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”

Ayodele Olaoluwa on November 26, 2016 at 6:18 am said:

hi! Pls
I got overall 5.5 in IELTS
Reading 5.5
Writing 5.5
Listening 5.5
Speaking 5.5
Am I eligible for migration to Canada?

Thanks.

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issam on November 29, 2016 at 9:33 am said:

Hello,
I had entered the Express entry Pool but my total comprehensive ranking is 372.
will break the points as below:
Education: 135 for master degree
Language: 88
Speaking: 7, Reading: 6, Listening: 6, writing :6.5
I’m 31 years old and have around 5 years experience, is it worse it to repeat the IELTS or learn French? how much should I improve in IELTS score to get a better ranking, I heard that no rank lower than 430 was selected from the pool yet. Thanks

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Deepmala Shah on December 1, 2016 at 3:16 am said:

Hello! My age is 35.
I have a bachelor’s degree in Arts.
I hav experience of 4 to 5 years for various filled.
I got overall 5 in IELTS
Reading 4.5
Writing 5.5
Listening 4.5
Speaking 5

Am I eligible for PNP Programme entry?

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Sahib Singh on December 2, 2016 at 11:50 am said:

Hi,
My IELTS General training overall score is 7.5.
Listening – 8.5
Reading – 6.5
Writing – 7
Speaking – 7.5
Am I eligible to apply for Canada PR.
I have a degree from London UK and more than 3 yrs of work experience .

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Shailesh Kumar on December 7, 2016 at 10:07 pm said:

Hi! My age is 34.
I have a Masters degree in Socia; Works.
I have experience of 7 years.
I got overall 5.5 in IELTS
Reading 6.0
Writing 6.0
Listening 5.0
Speaking 5.0

Am I eligible for PNP at Saskatchewan ?

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AKINOLA Andrew on December 10, 2016 at 2:14 am said:

My ielts score is R6,L6,S7.5,W7……CLB 7 with 5years of finance experience.do I have a chance like someone that scored CLB9.

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Lawal on December 14, 2016 at 7:43 pm said:

My name is lawal,

I have the under listed scores in my IELTS and I have masters which has been assessed by ICAS am I eligible for FSW express entry.

Reading 5.0
Writing 5.5
Listening 5.0
Speaking 6.5

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Bhawna on December 23, 2016 at 5:06 am said:

Hi,

My ielts score is
L:7
R:7.5
W:6.5
S:6.5

Age:41

i am a English teacher here in India so in which category i should apply.

Regards

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Dr.riffat latif on December 24, 2016 at 7:08 am said:

Hi I am a dentist aged 34 got 7 years of experience and ielts score is listening 6.5 reading 6.00 writing 6.00 speaking 6.00 can I qualify for express entry pool

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- CICS Immigration Team on January 22, 2017 at 8:40 pm said:
  
  You have met the language requirement. But there are other requirements.
  
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Isor thapa on January 7, 2017 at 7:59 am said:

my overal score is 6
R*7.0
S*5.5
L*5.5
W*5.0
will I able to get visa for colleges of australia to study advance diploma

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ISMAIL on January 7, 2017 at 5:47 pm said:

I GOT IELTS SCORE 5.5 AND I WANT TO IMMIGRATE TO QUEBEC WHAT TEF SCORE IS NEEDED FOR ME AND MY SPOUSE

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Live on January 8, 2017 at 5:00 pm said:

Hello,

I have a question about conversation from IELTS to CLB.
According to the table [link removed] CLB 9 is converted to the following IELTS scores: L – 8, R – 7, W – 7 and S – 7.

What if I get less in any of the sections (Listening 7.5 for example) and higher mark in the other section(e.g. Writing 7.5), then how is the converted CLB mark calculated? Does it still remain 9 or get lower to 8?

Thank you!

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Cherish on January 14, 2017 at 6:44 pm said:

Hello,

I took IELTS Academic and want to know 1. If there is any difference in the conversion to CLB for Express of Interest purposes compared to CLB conversion for IELTS General training. 2. Is IELTS Academic acceptable for Canada Immigration purposes?

Your response will be greatly appreciated.

Best Regards,

Cherish.

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Sophie on January 21, 2017 at 7:40 pm said:

im done with my ielts .
speaking : 6
listening :5
writing : 5.5
reading : 4

Am I eligible for migration in Canada under provincial nominee ?

