Canada Express Entry is an online application system to apply for permanent residence as a skilled worker, skilled trade worker or with the Canadian experience class. Every candidate in the pool has a Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS). Candidates who submit their profile through express entry are all ranked in the pool. Invitation to Apply (ITA) is issued to candidates who rank high in the pool based on the CRS selected for each round of invitation.
Here are some of the ways to rank high in the pool https://canapathimmigration.com/cic-news/f/how-to-rank-high-in-the-canada-express-entry-pool :

1. Increase your language score
The easiest way to increase your CRS is to focus on improving your language score. You can boost your CRS by maximizing your score in the Language test (IELTS or CLB). CRS score as high as 150 can be earned for scoring very high scores in your language test. For married applicants, having your spouse also take the language test can help increase your score.
The points earned for each of the 4 language ability is shown below:



2. Apply for Provincial Nominee
Candidates who receive provincial nominee earn 600 additional CRS points. In applying for provincial nominee, ensuring your skillets align with the occupation in demand in the province is important. Also, candidates who have a relative or friend who resides in the province have higher chance of receiving nomination by the province where their relative or friend reside.
The list of provinces in Canada are listed below:
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Yukon

3. Make your spouse the principal applicant
As a family you need to decide who will be the principal applicant based on education level, age, language score, and work experience. The spouse who has more education and work experience will boost the score you earn as a family. Also, having both spouses have their educational certificate evaluated boost the total CRS for the family.

4. Level of Education
For the skilled worker stream, candidate with higher educational score will receive more points. Having your educational certificate evaluated for your highest educational credential is important in increasing your score.


5. Age
Age is one of the criteria used in computing the CRS. Younger candidates have a higher chance of scoring high than older Candidates. Each year you procrastinate the submission of your application for the express entry you loose some mark. Increase your chances of receiving an invitation by applying NOW.