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CLB Converter: IELTS, CELPIP, PTE Core, TEF and TCF

Turn your test results into Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or NCLC levels for Express Entry, ability by ability, and check them against each program's minimum.

Equivalences checked October 14, 2026Source: IRCC language test results

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Equivalence tables

Each table shows the score range that gives each level. A result below the lowest row is under CLB or NCLC 4.

CELPIP-General to CLB

LevelSpeakingListeningReadingWriting
CLB 10+10 or higher10 or higher10 or higher10 or higher
CLB 99999
CLB 88888
CLB 77777
CLB 66666
CLB 55555
CLB 44444

IELTS General Training to CLB

LevelSpeakingListeningReadingWriting
CLB 10+7.5 or higher8.5 or higher8.0 or higher7.5 or higher
CLB 97.08.07.0 to 7.57.0
CLB 86.57.56.56.5
CLB 76.06.0 to 7.06.06.0
CLB 65.55.55.0 to 5.55.5
CLB 55.05.04.0 to 4.55.0
CLB 44.0 to 4.54.53.54.0 to 4.5

PTE Core to CLB

LevelSpeakingListeningReadingWriting
CLB 10+89 or higher89 or higher88 or higher90 or higher
CLB 984 to 8882 to 8878 to 8788 to 89
CLB 876 to 8371 to 8169 to 7779 to 87
CLB 768 to 7560 to 7060 to 6869 to 78
CLB 659 to 6750 to 5951 to 5960 to 68
CLB 551 to 5839 to 4942 to 5051 to 59
CLB 442 to 5028 to 3833 to 4141 to 50

TEF Canada to NCLC

LevelSpeakingListeningReadingWriting
NCLC 10+393 or higher316 or higher263 or higher393 or higher
NCLC 9371 to 392298 to 315248 to 262371 to 392
NCLC 8349 to 370280 to 297233 to 247349 to 370
NCLC 7310 to 348249 to 279207 to 232310 to 348
NCLC 6271 to 309217 to 248181 to 206271 to 309
NCLC 5226 to 270181 to 216151 to 180226 to 270
NCLC 4181 to 225145 to 180121 to 150181 to 225

TCF Canada to NCLC

LevelSpeakingListeningReadingWriting
NCLC 10+16 or higher549 or higher549 or higher16 or higher
NCLC 914 to 15523 to 548524 to 54814 to 15
NCLC 812 to 13503 to 522499 to 52312 to 13
NCLC 710 to 11458 to 502453 to 49810 to 11
NCLC 67 to 9398 to 457406 to 4527 to 9
NCLC 56369 to 397375 to 4056
NCLC 44 to 5331 to 368342 to 3744 to 5

IRCC’s online CRS calculator gives 0 points for TCF Canada results at NCLC 4, while the published CRS criteria give 6 points per ability for CLB or NCLC 4 and 5, and the same calculator does give them for TEF Canada. CRS Planner follows the published criteria. We found this on 14 October 2026 while testing our calculator against IRCC’s with 1,000 random profiles.

CLB and NCLC levels one by one

English: CLB 4, CLB 5, CLB 6, CLB 7, CLB 8, CLB 9, CLB 10+. French: NCLC 4, NCLC 5, NCLC 6, NCLC 7, NCLC 8, NCLC 9, NCLC 10+.

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