Language test equivalency CLB charts | IELTS, TEF, CELPIP

If you want to qualify for Express Entry, then you must first qualify for one of the economic programs such as Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Canadian Experience Class (CEC) or Federal Skilled Trades Program (. Your language score must meet the threshold of any of those programs you are trying to qualify for.

CEC has two thresholds: CLB7 for skill types 0 and A. CLB6 for skill type B.
FSWP’s threshold is CLB7
FSTP under CLB: L: 5, R: 3.5, W: 4, S: 5

CLB Chart – Equivalencies between the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs) (for English), the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (for French), and the results of language tests from designated testing organizations have been established and are summarized in the following tables.

Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) General 2014 Test score equivalency chart for reports issued on or after April 1, 2014
CLB Level	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking
10	10	10	10	10
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

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) General Training – Test score equivalency chart
CLB Level	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking
10	8.0	7.5	8.5	7.5
9	7.0	7.0	8.0	7.0
8	6.5	6.5	7.5	6.5
7	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
6	5.0	5.5	5.5	5.5
5	4.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
4	3.5	4.0	4.5	4.0

Test d’évaluation de français (TEF) – Test score equivalency chart for reports issued on or after April 1, 2014
CLB Level	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking
10	263-277	393-415	316-333	393-415
9	248-262	371-392	298-315	371-392
8	233-247	349-370	280-297	349-370
7	207-232	310-348	249-279	310-348
6	181-206	271-309	217-248	271-309
5	151-180	226-270	181-216	226-270
4	121-150	181-225	145-180	181-225

886 thoughts on “Language test equivalency CLB charts | IELTS, TEF, CELPIP”

Ricardo Romero on October 27, 2015 at 1:00 pm said:

As part of my job as faculty at a local design school, we were asked to take de TECS ( test of English Communications Skills – standard for CEF -Common European Frame- ) …is it compatible with IELTS or CELPIP test score ?
thanks for you info !

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- CICS Immigration Team on November 3, 2015 at 11:35 pm said:
  
  No. Only IELTS or CELPIP are accepted.
  
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Nishanth on October 30, 2015 at 11:19 am said:

How is the IELTS club big for Quebec and how the point is allocated for Quebec. Is there any minimum IELTS requirement for Quebec migrants

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Henry on November 6, 2015 at 2:52 am said:

Hi, I have TCF B1.

Can I reflect it in TEF equivalent? If yes, is there any table I can use?

many thanks in advance,
best,
H

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James on November 6, 2015 at 2:56 am said:

Hi, I got My Ielts General Results today & I’m quite disappointed as i got

Listening : 6.0
Reading : 7.0
Writing : 5.5
Speaking : 8.0

I thought i had scored a 7 in speaking but got an 8 as i was cut off couple of times due to the time limited on the speaking session, however i was expecting an 8 or even 9 in Reading, i got 7 & also in the writing , i completed both parts thoroughly & they gave 5.5 & i was expecting at least 8.0 in that .

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- CICS Immigration Team on November 13, 2015 at 6:50 am said:
  
  The 5.5 is not enough. Best of luck in your future test.
  
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- Chethana on April 4, 2016 at 6:15 am said:
  
  What happend to your case? I am in same situation.
  
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  - Chethana on April 4, 2016 at 6:17 am said:
    
    I got 8.5 listning,7,5 speaking,6.5 reading and 5.5 writting.and overall 7?Do i need to do again?to qualify?
    
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    - CICS Immigration Team on April 7, 2016 at 11:41 pm said:
      
      Minimum 6.0 is required.
      
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      - Harpreet badesha on June 25, 2016 at 12:49 pm said:
        
        I have two years Canadian work experience I got 6 bands in listening and writing ,6.5 in speaking and 4 bands in reading can I apply under express entry
      - NIYI on August 20, 2016 at 10:00 am said:
        
        Please find below my IELTS score. Advise me if the below scores are enough for an express entry for an engineer.
        Listening: 6.0
        Reading: 5.5
        Writing: 7.0
        Speaking: 7.0
        Overall: 6.5
James on November 6, 2015 at 2:58 am said:

the fact that i’m applying for Express Entry for a Pr in Canada, I got a 6.5 overall but i’m worried i’m not through due to the fact i’ve been given a 5.5 in writing however i checked on the Clb Conversion and apparently the 5.5 is rounding off to 6.0 but i cannot get an Overall Clb Score to find that out ?

Can anyone please help ?

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- Nwoye on December 1, 2015 at 8:21 am said:
  
  Your result is quite ok but the disappointment was the 5.5 in writing.It would have being a band 7 or 7.5 which is enough to get you into the EE pool.
  well,try and see if you can hit a higher score in your next attempt
  Goodluck
  
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Dora on November 6, 2015 at 7:19 am said:

Hi .there . Need your help. I am preparing for my PR application. NOC 4411. My IELTS score listening 6 reading 6 writing 6 speaking 4.5. What’s my CLB level? It ask for minimum CLB 5 as listening 5 reading 4 writing 5 speaking 5. Do I qualify for the level?

