New CRS points calculator: Express Entry changes on November 3, 2026
On November 3, 2026 IRCC adds points for Canadian work in high-wage occupations and brings back job offer points without an LMIA. Enter your profile to estimate how many CRS points you gain. It follows the rules IRCC published on October 16, 2026 and covers only the factor that changes.
Estimate your new CRS score
Your CRS score today
The score shown in your Express Entry profile right now (optional).
Is a spouse or partner counted in your profile?
Choose “Yes” only if they are coming to Canada with you and aren't a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
Canadian work experience in your profile
Skilled work (TEER 0–3) in Canada in the last 10 years: the same years your profile counts today. These points don't change.
Was at least 12 months of that work in a high-wage occupation?
It depends on your occupation's NOC code, not your own salary. Worked in more than one? Pick the one with the lowest wage level among the jobs that make up your 12 months.
Do you have a job offer in Canada?
Full-time, for at least one year after you become a permanent resident. From November 3 it no longer needs an LMIA, but it only earns points in a high-wage occupation.
Nothing changes for you yet: without 12 months in a high-wage occupation or a qualifying job offer, you keep your 40 points for Canadian work experience.
IRCC counts your Canadian work experience (work length + high-wage bonus) or your job offer, whichever is higher, never both. The total tops out at 150: up to 80 for work length plus 70 high-wage, or 100 for a job offer. Age, education, language, spouse factors, skill transferability and additional points don't change, so CELPIP is still where most candidates add the most: see your language points.
What changes on November 3
The Canadian work experience factor becomes the Labour Market Integration factor, worth up to 150 points (140 with an accompanying spouse or partner). You get the higher of two routes, never both.
Route 1: Canadian work experience
Points for years of skilled (TEER 0–3) work in Canada in the last 10 years don't change. If at least 12 months of it was in a high-wage occupation, you get extra points on top.
| Canadian work experience | Without spouse | With spouse |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 40 | 35 |
| 2 years | 53 | 46 |
| 3 years | 64 | 56 |
| 4 years | 72 | 63 |
| 5 years or more | 80 | 70 |
| Occupation level | Median wage | Extra points |
|---|---|---|
| 2× | at least 2× the average median wage | 70 |
| 1.5× | 1.5× to under 2× the average median wage | 40 |
| 1.3× | 1.3× to under 1.5× the average median wage | 20 |
The 12 months can be continuous or not, full-time or the same hours part-time (1,560 hours), and combined across more than one high-wage job. Each level counts time at that level or higher.
Route 2: a qualifying job offer
| Occupation level | Median wage | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2× | at least 2× the average median wage | 100 |
| 1.5× | 1.5× to under 2× the average median wage | 70 |
| 1.3× | 1.3× to under 1.5× the average median wage | 50 |
The offer must be full-time and continuous for at least one year after you become a permanent resident. It no longer needs an LMIA, can be with a new or current employer, and is still checked by an officer. Job offers outside high-wage occupations earn no CRS points but can still meet Federal Skilled Worker or Federal Skilled Trades eligibility.
What stays the same
Age, education, official languages, spouse factors, skill transferability (still based on years of Canadian work, not high-wage points) and additional points such as a provincial nomination. IRCC will recalculate every profile when the change takes effect, which could take up to two weeks, and pause invitation rounds until it's done. More points don't guarantee an invitation.
Read IRCC's 2026 changes to points for Canadian work experience and job offers and the announcement.
Is my job a high-wage occupation?
It depends on your NOC 2021 occupation, not your own pay: IRCC compares the median wage of everyone in Canada in that occupation with the average median wage, using the highest level it reached in the last three years (2023–2025 for the list below). Search it in the calculator above, or find your code with the NOC code finder. Source: IRCC high-wage occupations.
