Margaux is a citizen of Monaco. Despite French being her mother tongue language, she has heard she needs to take a French test to immigrate to Canada. Of course, Canada accepts two French tests; TEF Canada and TCF Canada. Unfortunately, their expectations are confusing to Margaux. They say you need to have such and such CLB/NCLC score. However, the test Margaux is taking is TEF Canada. She wonders what the relationship between TEF Canada test results and CLB levels is. In fact, Margaux is looking for an equivalency table that compares CLB vs TEF Canada.
If you intend to immigrate to Canada, you will likely need to take a language test. Canadian immigration authorities currently accept the following tests:
- CELPIP: Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (Only CELPIP General)
- IELTS: International English Language Testing System (Only IELTS General)
- TEF Canada: Test d’évaluation de français
- TCF Canada: Test de connaissance du français
The last first two tests show your proficiency in the English language. However, if you intend to prove your French language knowledge, you need to take one of the last two tests: TEF Canada or TCF Canada. This article introduces TEF Canada and its relationship to CLB, also known as NCLC.
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TOEFL Practice Section 2: Listening. Try the following Listening examples. Remember that in the real test you will hear these parts. You will not see them, but you will be allowed to take down any notes while you listen. You will hear each section once only. In the following examples, the parts you would hear in the actual test are shown in red. 25 additional points if you scored CLB 4 or lower in English (or if you didn’t take an English test) 50 additional points if you scored CLB 5 or higher on all four English skills; Find out more about these additional points. Level CLB TOEFL. Overral iBT Overral pBT Overral cBT; Advanced 2. Language Proficiency Convrsion Equivalency Charts IELTS CELPIP DELF DALF TEF for standardized language test result, showing English IELTS and CELPIP or French TEF DALF DELF language proficiency, is required for immigration to Canada under Express Entry, skilled worker and Provincial Nominee Programs MPNP.
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What is TEF Canada?
TEF stands for Test d’évaluation du français. The test evaluates your knowledge and fluency in the French language. TEF’s organization is Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Paris (CCIP) or Paris Chamber of Commerce.
TEF tests five areas of your language abilities, namely:
- Reading: compréhension écrite (Reading comprehension)
- Listening: compréhension orale (Listening comprehension)
- Writing: expression écrite (Written expression)
- Speaking: expression orale (Oral expression)
- Grammar: grammaire (Grammar)
TEF Canada ignores the last area as the immigration authorities expect your mastery in the first four items.
What is CLB or NCLC?
CLB stands for the Canadian Language Benchmark. The government of Canada uses CLB to identify your mastery of the English language. The French language equivalent to CLB is the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC).
The CLB table
CLB offers scores between 1 and 12. The following tables show the meaning of each score (source: canada.ca).
Stage I – Basic Language Ability
| Benchmark and Ability Level | Listening | Speaking | Reading | Writing |
| CLB 1: Initial CLB 2: Developing CLB 3: Adequate CLB 4: Fluent | Interpreting simple spoken communication in routine, non-demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. | Creating simple spoken communication in routine, non-demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. | Interpreting simple written communication in routine, non-demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. | Creating simple written communication in routine, non-demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. |
Stage II – Intermediate Language Ability
| Benchmark and Ability Level | Listening | Speaking | Reading | Writing |
| CLB 5: Initial CLB 6: Developing CLB 7: Adequate CLB 8: Fluent | Interpreting moderately complex spoken communication in moderately demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. | Creating moderately complex spoken communication in moderately demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. | Interpreting moderately complex written communication in moderately demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. | Creating moderately complex written communication in moderately demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. |
Stage III – Advanced Language Ability
| Benchmark and Ability Level | Listening | Speaking | Reading | Writing |
| CLB 9: Initial CLB 10: Developing CLB 11: Adequate CLB 12: Fluent | Interpreting complex spoken communication in demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. | Creating complex spoken communication in demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. | Interpreting complex written communication in demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. | Creating complex written communication in demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. |
CLB (NCLC) vs TEF Canada table
TEF results do not match CLB/NCLC levels directly. Consequently, we need to refer to reliable sources to find their equivalency. I have used Canada.ca to develop the following CLB/TEF table. The first column shows the CLB level. Of course, the other four columns show the TEF equivalency for each competency area.
| CLB/NCLC Level | TEF Reading | TEF Writing | TEF Listening | TEF Speaking |
| 1 – 3 | 120<= | 180<= | 144<= | 180<= |
| 4 | 121-150 | 181-225 | 145-180 | 181-225 |
| 5 | 151-180 | 226-270 | 181-216 | 226-270 |
| 6 | 181-206 | 271-309 | 217-248 | 271-309 |
| 7 | 207-232 | 310-348 | 249-279 | 310-348 |
| 8 | 233-247 | 349-370 | 280-297 | 349-370 |
| 9 | 248-262 | 371-392 | 298-315 | 371-392 |
| 10 | 263-277 | 393-415 | 316-333 | 393-415 |
| 11 – 12 | 278+ | 416+ | 334+ | 416+ |
While I have done my best to avoid any mistakes, this table is not the official conversion table. Consult with other sources as well. You may also consider reading the following articles:
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