🍁 NCLC Conversion
Enter your TCF or TEF Canada scores below to see your estimated NCLC band per skill, or browse the full official conversion tables — sourced from IRCC's test equivalency charts.
Last updated: October 30, 2026
| NCLC | Listening (100–699) | Reading (100–699) | Writing (0–20) | Speaking (0–20) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCLC 10 | 549+ | 549+ | 16+ | 16+ |
| NCLC 9 | 523+ | 524+ | 14+ | 14+ |
| NCLC 8 | 503+ | 499+ | 12+ | 12+ |
| NCLC 7 | 458+ | 453+ | 10+ | 10+ |
| NCLC 6 | 398+ | 406+ | 7+ | 7+ |
| NCLC 5 | 369+ | 375+ | 6+ | 6+ |
| NCLC 4 | 331+ | 342+ | 4+ | 4+ |
| NCLC | Listening (0–360) | Reading (0–300) | Writing (0–450) | Speaking (0–450) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCLC 10 | 316+ | 263+ | 393+ | 393+ |
| NCLC 9 | 298+ | 248+ | 371+ | 371+ |
| NCLC 8 | 280+ | 233+ | 349+ | 349+ |
| NCLC 7 | 249+ | 207+ | 310+ | 310+ |
| NCLC 6 | 217+ | 181+ | 271+ | 271+ |
| NCLC 5 | 181+ | 151+ | 226+ | 226+ |
| NCLC 4 | 145+ | 121+ | 181+ | 181+ |
Federal Skilled Worker minimum. With NCLC 7 in all four skills you qualify for Express Entry as a French speaker and reach the top French CRS bonus (up to 50 points with English CLB 5+, 25 points without).
Higher CRS bands: NCLC 9+ maximizes the skill-transferability points in Express Entry and strengthens provincial francophone streams.
See exactly how many CRS points NCLC 7+ adds to your Express Entry profile: Express Entry French bonus points.
NCLC (Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens) is the French-language name for the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) scale — a 1-to-12 scale IRCC uses to assess French proficiency for immigration. NCLC 7 equals CLB 7.
NCLC 7 in all four skills (listening, reading, writing, speaking) is the minimum to qualify for Express Entry's French bonus CRS points. NCLC 9+ maximizes additional skill-transferability points.
Yes — they're sourced from IRCC's official test equivalency charts on canada.ca. Always double-check your actual result against the official chart before relying on it for an application.
The listening section's question count changed (60 → 40) in a September 2025 format update, but the score-to-NCLC conversion scale itself (0–360) and the NCLC thresholds shown here are unaffected.