10/16/2026
🇨🇦 Express Entry Update: Job Offer Points Make a Comeback, With a Twist
IRCC is reshaping Express Entry to place more value on Canadian work experience and job offers in high-wage occupations.
Before March 2025, a valid job offer could add 50 or 200 CRS points to a candidate’s profile. Those points were later scrapped.
Now, under the new system, extra points will go to eligible candidates with Canadian work experience or a qualifying job offer in a designated high-wage occupation.
What counts as a high-wage occupation?
IRCC compares each occupation’s median wage with the average median wage of Canada’s workforce, then places it in one of three tiers:
🔹 Tier 1: At least 2x the average median wage
🔹 Tier 2: 1.5x to under 2x
🔹 Tier 3: 1.3x to under 1.5x
Keep in mind, eligibility depends on your occupation’s NOC classification, not your individual salary. The tiers are based on wage data from the past three years.
IRCC hasn’t yet confirmed how many CRS points each tier will car