What TEF score is NCLC 7?

reading 207, writing 310, listening 249, speaking 310. NCLC 7 in all four abilities is the minimum for the Federal Skilled Worker Program.

What TEF score is NCLC 9?

reading 248, writing 371, listening 298, speaking 371. NCLC 9 in all four abilities earns the full language part of skill transferability.

What is the minimum TEF score for Express Entry?

It depends on the program: NCLC 7 in all four abilities for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, NCLC 7 (TEER 0 or 1 jobs) or NCLC 5 (TEER 2 or 3 jobs) for the Canadian Experience Class, and NCLC 5 for speaking and listening with NCLC 4 for reading and writing for the Federal Skilled Trades Program.

TEF to NCLC conversion chart

Convert TEF Canada scores to NCLC levels for Express Entry: the full TEF to NCLC chart for reading, writing, listening and speaking, with the CRS points each level earns.

TEF Canada to NCLC

TEF Canada to NCLC conversion for Express Entry
NCLC	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking	CRS per ability
NCLC 10	263 or more	393 or more	316 or more	393 or more	34
NCLC 9	248 to 262	371 to 392	298 to 315	371 to 392	31
NCLC 8	233 to 247	349 to 370	280 to 297	349 to 370	23
NCLC 7	207 to 232	310 to 348	249 to 279	310 to 348	17
NCLC 6	181 to 206	271 to 309	217 to 248	271 to 309	9
NCLC 5	151 to 180	226 to 270	181 to 216	226 to 270	6
NCLC 4	121 to 150	181 to 225	145 to 180	181 to 225	6

Below NCLC 4 earns no points. CRS points shown are for a single candidate; see all language points.

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What TEF score is NCLC 7?: reading 207, writing 310, listening 249, speaking 310. NCLC 7 in all four abilities is the minimum for the Federal Skilled Worker Program.
What TEF score is NCLC 9?: reading 248, writing 371, listening 298, speaking 371. NCLC 9 in all four abilities earns the full language part of skill transferability.
What is the minimum TEF score for Express Entry?: It depends on the program: NCLC 7 in all four abilities for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, NCLC 7 (TEER 0 or 1 jobs) or NCLC 5 (TEER 2 or 3 jobs) for the Canadian Experience Class, and NCLC 5 for speaking and listening with NCLC 4 for reading and writing for the Federal Skilled Trades Program.
Which TEF score do I enter?: Enter the “équivalence ancien score” shown on your TEF Canada result, which is what Express Entry uses.

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