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Convert your language test score to CLB or NCLC

IELTS, CELPIP, PTE Core, TEF Canada or TCF Canada: enter your four scores and see your level in each skill, from IRCC's official tables.

IRCC does not read your test score as such; it reads levels: the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) for English and the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) for French. Choose your test, enter your scores, and the converter shows your level in each skill and which minimums you meet. It all runs in your browser: nothing is sent or stored.

Level 1 to 12 per skill.

Your scores

Equivalency table: CELPIP-General → CLB

CLB ListeningReadingWritingSpeaking
10 10 or more 10 or more 10 or more 10 or more
9 9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4 4

Equivalency table: IELTS General Training → CLB

CLB ListeningReadingWritingSpeaking
10 8.5 or more 8 or more 7.5 or more 7.5 or more
9 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
8 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
6 5.5 5.0 5.5 5.5
5 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0
4 4.5 3.5 4.0 4.0

Equivalency table: PTE Core → CLB

CLB ListeningReadingWritingSpeaking
10 89 or more 88 or more 90 or more 89 or more
9 82-88 78-87 88-89 84-88
8 71-81 69-77 79-87 76-83
7 60-70 60-68 69-78 68-75
6 50-59 51-59 60-68 59-67
5 39-49 42-50 51-59 51-58
4 28-38 33-41 41-50 42-50

Equivalency table: TEF Canada → NCLC

NCLC ListeningReadingWritingSpeaking
10 316 or more 263 or more 393 or more 393 or more
9 298-315 248-262 371-392 371-392
8 280-297 233-247 349-370 349-370
7 249-279 207-232 310-348 310-348
6 217-248 181-206 271-309 271-309
5 181-216 151-180 226-270 226-270
4 145-180 121-150 181-225 181-225

Equivalency table: TCF Canada → NCLC

NCLC ListeningReadingWritingSpeaking
10 549 or more 549 or more 16 or more 16 or more
9 523-548 524-548 14-15 14-15
8 503-522 499-523 12-13 12-13
7 458-502 453-498 10-11 10-11
6 398-457 406-452 7-9 7-9
5 369-397 375-405 6 6
4 331-368 342-374 4-5 4-5

Source: IRCC, Express Entry language test results (canada.ca), checked on September 23, 2026. The level IRCC gives you is the one on your official results; this tool only reads the table. canada.ca

What to know

  • For Express Entry, IRCC accepts five tests: CELPIP-General, IELTS General Training and PTE Core in English, and TEF Canada and TCF Canada in French.
  • Your results must be less than 2 years old when you create your profile and when you submit your application for permanent residence.
  • TEF Canada: enter the "Équivalence ancien score" column of your results. IRCC says not to use the results in the "Score / 699" column.
  • Program minimums are checked skill by skill, so your lowest skill is the one that decides.

Frequently asked questions

Does IELTS Academic count?

Not for Express Entry: IRCC requires the IELTS General Training option.

Does this tool store my scores?

No. The conversion happens in your browser against IRCC's tables; nothing is sent to any server.

Is the level it shows official?

It is a reading of IRCC's equivalency table. What counts is your official test result, which is what you enter in your profile.

Source: IRCC, Express Entry language test results, checked on September 23, 2026.

And what is your level worth in points?

Language is one of the heaviest factors in your Express Entry score. With your levels at hand, work out your CRS score and we email you the result, with the programs and categories you qualify for.

Calculate my CRS score

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