CLB LEVELS Chart for Canada
IELTS/CELPIP Equivalency to CLB Level: Only the General Training format of IELTS is acceptable.
| IELTS General Training (Out of 9 Bands) | CELPIP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLB Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | Level in all sections |
| 5 | 5 | 4–4.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 5.5 | 5–5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 7 | 6–7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
French Equivalency to CLB Levels: Only the TEF exam is acceptable
| TEF exam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLB Level | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
| 5 | 181–216 | 151–180 | 226–270 | 226–270 |
| 6 | 217–248 | 181–206 | 271–309 | 271–309 |
| 7 | 249–279 | 207–232 | 310–348 | 310–348 |
| 8 | 280–297 | 233–247 | 349–370 | 349–370 |
| 9 | 298–315 | 248–262 | 371–392 | 371–392 |
| 10 | 316+ | 263+ | 393+ | 393+ |
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