TCF Canada score to NCLC: the complete conversion tables

IRCC converts each TCF Canada skill separately into an NCLC level (the French-language name of the CLB scale — NCLC 7 and CLB 7 are the same thing). There is no combined score: four skills, four conversions, and your lowest level is the one programs look at.

Reading (0–699)

• •NCLC 10: 549–699
• •NCLC 9: 524–548
• •NCLC 8: 499–523
• •NCLC 7: 453–498
• •NCLC 6: 406–452
• •NCLC 5: 375–405
• •NCLC 4: 342–374

Listening (0–699)

• •NCLC 10: 549–699
• •NCLC 9: 523–548
• •NCLC 8: 503–522
• •NCLC 7: 458–502
• •NCLC 6: 398–457
• •NCLC 5: 369–397
• •NCLC 4: 331–368

Writing and speaking (0–20)

Two practical takeaways. First, the writing/speaking bands are narrow: a single extra point out of 20 can be a whole NCLC level, which is why structured answers and clean connectors pay off so much. Second, listening NCLC 6 is a wide band (398–457) but NCLC 7 starts at 458 — many candidates sit near that line, and a few weeks of once-only-audio training is often what pushes them over. Always verify current thresholds on canada.ca before relying on them.

• •NCLC 10: 16–20
• •NCLC 9: 14–15
• •NCLC 8: 12–13
• •NCLC 7: 10–11
• •NCLC 6: 7–9
• •NCLC 5: 6
• •NCLC 4: 4–5