You must check the criteria for Canada PR eligibility requirements to find out if you are eligible to apply for permanent residence in Canada.

To be able to apply for Canada PR through the Express Entry Program, you must have a minimum score of 67 points out of 100.

Check Your eligibility Points

To be eligible under the Canada FSW program, you need to satisfy the following requirements.

• Age:

Age	Points
Below 18	0
18- 35	12
36	11
37	10
38	9
39	8
40	7
41	6
42	5
43	4
44	3
45	2
46	1
47 or older than that	0

• Qualification:

The applicant must have a Canadian or equivalent to Canada standard qualification from a recognized university/ institution. Qualification specialization requirements may vary as per the NOC code.

Degree / Qualification	Points
PhD or equivalent	25
Master’s or equivalent	23
Double Bachelor	22
Bachelor	21
Diploma (3 years) after completing 12th	19
Diploma (3 years) after completing 10th	15
Schooling till 12th	05

• Work Experience:

Applicant must have at least 12-months of full-time, paid, continuous relevant work experience in the NOC skills set O, A & B in the past ten years before submitting the Permanent Residency application.

Please note some occupations require specific educations or license so, please check here before applying your Express entry application.

Years of Work Experience	Points
1	9
2-3 years	11
4-5 years	13
6 years or more	15

• Language ability:

All applicant who intends to apply for Canada Express entry must prove their English/ French language ability through IELTS, CELPIP or TEF.

To apply for Canada Express entry, you must have six bands in your IELTS. Having less than six bands makes you ineligible to apply for Canada Express entry; in this case, you can use another program such as Canada PNP; contact our immigration expert for more detail.

English Language Test as a first Language

CLB Score	Speaking	Listening	Reading	Writing
CLB 9 or more	7	8	7	7
CLB 8	6.5	7.5	6.5	6.5
CLB 7	6	6	6	6
CLB 6	5.5	5.5	5	5.5

French Language as a secondary test

CLB level	Points
CLB 4 (minimum 4 in all the 4 abilities)	4
Less than 4	0

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• Settlement Funds:

The settlement fund is also mandatory to apply for Canada express entry; please note you must maintain the settlement funds throughout the process.

The amount of money you need to support your family depends on the size of your family. To calculate the size of your family, you must include

1. Yourself
2. Your spouse or partner
3. Your dependent children include them even if they’re permanent residents or Canadian citizens not coming to Canada with you.
• Health Requirements:

To apply for Canada express entry, the applicant needs to go through a health examination to ensure no danger/threat to the people of Canada.

• Police clearance requirements:

To apply for Canada Express entry, you & your family must be of good character, so you need to provide a Police clearance certificate from your local police station or the regional passport office where you stayed six months or more in the row from 18 years or above.

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