2× occupations (31): 70 extra points or a 100-point job offer
| NOC | Occupation |
|---|---|
| 00011 | Senior government managers and officials |
| 00012 | Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services |
| 00013 | Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations |
| 10010 | Financial managers |
| 10011 | Human resources managers |
| 10012 | Purchasing managers |
| 10020 | Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers |
| 10021 | Banking, credit and other investment managers |
| 20010 | Engineering managers |
| 20011 | Architecture and science managers |
| 20012 | Computer and information systems managers |
| 21330 | Mining engineers |
| 21332 | Petroleum engineers |
| 31100 | Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine |
| 31101 | Specialists in surgery |
| 31102 | General practitioners and family physicians |
| 31103 | Veterinarians |
| 31302 | Nurse practitioners |
| 31303 | Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals |
| 40010 | Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration |
| 40011 | Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration |
| 40012 | Government managers - education policy development and program administration |
| 40019 | Other managers in public administration |
| 40040 | Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services |
| 40041 | Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers |
| 41100 | Judges |
| 41101 | Lawyers and Quebec notaries |
| 41200 | University professors and lecturers |
| 60010 | Corporate sales managers |
| 80010 | Managers in natural resources production and fishing |
| 90011 | Utilities managers |
1.5× occupations (89): 40 extra points or a 70-point job offer
| NOC | Occupation |
|---|---|
| 00014 | Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services |
| 00015 | Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities |
| 10019 | Other administrative services managers |
| 10022 | Advertising, marketing and public relations managers |
| 10029 | Other business services managers |
| 10030 | Telecommunication carriers managers |
| 11103 | Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers |
| 11201 | Professional occupations in business management consulting |
| 21100 | Physicists and astronomers |
| 21102 | Geoscientists and oceanographers |
| 21103 | Meteorologists and climatologists |
| 21109 | Other professional occupations in physical sciences |
| 21111 | Forestry professionals |
| 21120 | Public and environmental health and safety professionals |
| 21202 | Urban and land use planners |
| 21210 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries |
| 21211 | Data scientists |
| 21220 | Cybersecurity specialists |
| 21221 | Business systems specialists |
| 21222 | Information systems specialists |
| 21223 | Database analysts and data administrators |
| 21230 | Computer systems developers and programmers |
| 21231 | Software engineers and designers |
| 21232 | Software developers and programmers |
| 21300 | Civil engineers |
| 21301 | Mechanical engineers |
| 21310 | Electrical and electronics engineers |
| 21311 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) |
| 21320 | Chemical engineers |
| 21321 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers |
| 21322 | Metallurgical and materials engineers |
| 21331 | Geological engineers |
| 21390 | Aerospace engineers |
| 21399 | Other professional engineers |
| 22231 | Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers |
| 22312 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics |
| 30010 | Managers in health care |
| 31110 | Dentists |
| 31112 | Audiologists and speech-language pathologists |
| 31120 | Pharmacists |
| 31200 | Psychologists |
| 31202 | Physiotherapists |
| 31203 | Occupational therapists |
| 31300 | Nursing coordinators and supervisors |
| 31301 | Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses |
| 32111 | Dental hygienists and dental therapists |
| 40020 | Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training |
| 40021 | School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education |
| 40030 | Managers in social, community and correctional services |
| 40042 | Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces |
| 41210 | College and other vocational instructors |
| 41220 | Secondary school teachers |
| 41221 | Elementary school and kindergarten teachers |
| 41310 | Police investigators and other investigative occupations |
| 41311 | Probation and parole officers |
| 41320 | Educational counsellors |
| 41401 | Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts |
| 41402 | Business development officers and market researchers and analysts |
| 41404 | Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers |
| 41407 | Program officers unique to government |
| 42100 | Police officers (except commissioned) |
| 42101 | Firefighters |
| 50010 | Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers |
| 50011 | Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts |
| 51100 | Librarians |
| 70010 | Construction managers |
| 70012 | Facility operation and maintenance managers |
| 70020 | Managers in transportation |
| 70021 | Postal and courier services managers |
| 72011 | Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations |
| 72012 | Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades |
| 72023 | Supervisors, railway transport operations |
| 72103 | Boilermakers |
| 72202 | Power system electricians |
| 72203 | Electrical power line and cable workers |
| 72301 | Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers |
| 72406 | Elevator constructors and mechanics |
| 72600 | Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors |
| 72601 | Air traffic controllers and related occupations |
| 72604 | Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators |
| 73310 | Railway and yard locomotive engineers |
| 82020 | Supervisors, mining and quarrying |
| 82021 | Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services |
| 83101 | Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers |
| 90010 | Manufacturing managers |
| 92011 | Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities |
| 92100 | Power engineers and power systems operators |
| 93100 | Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing |
| 93101 | Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing |
1.3× occupations (66): 20 extra points or a 50-point job offer
| NOC | Occupation |
|---|---|
| 00010 | Legislators |
