own and applies IRCC’s caps. A missing answer is shown as “incomplete”, never as zero points. The CRS and FSW calculators use separate rules, because the two systems score language, experience and job offers differently.

All scoring runs in your browser. No artificial intelligence is used to calculate or guess any part of a score.

How we test

We keep 20 test cases whose expected results were worked out by hand from the IRCC tables, not from the calculator itself. They cover age and language boundaries, the spouse path, the new labour market integration factor, every cap, the 1,270 maximum, the FSW pass mark at 66, 67 and 68, and each minimum-requirement failure. Every release must pass all of them.

Interpretation choices

• You enter CLB or NCLC levels directly. We do not convert test scores, so check IRCC’s equivalency charts.
• You choose your high-wage occupation level from IRCC’s list. We do not look up NOC codes.
• For the 25 French bonus points, an English result below CLB 5 in any ability is treated as not meeting the 50-point condition.
• IRCC’s profile form may still ask for LMIA details for job offers. We follow the published criteria, which no longer require an LMIA.

Limits of an estimate

A score here is not an eligibility decision, an invitation or immigration advice. Officers assess your documents, and IRCC sets each draw’s cut-off. If IRCC changes the rules, we update the calculators and the change log below. If we cannot confirm a change, we switch off the affected calculator rather than show an outdated score.

Change log

Found a mistake? Tell us, and include the answers you used.