On the official record
Official / RED VERIFIEDIRCC check-your-score page describes CRS as the points system that ranks a profile in the pool. The published criteria break a 1,200-point total into core human-capital factors, spouse or partner factors, skill transferability, and additional points.
As of 25 Mar 2025, IRCC no longer gives CRS points for job offers. A valid job offer can still matter for program eligibility. A provincial nomination still sits in the additional-points block.
From 3 Nov 2026, the CRS criteria page adds a labour market integration factor for high-wage Canadian work and a high-wage job offer. That factor does not restore the additional-points arranged-employment amounts removed on 25 Mar 2025.
Source: IRCC: Express Entry, check your score · official page Jun 22, 2026 · checked Aug 21, 2026
Source: IRCC: Comprehensive Ranking System criteria · official page Jun 22, 2026 · checked Aug 21, 2026
Source: IRCC: Express Entry rounds of invitations · official page Jul 10, 2026 · checked Aug 21, 2026