Score to NCLC conversion table for TCF Canada and TEF Canada

Find your score in your skill’s column and read the NCLC on the left. Each skill converts on its own, and a program that asks for a level in all four skills goes by your lowest one. To convert four TCF Canada scores at once, use the NCLC calculator.

TCF Canada

Listening and reading are out of 699, writing and speaking out of 20. The CEFR levels (B1, B2, C1) for these scores are in what TCF Canada score is B1, B2 or C1.

NCLC	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
10+	549–699	549–699	16–20	16–20
9	523–548	524–548	14–15	14–15
8	503–522	499–523	12–13	12–13
7	458–502	453–498	10–11	10–11
6	398–457	406–452	7–9	7–9
5	369–397	375–405	6	6
4	331–368	342–374	4–5	4–5

Below NCLC 4 the table gives nothing. IRCC uses this same table for Express Entry and for the post-graduation work permit.

TEF Canada, for Express Entry

IRCC tells TEF Canada candidates to enter the “Équivalence ancien score” column of their results in an Express Entry profile, not the score out of 699.

NCLC	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
10	316–360	263–300	393–450	393–450
9	298–315	248–262	371–392	371–392
8	280–297	233–247	349–370	349–370
7	249–279	207–232	310–348	310–348
6	217–248	181–206	271–309	271–309
5	181–216	151–180	226–270	226–270
4	145–180	121–150	181–225	181–225

For a post-graduation work permit, IRCC’s page converts TEF Canada results out of 699 instead, with a separate table by test date. Use the page for your own application.

What each level is worth in CRS points

Points per skill, as of 1 November 2026. Multiply by four if you have the same level in all four skills.

NCLC	First lang., single	First lang., with spouse	Second lang.	Spouse
10+	34	32	6	5
9	31	29	6	5
8	23	22	3	3
7	17	16	3	3
6	9	8	1	1
5	6	6	1	1
4	6	6	0	0

Second-language points stop at 24 (22 with a spouse), and a spouse’s language points stop at 20. On top of this, NCLC 7 or more in all four French skills adds 25 bonus points, or 50 if you also have CLB 5 or more in all four English skills. More detail in how many CRS points French gives and your spouse’s points.

Reading the table well

• The bands are narrow at the bottom. In writing, 9 out of 20 is NCLC 6 and 10 is NCLC 7. In reading, 452 is NCLC 6 and 453 is NCLC 7.
• A CEFR letter is not an NCLC level. A B2 in listening can be NCLC 6 or NCLC 7, as B1, B2 or C1 scores shows.
• The TCF Canada writing mark is the one you can practise and measure before the exam. Write one task here and get an estimated mark out of 20 with the NCLC it gives.