# TEF and TCF to NCLC converter

> Convert your TEF Canada or TCF Canada scores to NCLC levels for each ability with IRCC’s official equivalency table. Free, instant, with the full chart below.

Canonical: https://frenchtestcanada.ca/nclc-converter
Last updated: 2026-10-26

Enter your TEF Canada or TCF Canada scores to see your NCLC level (the French name for CLB) in each ability, from IRCC’s official equivalency table.

The full equivalency tables are below.

## What NCLC means

NCLC (niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens) is the French scale of the Canadian Language Benchmarks. IRCC converts your TEF Canada or TCF Canada result to an NCLC level per ability, and programs set their minimums in NCLC. See [French for Express Entry](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/french-for-express-entry) and [French for citizenship](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/french-for-citizenship).

## TEF Canada to NCLC chart

For Express Entry, IRCC reads the “Équivalence ancien score” column of your TEF Canada results (speaking and writing out of 450, listening out of 360, reading out of 300), not the score out of 699.

*TEF Canada: lowest score for each level (Équivalence ancien score)*
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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+ |

## TCF Canada to NCLC chart

*TCF Canada: lowest score for each level (Score)*
| Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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+ |

## Sources

- [IRCC: Express Entry, language test results (Check your language level)](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/language-test.html) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [IRCC: Post-graduation work permit, how to find your language level based on your test results](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/after-graduation/eligibility/language-results.html) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [France Éducation international: Comprendre mes résultats au TCF](https://www.france-education-international.fr/article/comprendre-mes-resultats-au-tcf) (checked 2026-10-26)

Not affiliated with CCI Paris Île-de-France (TEF), France Éducation international (TCF) or IRCC.

## Related

- [French for Express Entry: the levels that count](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/french-for-express-entry)
- [TEF Canada: the complete guide](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/tef-canada)
- [TCF Canada: the complete guide](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/tcf-canada)