The Requirement of Maintaining the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Score
A10.3 (1) (h) provides certain authorities to the Ministerial Instructions (refer to Appendix A) that determine the basis on which the ranking of Express Entry candidates takes place. Applicants would need to maintain the qualifications that resulted in giving them a spot in the top rankings for receiving Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in a particular draw. This is in accordance with the provisions specified in A11.2.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) regularly conducts draws. Thereafter, it invites the highest ranked Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence. It has devised a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). It uses this system to rank candidates against each other in the Express Entry pool.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) developed the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) through evidence-based research. The system relies on objective criteria, known to contribute to an immigrant’s economic success in Canada.
Express Entry candidates will typically score Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points based on their:
- Human capital
- Human capital and a qualifying offer of arranged employment or,
- Human capital and a provincial or territorial nomination
Therefore, candidates in the pool receive ranks based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) as well as on the self-declared qualifications given in their profiles. After each draw, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) publishes the score of the lowest ranked candidate to receive the Invitation to Apply (ITA) in that draw (refer to Appendix A).
The Global Case Management System (GCMS) automatically records the applicant’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score when:
- Provinces and territories (PTs) issue Invitations to Apply (ITAs) and,
- Applicants submit their electronic Applications for Permanent Residence (e-APRs)
At the time of the electronic Application for Permanent Residence (e-APR), processing offices would need to compare both sets of Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores. This would enable them to determine the next applicable steps.
- If the officers find that the applicant’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score is equal to or higher than the lowest ranked score in the draw
- The authorities would not refuse the application on A11.2
- However, they would do this only if:
- The applicant’s supporting documentation verifies their claims and,
- The applicant continues to meet the Minimum Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for Express Entry (refer to Appendix D)
- This would also involve meeting the minimum requirements of the program for which they received Invitations to Apply (ITAs)
- If the officers find that the applicant’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score is lower than the lowest ranked score in the draw
- The officers would need to refuse the application on A11.2
- This is because the application does not maintain the qualifications needed for justifying the Invitation to Apply (ITA).
Source: Citizenship and Immigration
