Express Entry CRS language points calculator
Enter your French and English levels. We’ll add up every CRS point they earn and show the single change worth the most.
How it works
Your first official language earns up to 34 points per skill (136 total) if you’re single, or 32 per skill (128) with an accompanying spouse. CLB 7 is worth 17 per skill single, CLB 9 is worth 31 and CLB 10+ is worth 34. Your second official language adds up to 6 per skill, capped at 24 (22 with a spouse).
On top of that, NCLC 7+ in all four French skills adds 25 points with English at CLB 4 or lower (or no English test), or 50 points with CLB 5+ in all four English skills. So strong French and English together can reach 136 + 24 + 50 = 210 language points.
This tool covers language points only. Skill-transferability points (language combined with education or foreign work, up to 100) and your spouse’s language are separate — use IRCC’s official CRS tool for your full score. Tables from IRCC’s CRS criteria page.
- ✓ IRCC’s official CRS tables
- ✓ Enter NCLC or raw TEF/TCF scores
- ✓ French bonus included
- ✓ Best next improvement
Common questions
As a first official language, up to 136 core points (34 per skill, single). As a second language, up to 24. NCLC 7+ in all four French skills also adds 25 or 50 additional points, depending on your English.
As a first official language, CLB 7 is 17 points per skill if single (68 for all four) or 16 per skill with a spouse (64). As a second language it’s 3 per skill.
Usually whichever you scored higher in, because the first language earns far more points per skill. This calculator shows if switching them would give you more.
No. Transferability points combine language with education or foreign work experience (up to 100 more). IRCC’s official CRS tool calculates your full score.