Why low CRS shouldn’t deter you from Canada immigration

If you follow Canada immigration, you must be knowing well about the CRS score requirements in rounds of invitations conducted by IRCC. The CRS score is part of a points-based immigration system that assigns points to immigration candidates based on factors like education, age, work experience, language skills, and more.

As any commoner can guess knowing this much, the higher the CRS score, the better the chance at getting invited to apply for Canada PR. This is how invitations work in Canada immigration process.

In recent years, the immigration scene has been through a very testing time. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged Canada’s efforts to bring in more immigration candidates who are instrumental in helping the country grow economically and socially.

So, Canada has applied certain strategies to facilitate a better influx of newcomers. This includes a trend of falling CRS scores in immigration draws.

The way of the falling CRS scores

The lowest of CRS scores in 2020 was 468 points. It was set in the Express Entry draw held on December 23. The lowest CRS score ever to be set as the cut-off score was 75. This was in an Express Entry draw held on February 13, 2021, which included candidates from the CEC stream.

The figures do show the progression made in the “low CRS” strategy that Canada adopted to rope in more candidates from a wider spectrum including those having lesser CRS scores. It worked great for many Canada immigration aspirants as well as for Canada.

The February 13 draw also indicates another practice that Canada resorted to during the COVID crisis. That was the maximum participation of CEC candidates.

The CEC candidates are mostly those who are already present in Canada. This makes them more immune to the travel restrictions imposed by Canada to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. Besides, they can switch places easier and they have some Canadian experience to start with.

The takeaway for Canada immigration candidates

Of course, Canada needs more skilled people like you to immigrate to the country. So, the best thing for you to do is to seek ways in which you can improve your CRS scores by improving factors that you can still manage to improve. Here are some tips:

• Improve your IELTS or CLB scores.
• Try and get a job offer from a Canadian employer. This could even be an LMIA approved job offer.
• Study in Canada: get graduation, degree, or diploma in Canada.
• Apply for Canada PR along with your spouse.
• If you happen to be working full-time in Canada for under 3 years, keep working and gain more years of Canadian work experience.

Besides, if you have a profile made in Canada’s Express Entry system, Canadian provinces with specific skill requirements could stumble upon your profile and decide to give you a nomination. So, even if your CRS score is low, the extra 600 CRS points granted by the provinces will push your forward in the line and increase your chances to get a Canada PR! So, participate in PNP draws that can open a path for you to get permanent residency.

Remember, if you have the desire to immigrate to Canada, now is the best time. Canada has a really high target for newcomers for 2021: 401,000. The country is aiming to get 1.2 million newcomers by the year 2023.

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Note:

PR – Permanent Residence/Permanent Resident

CRS – Comprehensive Ranking System

PNP – Provincial Nominee Program

IRCC – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

CLB – Canadian Language Benchmark