Major drop in CRS scores after removal of bonus points for arranged employment

Highlights: Candidates in the Express Entry pool witness a major drop in CRS scores

• The removal of additional points for arranged employment, announced on March 25, 2025, led to major changes in the CRS scores.
• Candidates in the Express Entry pool saw a drop in CRS scores by 50-200 points.
• The most drastic change in scores was seen within the CRS range of 501-600, with a decrease of 5,740 profiles.
• There was an increase of 25,972 Express Entry candidate profiles recorded from December 2024 to April 2025.
   

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Major Changes to the Express Entry candidate pool post removal of bonus points

The removal of the bonus Express Entry points for arranged employment on March 25, 2025, significantly changed the composition of the CRS score composition. Candidates in the Express Entry pool saw their CRS scores decrease by 50 or 200 points, affecting their chances of receiving an ITA for Canada PR.
 

Some of the major changes to the CRS score range are as follows:

CRS score range	Decrease in profiles
501-600	5,740
491-500	1618
481-490	984

 

The CRS score ranges mentioned in the above table have cumulatively witnessed a reduction of 8,342 profiles from March 16 to April 14, 2025. After additional points were removed, the profiles were reallocated to lower CRS score ranges within the Express Entry candidate pool.
 

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Changes to the CRS score ranges and Express Entry profiles

Despite the Express Entry changes, the overall candidate profiles rose by 7,373. The table below has a complete breakdown of the CRS score ranges and the changes in the Express Entry profiles within that range:

CRS score range	Change in Express Entry profiles
601-1200	+123
501-600	-5,740
451-500	+1,487
491-500	-1,618
481-490	-984
471-480	+182
461-470	+2,157
451-460	+1,750
401-450	+5,814
441-450	+1,817
431-440	+1,722
421-430	+1,465
411-420	+1,101
401-410	-291
351-400	+1,677
301-350	+1,496
0-300	+2,516
Total	+7,373

 

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Current Composition of CRS Scores in the Express Entry Pool

The table below has details of the existing composition of the Express Entry candidate pool, dated April 14, 2025:

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	816
501-600	19,782
451-500	71,542
491-500	12,093
481-490	12,359
471-480	16,215
461-470	16,189
451-460	14,686
401-450	67,301
441-450	14,131
431-440	14,740
421-430	13,084
411-420	13,020
401-410	12,326
351-400	53,479
301-350	22,799
0-300	8,563
Total	2,44,282

 

The Express Entry pool witnessed an increase of candidate profiles by 25,792 between 2024 and 2025. The exclusion of Express Entry points for arranged employment indicates that the CRS score ranges below have the same number of profiles as of December 2024.
 

• 501-600
• 490-500
• 481-490
   

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