Lilyee said:
Dear Stanlee, I am Masters but my IELTS score is 6.5 overall. Though my wife got band 7 overall but her education needs to be assessed (ECA). I don't know how much point we will get after her assessment. She did Bachelors in Business administration and 1 year diploma in IT. We need 400 crs to be nominated by Ontario.
More than the overall score in IELTS, individual scores for each skill plays a major role in boosting your score. Did you try inputting the values in the calculator that I shared https://www.canadavisa.com/comprehensive-ranking-score-calculator.html. I ran your details on the calculator assuming the following and got a score of 357 which is close to your current score.
1. Age of primary applicant - 32
2. Masters (assuming it is assessed by WES)
3. 3 years work experience
4. IELTS for primary applicant (6.5 in each) - For CLB equivalency, you can check this link
5. Bachelors for your spouse (three year or more post secondary credential - under the assumption it is assessed by WES
6. IELTS for spouse (7 in each)
7. Relatives in Canada - No
8. 'No' for the rest of the items
In light of the above, the only way to increase your score is by improving your IELTS, ideally 8777 for LRWS. I tried by applying CLB 9 for LRWS for the primary applicant and found out that the score increased to 428. The maximum points that you gain for spouse is only 30, 10 for education and 20 for IELTS. So the rest falls back on the primary applicant. Please refer to this link http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/express-entry/grid-crs.asp#a1
So, if I were you, I would have taken IELTS again (this wont cost you much time and money) when compared to the fact that you will get PT NOI from Ontario.