The 2023 update to the French language test equivalency charts
The 2023 update to the French language test equivalency charts
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Effective December 11, 2023, new scoring guidelines apply for tests taken on or after this date. The revised TEF Canada equivalency chart is now categorized into three distinct periods based on when the test was taken.
- The latest TEF score equivalency chart, applicable from December 11, 2023:
| CLB Level | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking |
| CLB10 | 546-699 | 558-699 | 546-699 | 556-699 |
| CLB9 | 503-545 | 512-557 | 503-545 | 518-555 |
| CLB8 | 462-502 | 472-511 | 462-502 | 494-517 |
| CLB7 | 434-461 | 428-471 | 434-461 | 456-493 |
| CLB6 | 393-433 | 379-427 | 393-433 | 422-455 |
| CLB5 | 352-392 | 330-378 | 352-392 | 387-421 |
| CLB4 | 306-351 | 268-329 | 306-351 | 328-386 |
- The previous TEF score equivalency chart, valid for tests taken between October 1, 2019, and December 10, 2023, had slightly different scoring requirements.
| CLB Level | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking |
| CLB10 | 566-699 | 566-699 | 566-699 | 566-699 |
| CLB9 | 533-565 | 533-565 | 533-565 | 533-565 |
| CLB8 | 500-532 | 500-532 | 500-532 | 500-532 |
| CLB7 | 450-499 | 450-499 | 450-499 | 450-499 |
| CLB6 | 400-449 | 400-449 | 400-449 | 400-449 |
| CLB5 | 350-399 | 350-399 | 350-399 | 350-399 |
| CLB4 | 300-349 | 300-349 | 300-349 | 300-349 |
- The TEF score equivalency chart, valid for tests taken before September 30, 2019:
| CLB Level | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking |
| CLB10 | 263-300 | 393-450 | 316-360 | 393-450 |
| CLB9 | 248-262 | 371-392 | 298-315 | 371-392 |
| CLB8 | 233-247 | 349-370 | 280-297 | 349-370 |
| CLB7 | 207-232 | 310-348 | 249-279 | 310-348 |
| CLB6 | 181-206 | 271-309 | 217-248 | 271-309 |
| CLB5 | 151-180 | 226-270 | 181-216 | 226-270 |
| CLB4 | 121-150 | 181-225 | 145-180 | 181-225 |
Additionally, the Test de Connaissance du Français pour le Canada (TCF Canada) serves as an alternative to the TEF Canada for French language proficiency assessment.
TCF Canada Equivalency Chart
| CLB Level | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking |
| CLB 10 and above | 549-699 | 16-20 | 549-699 | 16-20 |
| CLB9 | 524-548 | 14-15 | 523-548 | 14-15 |
| CLB8 | 499-523 | 12-13 | 503-522 | 12-13 |
| CLB7 | 453-498 | 10-11 | 458-502 | 10-11 |
| CLB6 | 406-452 | 7-9 | 398-457 | 7-9 |
| CLB5 | 375-405 | 6 | 369-397 | 6 |
| CLB4 | 342-374 | 4-5 | 331-368 | 4-5 |
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