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French Exam Alert
Free tool · updated Sep 2026

TEF & TCF Canada to CLB calculator

Convert each skill to its Canadian Language Benchmark and see how many CRS points your French adds.

Listening/ 699
Reading/ 699
Writing/ 20
Speaking/ 20
Your English result
Lowest skillNCLC 6
CRS French bonus+0
You need NCLC 7 in every skill for the French bonus and category draws.
ListeningCLB 7
ReadingCLB 7
WritingCLB 7
SpeakingCLB 6
Points to CLB 7: Speaking +1
Based on IRCC equivalency tables. Confirm on canada.ca before you apply.

How it works

IRCC converts each of the four skills separately using its official equivalency tables. Your lowest skill decides whether you get the French bonus — there is no averaging.

For TEF Canada, use the “Équivalence ancien score” column on your attestation (listening /360, reading /300, writing and speaking /450), not the /699 score. For TCF Canada, listening and reading are out of 699 and writing and speaking out of 20.

  • ✓ TEF Canada and TCF Canada
  • ✓ Per-skill NCLC levels
  • ✓ CRS French bonus (+25 / +50)
  • ✓ Points needed to reach NCLC 7

Common questions

Listening 458, reading 453, writing 10 and speaking 10 (out of 20). You need all four at or above these for NCLC 7.

Listening 249, reading 207, writing 310 and speaking 310, using the “Équivalence ancien score” column — not the /699 score.

No. Each skill converts on its own, and the French bonus needs NCLC 7 or higher in every one of the four skills.

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