Check Your High-Wage Job Offer for Express Entry

What changed for Express Entry job offers on November 3, 2026

Job offers count for CRS points again, but only when the job is in a high-wage occupation. An offer in any other occupation adds no points.

You no longer need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) for the offer to count. Having one doesn't give you extra points.

IRCC is recalculating the scores of profiles already in the pool. This can take up to two weeks, and IRCC has paused invitation rounds until it's done.

Source: IRCC: Express Entry, job offer (updated November 3, 2026)

How many CRS points is a job offer worth?

It depends on the level of the occupation, measured against the median wage in Canada.

Job offer and work experience points by level
Level	Job offer	Bonus for 12 months of work there
2 times the median wage	100 points	70 points
1.5 times the median wage	70 points	40 points
1.3 times the median wage	50 points	20 points

Canadian work experience also earns points: 40, 53, 64, 72, 80 for 1 to 5 years or more, or 35, 46, 56, 63, 70 if your spouse or partner comes with you. The high-wage bonus is added on top when you have worked at least 12 months in high-wage occupations.

You get the job offer points or the work experience points, whichever is higher. IRCC never adds them together. The most you can get for this factor is 150 points, or 140 with a spouse or partner.

Two examples

You have an offer as a software engineer (NOC 21231, 1.5 times the median wage) and 1 year of Canadian work experience in another job. The offer is worth 70 points and your experience 40. You get 70, so the offer adds 30 points.

Same offer, but you have 3 years of Canadian work experience, all of it at the 1.5 level. Your experience is worth 64 + 40 = 104 points. You get 104, so the offer adds 0.

Sources: IRCC backgrounder: Changes to Express Entry for high-wage occupations; Ministerial Instructions for the Express Entry system (work experience points, section 15)

Express Entry high-wage occupations list

186 occupations are on IRCC's list. The level comes from the occupation's NOC code, not from your own salary. IRCC keeps the level that applied on the day it invited you, even if the list changes later.

Choose an occupation to see its points and worked examples. ImmigrateAI Global also explains the list on its high-wage occupations page.

