The Canadify Blog

Canadian immigration, actually explained.

Plain-English guides to Express Entry, your CRS score, the CELPIP test, provincial programs, and the road to citizenship — written by the team that builds the app.

CRS

How your CRS score is calculated — every point, explained

Core human capital, spouse factors, skill transferability, and the 600-point bonuses, broken down with the real point tables.

CELPIP

CELPIP vs IELTS: which test earns you more CRS points?

How each test maps to CLB levels, where the points cliffs are, and which one is easier to push from CLB 8 to CLB 9.

Express Entry

Category-based draws: French, healthcare, trades & STEM

Who qualifies for each category round, why their cutoffs are lower, and how to get yourself into the eligible pool.

PNP

Provincial Nominee Programs: a 600-point shortcut?

BC, Ontario and Alberta streams compared — how a nomination adds 600 CRS points and what it really takes to get one.

CELPIP

The Writing & Speaking rubric, decoded

What "Content & Coherence", "Vocabulary", "Readability" and "Task Fulfillment" actually mean — and how to score higher on each.

Citizenship

From PR to citizenship: counting your 1,095 days

How physical-presence days are counted, how pre-PR time can help, and the traps that reset your clock.