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Jeihgne on January 21, 2017 at 8:12 pm said:

im done with my ielts .
speaking : 6
listening :5
writing : 5.5
reading : 4

Am I eligible for migration in Canada under provincial nominee ?

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Deep on January 24, 2017 at 2:20 pm said:

Hi ,
I have 2 years plus experience
I got overall 6 bands in ielts
Listening: 5.5
Reading:5
Writing:6
Speaking:7.5

And I am going to apply under Canadian experience class with Nov code B

Am I eligible for that??

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Muhammad Nabeel on January 25, 2017 at 9:24 pm said:

Hey
My ielts band is listening 7, reading 6.5, writing 6, speaking 6.5 , can i apply ? And what is my clb level 7 or 8.
Thank you

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Deepshikha sohal on January 25, 2017 at 10:06 pm said:

Listening-6.5
Writing-6.5
Speaking-5.5
Reading-5.5

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RITA on January 30, 2017 at 11:05 pm said:

Hi,

My IELTS score is

L : 6.5
R : 6
W : 7.5
S : 8

Age : 33 F

Please tell me if I am eligible for express entry?

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- CICS Immigration Team on February 25, 2017 at 10:16 pm said:
  
  There is more information that is needed.
  
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Salil Chowdhary on February 3, 2017 at 12:37 pm said:

My scores are as below. Do I qualify for Express Entry or Provincial Nomination
Speaking: 8
Listening: 8.5
Reading: 8
Writing: 7.5
Overall: 8

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tanushree on February 4, 2017 at 1:43 am said:

Hello,
My age is 35.
I have a bachelor’s degree in Arts.
I have work experience of 8 to 9 years .
I got overall 6 in IELTS
Reading 5
Writing 6
Listening 6
Speaking 7

Am I eligible for Express Entry in Canada?
If No, then what is min requirement in each section.

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Ali hassan gohar on February 7, 2017 at 11:24 pm said:

Hi. I have passed level-7 from United kindom. I want immigration for canada. Can I apply without ilets . My level-7 can exempt ilets????

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Inder on February 9, 2017 at 12:17 pm said:

How much minimum each CELPIP score is required for express entry?

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Mounir on February 15, 2017 at 12:20 pm said:

I did the TEF Canada exam and the IELTS exam twice. Is it possible to use the highest scores from each exam?

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- CICS Immigration Team on February 25, 2017 at 10:01 pm said:
  
  You cannot combine scores. Only one test is accepted per language.
  
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  - Lamia on December 9, 2017 at 3:24 pm said:
    
    In TEF canada test, i got level 6 in writing and reading and level 7 in speaking and listening. Can i still be eligible for express entry. If not, can i redo only writing and reading or do i need to redo the test as a whole.
    
    Thanks, Lamia
    
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Mohammad on February 19, 2017 at 10:19 am said:

Please, provide us a link for ielts test online

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sanket patel on February 20, 2017 at 9:32 pm said:

IELTS score :6.5
listening :7.5
reading :7
speaking :6
writing : 5.5

what’s about fsw?
I am software developer having two years experience.

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kaushal on February 23, 2017 at 11:26 am said:

I am planning for FSW.

if I will appear in both, first and second official language test
what is the minimum CLB requirement for FSW (express entry)

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Bhupinder shishodia on February 24, 2017 at 2:32 am said:

Hi,
My IELTS General training overall score is 7.5.
Listening – 8.5
Reading – 7.5
Writing – 6.5
Speaking – 7
Am I eligible to apply for Canada PR.
I have a professional Engineering degree from india and more than 5 yrs of work experience . please reply.

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Neel on March 1, 2017 at 2:12 am said:

I got 6 bands overall and in L 6, R 6.5,w5.5,S5.0..In acedamic module…I can apply for mpnp?

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jaspreet singh on March 2, 2017 at 8:57 am said:

hi i have one year banking exp with AM grade with 6 bands in each module of ielts . am i eligible for express entry system

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- Bosun on September 22, 2017 at 2:25 pm said:
  
  I’m a nurse. I want to immigrate to Canada but this is my ielts scores speaking 6,writing 5.5,listening 5 & reading 4.5.
  
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