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186 occupations

Express Entry high-wage occupations, with job offer points
NOC	Occupation	Level	Job offer points
00011	Senior government managers and officials	2 times	100
00012	Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services	2 times	100
00013	Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations	2 times	100
10010	Financial managers	2 times	100
10011	Human resources managers	2 times	100
10012	Purchasing managers	2 times	100
10020	Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers	2 times	100
10021	Banking, credit and other investment managers	2 times	100
20010	Engineering managers	2 times	100
20011	Architecture and science managers	2 times	100
20012	Computer and information systems managers	2 times	100
21330	Mining engineers	2 times	100
21332	Petroleum engineers	2 times	100
31100	Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine	2 times	100
31101	Specialists in surgery	2 times	100
31102	General practitioners and family physicians	2 times	100
31103	Veterinarians	2 times	100
31302	Nurse practitioners	2 times	100
31303	Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals	2 times	100
40010	Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration	2 times	100
40011	Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration	2 times	100
40012	Government managers - education policy development and program administration	2 times	100
40019	Other managers in public administration	2 times	100
40040	Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services	2 times	100
40041	Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers	2 times	100
41100	Judges	2 times	100
41101	Lawyers and Quebec notaries	2 times	100
41200	University professors and lecturers	2 times	100
60010	Corporate sales managers	2 times	100
80010	Managers in natural resources production and fishing	2 times	100
90011	Utilities managers	2 times	100
00014	Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services	1.5 times	70
00015	Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	1.5 times	70
10019	Other administrative services managers	1.5 times	70
10022	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	1.5 times	70
10029	Other business services managers	1.5 times	70
10030	Telecommunication carriers managers	1.5 times	70
11103	Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers	1.5 times	70
11201	Professional occupations in business management consulting	1.5 times	70
21100	Physicists and astronomers	1.5 times	70
21102	Geoscientists and oceanographers	1.5 times	70
21103	Meteorologists and climatologists	1.5 times	70
21109	Other professional occupations in physical sciences	1.5 times	70
21111	Forestry professionals	1.5 times	70
21120	Public and environmental health and safety professionals	1.5 times	70
21202	Urban and land use planners	1.5 times	70
21210	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries	1.5 times	70
21211	Data scientists	1.5 times	70
21220	Cybersecurity specialists	1.5 times	70
21221	Business systems specialists	1.5 times	70
21222	Information systems specialists	1.5 times	70
21223	Database analysts and data administrators	1.5 times	70
21230	Computer systems developers and programmers	1.5 times	70
21231	Software engineers and designers	1.5 times	70
21232	Software developers and programmers	1.5 times	70
21300	Civil engineers	1.5 times	70
21301	Mechanical engineers	1.5 times	70
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers	1.5 times	70
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	1.5 times	70
21320	Chemical engineers	1.5 times	70
21321	Industrial and manufacturing engineers	1.5 times	70
21322	Metallurgical and materials engineers	1.5 times	70
21331	Geological engineers	1.5 times	70
21390	Aerospace engineers	1.5 times	70
21399	Other professional engineers	1.5 times	70
22231	Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers	1.5 times	70
22312	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics	1.5 times	70
30010	Managers in health care	1.5 times	70
31110	Dentists	1.5 times	70
31112	Audiologists and speech-language pathologists	1.5 times	70
31120	Pharmacists	1.5 times	70
31200	Psychologists	1.5 times	70
31202	Physiotherapists	1.5 times	70
31203	Occupational therapists	1.5 times	70
31300	Nursing coordinators and supervisors	1.5 times	70
31301	Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	1.5 times	70
32111	Dental hygienists and dental therapists	1.5 times	70
40020	Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training	1.5 times	70
40021	School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education	1.5 times	70
40030	Managers in social, community and correctional services	1.5 times	70
40042	Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces	1.5 times	70
41210	College and other vocational instructors	1.5 times	70
41220	Secondary school teachers	1.5 times	70
41221	Elementary school and kindergarten teachers	1.5 times	70
41310	Police investigators and other investigative occupations	1.5 times	70
41311	Probation and parole officers	1.5 times	70
41320	Educational counsellors	1.5 times	70
41401	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts	1.5 times	70
41402	Business development officers and market researchers and analysts	1.5 times	70
41404	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1.5 times	70
41407	Program officers unique to government	1.5 times	70
42100	Police officers (except commissioned)	1.5 times	70
42101	Firefighters	1.5 times	70
50010	Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers	1.5 times	70
50011	Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts	1.5 times	70
51100	Librarians	1.5 times	70
70010	Construction managers	1.5 times	70
70012	Facility operation and maintenance managers	1.5 times	70
70020	Managers in transportation	1.5 times	70
70021	Postal and courier services managers	1.5 times	70
72011	Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations	1.5 times	70
72012	Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades	1.5 times	70
72023	Supervisors, railway transport operations	1.5 times	70
72103	Boilermakers	1.5 times	70
72202	Power system electricians	1.5 times	70
72203	Electrical power line and cable workers	1.5 times	70
72301	Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers	1.5 times	70
72406	Elevator constructors and mechanics	1.5 times	70
72600	Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	1.5 times	70
72601	Air traffic controllers and related occupations	1.5 times	70
72604	Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators	1.5 times	70
73310	Railway and yard locomotive engineers	1.5 times	70
82020	Supervisors, mining and quarrying	1.5 times	70
82021	Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services	1.5 times	70
83101	Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers	1.5 times	70
90010	Manufacturing managers	1.5 times	70
92011	Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities	1.5 times	70
92100	Power engineers and power systems operators	1.5 times	70
93100	Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing	1.5 times	70
93101	Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing	1.5 times	70
00010	Legislators	1.3 times	50
11100	Financial auditors and accountants	1.3 times	50
11101	Financial and investment analysts	1.3 times	50
11102	Financial advisors	1.3 times	50
11109	Other financial officers	1.3 times	50
11200	Human resources professionals	1.3 times	50
12201	Insurance adjusters and claims examiners	1.3 times	50
12203	Assessors, business valuators and appraisers	1.3 times	50
21101	Chemists	1.3 times	50
21110	Biologists and related scientists	1.3 times	50
21112	Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists	1.3 times	50
21200	Architects	1.3 times	50
21201	Landscape architects	1.3 times	50
21203	Land surveyors	1.3 times	50
21234	Web developers and programmers	1.3 times	50
22214	Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology	1.3 times	50
22232	Occupational health and safety specialists	1.3 times	50
22233	Construction inspectors	1.3 times	50
22310	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	1.3 times	50
22313	Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors	1.3 times	50
31121	Dietitians and nutritionists	1.3 times	50
32102	Paramedical occupations	1.3 times	50
32103	Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists	1.3 times	50
32120	Medical laboratory technologists	1.3 times	50
32121	Medical radiation technologists	1.3 times	50
32122	Medical sonographers	1.3 times	50
41300	Social workers	1.3 times	50
41400	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1.3 times	50
41403	Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1.3 times	50
41405	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1.3 times	50
41409	Other professional occupations in social science	1.3 times	50
43201	Correctional service officers	1.3 times	50
43203	Border services, customs, and immigration officers	1.3 times	50
50012	Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors	1.3 times	50
51101	Conservators and curators	1.3 times	50
51102	Archivists	1.3 times	50
51111	Authors and writers (except technical)	1.3 times	50
51112	Technical writers	1.3 times	50
51120	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations	1.3 times	50
52112	Broadcast technicians	1.3 times	50
60020	Retail and wholesale trade managers	1.3 times	50
60031	Accommodation service managers	1.3 times	50
60040	Managers in customer and personal services	1.3 times	50
72010	Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations	1.3 times	50
72013	Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades	1.3 times	50
72014	Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers	1.3 times	50
72020	Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades	1.3 times	50
72021	Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews	1.3 times	50
72102	Sheet metal workers	1.3 times	50
72105	Ironworkers	1.3 times	50
72201	Industrial electricians	1.3 times	50
72302	Gas fitters	1.3 times	50
72320	Bricklayers	1.3 times	50
72321	Insulators	1.3 times	50
72401	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	1.3 times	50
72403	Railway carmen/women	1.3 times	50
72404	Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	1.3 times	50
72500	Crane operators	1.3 times	50
72602	Deck officers, water transport	1.3 times	50
72603	Engineer officers, water transport	1.3 times	50
73311	Railway conductors and brakemen/women	1.3 times	50
82010	Supervisors, logging and forestry	1.3 times	50
83100	Underground production and development miners	1.3 times	50
83120	Fishing masters and officers	1.3 times	50
92010	Supervisors, mineral and metal processing	1.3 times	50
93102	Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators	1.3 times	50