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- Nwoye on December 1, 2015 at 8:23 am said:
  
  hi Dora,Are you a Nigerian?
  
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Jerell Mendez Magrata on November 10, 2015 at 12:49 pm said:

Hi,i take up CELPIP exam last Oct.24,2015 and my grades are L=5 S=5 Do i pass or not?What is the passing grade for both of them?

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Aram on November 21, 2015 at 3:40 am said:

Hi,
I got my IELTS General test results as follows:
Listening: 7.0
Reading: 6.5
Speaking: 6.5
Writing: 4.5
Overall band score: 6.0
I know I didn’t do well in writing but am i still eligible for FSW? and how do i need to convert OBS to CLB? Do i need all of them 6 or the OBS is enough?
Thank you

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- CICS Immigration Team on November 23, 2015 at 12:38 am said:
  
  Your writing is not high enough. You must score at least 6.0.
  
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- Neha Saini on November 11, 2020 at 9:13 pm said:
  
  Hi, I have scored overall band 6 in Ielts.
  
  L = 6
  R= 4.5
  S= 6.5
  W= 6
  
  Please let me know that I am eligible for Canada express entry on not? In which area do am I qualifying, CEC, FSW?
  
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Ahmed Yassein on November 21, 2015 at 10:21 am said:

Dear Sir / Madame
I am applying for Express Entry for a Pr in Canada federal , currently I am having both IELTS & TEF courses in order to get better job opportunities .

I will be tested next DEC 2015 for IELTS , subsequently in Feb 2016 will be my TEF , Could you please define me the eligible score I should obtain for TEF in case my IELTS results scored 6.5 to 7 in all S/L/R/W ?

Thank you respected team of CIC
Yours Faithfully
Ahmed

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Amy F on November 21, 2015 at 10:46 pm said:

Hi , i just received my ielts score which are the ff:
speaking: 7
listening: 7
reading: 6.5
writing: 6.5
total: 7

do i have a chance to apply for express entry federal skilled worker? ive seen in youtube they said you need to have 7 in each field

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- Nwoye on December 1, 2015 at 8:32 am said:
  
  You are sure qualify to apply but you would stand a better chance if you have a spouse who will attract bonus points to your application.I hope you have a valid ECA with you.
  
  Cheers
  
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Amy F on November 21, 2015 at 10:50 pm said:

can you also let me know what is my CLB level? thank you!

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zehra on November 23, 2015 at 3:37 pm said:

hi,
I would like to know what is my CLB level.
L7.5,W 7.0, R 8.0 S8.5

since my Listening is 7.5 I will be in CLB 8 or what?
thanks..

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- Nwoye on December 12, 2015 at 12:35 am said:
  
  yes
  
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Mary .A on November 24, 2015 at 10:11 am said:

I’ve just done the tef & this is my score;
I’m I eligible to apply for Canada please?
CE score 117 level A2
CO score 224 level B2
EE score 346 level B2
EO score 392 level C1
What standard do u need to achieve to be able to apply please ??

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Rajith Harimoorthy on December 4, 2015 at 8:18 pm said:

My IELTS score for G.T module is overall 6.5
L:6
R:5.5
W:7.5
S:7.5
Am i eligible for applying through express entry for PR in CANADA?

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- CICS Immigration Team on December 6, 2015 at 10:50 pm said:
  
  Your language is not qualified. Every category must be at least 6.0
  
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varun on December 6, 2015 at 6:14 am said:

Hi my IELTS score is :

L- 7
R- 6.5
W- 6
S-7
Overall Band: 6.5

Is the score eligible for applying to Express Entry scheme

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SaqrThabet on December 10, 2015 at 7:29 pm said:

Hello everyone,
I know it is quite complicated to calculate the Language Proficiency Score, by transfer it from IELTS-GT to CLB. For me I built two theories.
it is easy as just you can manage to take every skill (S/W/R/L) an rate it using this link: “http://ieltscanadatest.com/test-results/ielts-and-clb/”
and then after getting your CLB? in reciprocal to the every and each IELTS-GT skill (S/W/R/L) you can calculate the points regarding each CLB? for each IELTS-GT individually.
lets take an Example : in my case ,
IELTS-GT Speaking7.5 Writing6 Reading7.5 Listening8.5
CLB CLB10 CLB7 CLB9 CLB10
English Proficiency points 6 4 6 6 = 22
other example:
IELTS-GT Speaking7 Writing6.5 Reading6.5 Listening6.5
CLB CLB9 CLB8 CLB8 CLB7
English Proficiency points 6 5 5 4 = 20

but the other theory which was illustrated in the link: “http://www.immigratemanitoba.com/calculators/ielts_calculator.php
which indicate that even if you score high in some skills (S/W/R/L) yet, your final CLB
score will be determined by the minimum skill score you achieve .
for example:
IELTS-GT Speaking7.5 Writing6 Reading7.5 Listening8.5
CLB CLB7 CLB7 CLB7 CLB7
English Proficiency points 4 4 4 4 = 16
just because Writing score in IELTS-GT is 6 out of 9 so CLB7 will be compelled upon all the other skills,
this is my conclusion from what I had already read, please if someone is well acquainted with what or which mythology is right, please post it on,
thanks everyone

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- Gagan on May 1, 2016 at 10:38 am said:
  
  Even i have the same doubt…. tried looking everywhere but no luck…. @CIC Team : Requesting you to help on it… as it is the major factor in CSR system… Waiting is response from your end..
  
