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This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
staff. It is posted on the Departments website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
Canadian experience class, federal skilled workers class, federal skilled trades
class, provincial nominee class, caring for children class, caring for people with
high medical needs class, and Immigrant Investor Venture Capital class
Equivalencies between the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs) (for English), the Niveaux de comptence
linguistique canadiens (for French), and the results of language tests from designated testing organizations have
been established and are summarized in the following tables.
10 10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4 4
10 and above 5H 5H 5H 5H
9 5L 5L 5L 5L
8 4H 4H 4H 4H
7 4L 4L 4L 4L
6 3H 3H 3H 3H
5 3L 3L 3L 3L
4 2H 2H 2H 2H
Note: CELPIP test results for tests written before May 3, 2013, will have a score of 5 for each ability for CLB
levels 9 and 10.
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International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
General Training Test score equivalency chart
CLB Level Reading Writing Listening Speaking
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