The list comes from IRCC data, last changed October 16, 2026. Source: IRCC: High-wage occupations and how we assess them (modified October 16, 2026)

What makes a job offer valid for Express Entry

For every Express Entry program, IRCC says the offer must:

be in writing and set out your pay and deductions, your duties, and conditions like hours of work
be recent
be for at least 1 year after you become a permanent resident
not be from an embassy, high commission or consulate in Canada

The offer can be with your current employer or a new one.

Federal Skilled Worker program

To count toward eligibility, the offer must be from one employer, for continuous, paid, full-time work (at least 30 hours a week) that isn't seasonal, in an occupation at TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3.

Federal Skilled Trades program

The offer can be from up to two employers, for continuous, paid, full-time work in one of the listed skilled trades.

Source: IRCC: Express Entry, job offer (updated November 3, 2026)

Is your job offer genuine? How IRCC checks

An officer must be satisfied that the offer is real. IRCC lists six things they look at:

The employer is actively running the business.
The employer can meet the terms of the offer, including your pay.
The offer meets a real need of the business.
The employer has followed employment and recruitment laws.
You are qualified and able to do the job.
You will take the job and do it.

Evidence employers are asked for

In work permit cases, officers ask for things like a CRA business number, a business licence, a T4 Summary, corporate tax schedules, a workers' compensation clearance letter, a job description and a note on why the role is needed. Step 4 of the check lists them all.

Red flags

The business is less than a year old.
The role doesn't fit what the business does.
The wage looks high for the size of the business.
You can't verify the workplace.
Someone asked you to pay to get the offer.
The employer won't share documents an officer might ask for.

Source: IRCC instructions: Assessing the genuineness of an offer of employment (work permits, updated September 17, 2026)

How to add your job offer to your Express Entry profile

Adding the offer to your Express Entry profile

"In your profile, you'll still be required to select 'yes' when asked if you have a positive LMIA, even though you don't need one."
IRCC, Express Entry: Job offer, updated November 3, 2026

What IRCC says to enter in the Work history section
Question	Enter
Was a positive LMIA issued for the job offer in Canada?	Yes
LMIA Number	00000
LMIA Issuance Date	January 1, 2026
LMIA Expiry Date	January 1, 2029

Also add the start date, the employer's name and address, and the NOC code. Open IRCC's job offer page before you submit in case these instructions change, and keep a signed copy of the offer letter for your application. IRCC's job offer page

Questions

Do I still need an LMIA for an Express Entry job offer?

No. Since November 3, 2026, you don't need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) for a job offer to count. Having one doesn't give you extra points.

How many CRS points do I get for a job offer in 2026?

50, 70 or 100 points, depending on the level of the occupation: 1.3, 1.5 or 2 times the median wage. The occupation has to be on IRCC's high-wage list. An offer in any other occupation adds no CRS points.

Is my occupation on the high-wage list?

Search your NOC code or job title in step 1, or look it up in the full list on this page. The level comes from the NOC code of the job, not from your own salary.

Can I get points for a job offer and Canadian work experience at the same time?

No. IRCC gives you whichever is higher. The most you can get for this factor is 150 points, or 140 if your spouse or partner comes with you.

Does my job offer have to be from my current employer?

No. IRCC says the offer can be with an existing or a new employer. To be eligible for the Federal Skilled Worker program, the offer has to be from one employer.

What should I enter for the LMIA number in my Express Entry profile?

IRCC says to answer Yes to the positive LMIA question, enter 00000 as the LMIA number, January 1, 2026 as the issuance date and January 1, 2029 as the expiry date. Check IRCC's job offer page before you submit in case this changes.

How does IRCC check if my job offer is genuine?

An officer looks at whether the employer is an active business, can meet the terms of the offer, has a real need for the role and follows employment laws, and whether you're qualified for the job and will take it. The genuineness section on this page lists the evidence employers are asked for.

What happens if my job offer is revoked after I get an invitation?

IRCC says a job offer that is revoked no longer qualifies. If your points depended on it, your score can change. Talk to a lawyer before you submit your application.

My offer is in an occupation that isn't on the list. Is it useless?

It adds no CRS points. It can still make you eligible for the Federal Skilled Worker or Federal Skilled Trades programs.

Sources

Updated November 3, 2026. An estimate based on IRCC's published rules. It isn't legal advice, and an IRCC officer makes the final decision.

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