This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
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.
Use your test results to find your CLB level in the tables below:
Use your test results to find your CLB level in the tables below:
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 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Use your test results to find your CLB level in the tables below:
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 |
Use your test results to find your CLB level in the tables below:
CLB level | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 88-90 | 90 | 89-90 | 89-90 |
9 | 78-87 | 88-89 | 82-88 | 84-88 |
8 | 69-77 | 79-87 | 71-81 | 76-83 |
7 | 60-68 | 69-78 | 60-70 | 68-75 |
6 | 51-59 | 60-68 | 50-59 | 59-67 |
5 | 42-50 | 51-59 | 39-49 | 51-58 |
4 | 33-41 | 41-50 | 28-38 | 42-50 |
3 | 24-32 | 32-40 | 18-27 | 34-41 |
Use your test results to find your CLB level in the tables below:
If you took your test after December 10, 2023
CLB level | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 546-699 | 558-699 | 546-699 | 556-699 |
9 | 503-545 | 512-557 | 503-545 | 518-555 |
8 | 462-502 | 472-511 | 462-502 | 494-517 |
7 | 434-461 | 428-471 | 434-461 | 456-493 |
6 | 393-433 | 379-427 | 393-433 | 422-455 |
5 | 352-392 | 330-378 | 352-392 | 387-421 |
4 | 306-351 | 268-329 | 306-351 | 328-386 |
If you took your test between October 1, 2019 and December 10, 2023
CLB level | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 566-699 | 566-699 | 566-699 | 566-699 |
9 | 533-565 | 533-565 | 533-565 | 533-565 |
8 | 500-532 | 500-532 | 500-532 | 500-532 |
7 | 450-499 | 450-499 | 450-499 | 450-499 |
6 | 400-449 | 400-449 | 400-449 | 400-449 |
5 | 350-399 | 350-399 | 350-399 | 350-399 |
4 | 300-349 | 300-349 | 300-349 | 300-349 |
If you took your test before September 30, 2019
CLB level | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 263-300 | 393-450 | 316-360 | 393-450 |
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 |
Use your test results to find your CLB level in the tables below:
CLB level | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 549-699 | 16-20 | 549-699 | 16-20 |
9 | 524-548 | 14-15 | 523-548 | 14-15 |
8 | 499-523 | 12-13 | 503-522 | 12-13 |
7 | 453-498 | 10-11 | 458-502 | 10-11 |
6 | 406-452 | 7-9 | 398-457 | 7-9 |
5 | 375-405 | 6 | 369-397 | 6 |
4 | 342-374 | 4-5 | 331-368 | 4-5 |
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