| 11100 | Financial auditors and accountants |
| 11101 | Financial and investment analysts |
| 11102 | Financial advisors |
| 11109 | Other financial officers |
| 11200 | Human resources professionals |
| 12201 | Insurance adjusters and claims examiners |
| 12203 | Assessors, business valuators and appraisers |
| 21101 | Chemists |
| 21110 | Biologists and related scientists |
| 21112 | Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists |
| 21200 | Architects |
| 21201 | Landscape architects |
| 21203 | Land surveyors |
| 21234 | Web developers and programmers |
| 22214 | Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology |
| 22232 | Occupational health and safety specialists |
| 22233 | Construction inspectors |
| 22310 | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians |
| 22313 | Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors |
| 31121 | Dietitians and nutritionists |
| 32102 | Paramedical occupations |
| 32103 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists |
| 32120 | Medical laboratory technologists |
| 32121 | Medical radiation technologists |
| 32122 | Medical sonographers |
| 41300 | Social workers |
| 41400 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers |
| 41403 | Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers |
| 41405 | Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers |
| 41409 | Other professional occupations in social science |
| 43201 | Correctional service officers |
| 43203 | Border services, customs, and immigration officers |
| 50012 | Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors |
| 51101 | Conservators and curators |
| 51102 | Archivists |
| 51111 | Authors and writers (except technical) |
| 51112 | Technical writers |
| 51120 | Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations |
| 52112 | Broadcast technicians |
| 60020 | Retail and wholesale trade managers |
| 60031 | Accommodation service managers |
| 60040 | Managers in customer and personal services |
| 72010 | Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations |
| 72013 | Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades |
| 72014 | Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers |
| 72020 | Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades |
| 72021 | Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews |
| 72102 | Sheet metal workers |
| 72105 | Ironworkers |
| 72201 | Industrial electricians |
| 72302 | Gas fitters |
| 72320 | Bricklayers |
| 72321 | Insulators |
| 72401 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics |
| 72403 | Railway carmen/women |
| 72404 | Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors |
| 72500 | Crane operators |
| 72602 | Deck officers, water transport |
| 72603 | Engineer officers, water transport |
| 73311 | Railway conductors and brakemen/women |
| 82010 | Supervisors, logging and forestry |
| 83100 | Underground production and development miners |
| 83120 | Fishing masters and officers |
| 92010 | Supervisors, mineral and metal processing |
| 93102 | Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators |
Where CELPIP fits
The new points help candidates already in a high-wage job in Canada. For everyone else, language is still the factor you can change fastest: going from CLB 7 to CLB 9 in all four CELPIP skills adds 56 core points (52 with a spouse), plus skill transferability points with a degree or foreign work experience. See exactly how many with the CELPIP score calculator, and check your full score with IRCC's CRS tool.
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Frequently asked questions
What changes in Express Entry on November 3, 2026?
The CRS factor for Canadian work experience becomes the Labour Market Integration factor, worth up to 150 points (140 with a spouse or partner). You keep the same points for years of Canadian work and can add 20, 40 or 70 points for 12 months or more in a high-wage occupation. Job offers in a high-wage occupation earn 50, 70 or 100 points again, and no longer need an LMIA.
Can I get points for both Canadian work experience and a job offer?
No. IRCC counts either your Canadian work experience points or your job offer points, whichever is higher, never both.
Is a high-wage occupation based on my own salary?
No. It depends on the median wage of everyone in Canada in your NOC occupation compared with the average median wage. Level 2× occupations are at least twice that average, 1.5× occupations at least 1.5 times and 1.3× occupations at least 1.3 times. The list from November 3 uses 2023–2025 wage data.
Do I need an LMIA for job offer points after November 3?
No. From November 3, 2026 a qualifying job offer doesn't need an LMIA for CRS points or for Federal Skilled Worker or Federal Skilled Trades eligibility, and having an LMIA adds no extra points. Officers still check that the offer is genuine. Until IRCC updates the online form, its instructions say to answer that you have a positive LMIA and enter placeholder details.
What if I worked in jobs at different wage levels?
Months can be combined across eligible high-wage jobs. Each level needs 12 months at that level or higher, so 8 months in a 2× occupation and 4 months in a 1.5× occupation earn the 1.5× points (40). Part-time work counts once it adds up to the same hours as full-time (1,560 hours).
Will my CRS score change automatically?
Yes. IRCC recalculates existing profiles when the change takes effect, which could take up to two weeks, and pauses invitation rounds until it's done. If you have a job offer, make sure the offer details are complete in your profile before November 3.
Does this change CELPIP or language points?
No. Language, age, education, spouse factors, skill transferability and additional points stay the same. CLB 9 or higher in all four CELPIP skills still adds the most points for most candidates, because it raises both the core language points and the skill transferability points.
Other points calculators
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- CELPIP score calculator (CLB and Express Entry CRS points)
- NOC code finder (find the NOC 2021 code for your job)
This calculator is an estimate from the rules IRCC published on October 16, 2026, not legal advice or an official assessment. It doesn't model the special rules for some physicians and skilled trades, and IRCC can change the occupation list or point values. CELPass is an independent CELPIP practice platform, not affiliated with any government or with Paragon Testing Enterprises.