TEF Canada to NCLC converter
Convert your TEF Canada results into NCLC levels (the French-language CLB) and see what they are worth in the Comprehensive Ranking System.
Convert your scores
Type the four scores from your test report. Nothing leaves your browser.
Lowest level
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CRS points (first official language)
- Single
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- With spouse
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Points for your first official language only. Education, work and the other factors are added in the full calculator.
Score needed for each NCLC level
Minimum score in each ability. A level counts only if the score reaches it; there is no rounding up.
| NCLC | Compréhension de l'écrit | Expression écrite | Compréhension de l'oral | Expression orale |
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| NCLC 10+ | 263+ | 393+ | 316+ | 393+ |
| NCLC 9 | 248–262 | 371–392 | 298–315 | 371–392 |
| NCLC 8 | 233–247 | 349–370 | 280–297 | 349–370 |
| NCLC 7 | 207–232 | 310–348 | 249–279 | 310–348 |
| NCLC 6 | 181–206 | 271–309 | 217–248 | 271–309 |
| NCLC 5 | 151–180 | 226–270 | 181–216 | 226–270 |
| NCLC 4 | 121–150 | 181–225 | 145–180 | 181–225 |
TEF Canada
IRCC converts TEF Canada with the “Équivalence ancien score” column of your results, so type those numbers. NCLC 7 in all four abilities matters twice: it adds 25 or 50 bonus points, and it is the requirement for French-language category rounds.
Worked example
With the minimum TEF Canada score for NCLC 9 in all four abilities, you are at NCLC 9 everywhere. As your first official language that gives 124 CRS points if you are single, or 116 if your spouse or partner comes with you.
Equivalency tables from IRCC, Express Entry: Language test results.