  Thanks
  Gagan
  
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Mike Downes on December 14, 2015 at 11:22 pm said:

I’m applying for PR under CEC
My job code is 2252 NOC A
My IELTS results are
Speaking 9.0
Listening 8.5
Writing 7.5
Reading 6.5

The 6.5 worries me, will my application be rejected?

Thanks

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Deepak on December 20, 2015 at 1:35 am said:

Hi,

I had taken the IELTS Academic test in Nov and my overall score is 7.5.
Is it mandatory to take the General test for the Express entry application?

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- CICS Immigration Team on December 23, 2015 at 10:05 pm said:
  
  Yes
  
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  - Keshava on January 6, 2016 at 6:32 am said:
    
    Hi
    I got IELTS BAND L 5, S 6, W 5.5, R 4 and I have a job offer in Canada Am l eligible for FSWP For Ontorio. In addition my wife is a secondary applicant and her IELTS BAND score is S 6, L 5.5, W 5. 5 , R 4. 5. Kindly advise me.
    
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Milan Yang on December 22, 2015 at 2:31 pm said:

I got a Celpip test and got the score; listening 9, reading 6, writing,7 and speaking 7.
I am going to apply for PR. I am an Earlychildhood educator after graduating from the college. I think I am belonging to NOC B. It said minium level is celpip 5. However I am little bit confused now. Some websites said you should meet the CELPIP minium socore 7 for application. Which one is right? Do I have to re-take Celpip for PR application?
Please give me a comment.

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Amarachi Tim-Agu on December 23, 2015 at 4:23 am said:

Please i wish to know how many CRS points that i will be awarded in the course of applying for permanent resident visa under the Federal skilled workers program Canada as my ielts score is as follows: listening – 8.5,reading – 6.5,writing – 7.5,speaking – 7.5; overall band score – 7.5.
Please what is my CLB level as well as my likely CRS points.

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sakthi prasad on December 24, 2015 at 11:53 pm said:

Please find below my IELTS score. Advice me if the below scores are suffice for an express entry.
Listening: 7.5
Reading: 6.0
Writing: 6.5
Speaking: 7.5
Overall: 7.0

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Ravindra on December 24, 2015 at 11:54 pm said:

Hi
I would like to know my CLB for the below.

L: 6.5
R: 5.5
W: 6.0
S: 6.5

Could you kind enough to let me know the exact level.

Thank you
Merry Christmas

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rohan on December 25, 2015 at 4:19 am said:

Listening-8.50
Reading -8.00
Speaking-7.00
Writing-6.00
OverAllBandScore-7.50

how many points i will get for this score?

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Nisha on December 25, 2015 at 7:05 am said:

I got listening-8,reading-6 speaking-7a d writing-5.5 plz guide am I eligible to apply for express entry?

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mbud on December 28, 2015 at 2:36 am said:

i have IELTS score as below, will i get any nomination?

L: 6.5
R:6.5
W:6
S:6
Overall: 6.5

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harpreet on December 29, 2015 at 1:34 am said:

Hi,
My question is if I get too low score in one of the 4 abilities in IELTS, should I look for that minimum score i CLB band table?
I got L:8.5, R:9, W:6.5, S:8, Overall:8
Does that qualifies me for CLB 9/10 since all except writing fits in that band or does it pulls me down to CLB 8 because of Writing?
Help will be appreciated.

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Said on January 7, 2016 at 3:33 pm said:

Bonjour,
Je voudrais passer les épreuves de TEF Canada, les deux épreuves ce mois et deux autres épreuves au mois suivant. Comment je pourrai entrer les deux numéros des résultats lors de créer mon compte sur votre site?
Cordialement

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Keshava on January 10, 2016 at 9:00 pm said:

Hi
I got IELTS BAND L 5, S 6, W 5.5, R 4 and I have a job offer in Canada Am l eligible for FSWP For Ontorio. In addition my wife is a secondary applicant and her IELTS BAND score is S 6, L 5.5, W 5. 5 , R 4. 5. Kindly advise me.

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Farhan Habib on January 23, 2016 at 3:35 am said:

Greetings everyone

My IELTS score is
Listening: 9.0
Reading: 7.0
Writing: 7.0
Speaking: 6.5
Overall: 7.5

What CLB level do I fall in?

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collins on January 27, 2016 at 12:15 pm said:

Hello CICS Immigration Team,
I was recently nominated under Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). I was advised by MPNP to write and submit a valid IELTS to CIC with my application for PR, since my IELTS has just expired. My Question is : What is the minimum score expected for each band L, R, W, & S? . Your swift response would be most appreciated. Feel free to reply me via email. Regards.

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