NCLC & Language CRS for French
Enter your TEF Canada or TCF Canada scores, or your targets, to see your NCLC level per skill and the Language CRS points French adds for Express Entry (up to 24, plus 4 for English CLB 5+). Single applicant. Results are estimates, not official.
Your French scores
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TEF Canada, each section 0–699 (scale from Dec 2023). Estimate only.
Your lowest English skill in CLB. English at CLB 5+ in all four skills adds a flat 4 second-language points.
NCLC levels & Language CRS points
Per-skill NCLC and the French points they add to your Express Entry score.
The headline number is the official CRS additional points for French: NCLC 7+ in all four French skills gives +50 (with English CLB 5+) or +25 (otherwise). Separately, the FSW 67-point eligibility grid awards language points (French 4/5/6 per ability, max 24; +4 for English CLB 5+; max 28). Single applicant. Estimate only, verify with the official IRCC tools.
Strong result, all four skills at NCLC 7+. French earns +25 additional CRS points (50 with English CLB 5+, otherwise 25), plus 16 of 28 on the FSW eligibility grid.
What this means for your draw
As your first official language, French scores selection-grid language points per ability: 4, 5 or 6 points at NCLC 7, 8 and 9+ (up to 24 across the four skills). English as your second official language adds 4 more if you hold CLB 5+ in all four, for up to 28.
On top of CRS, IRCC runs French-language category-based draws with cut-offs that have often sat well below the general draw, so strong French can mean an invitation sooner.
- Each skill scores from NCLC 7 up (4 / 5 / 6 points); a skill below NCLC 7 scores 0 points.
- French-language category draws need NCLC 7 in all four skills, so don't leave a skill behind.
- French-category draws can have lower CRS cut-offs than general draws.
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Start free →Estimate only. TEF Canada: 0 to 699 per skill (scale from 2023-12-11), with different NCLC bands for reading and listening, writing, and speaking. TCF Canada: Reading/Listening 0 to 699, Writing/Speaking 0 to 20. Estimates only, verify against official IRCC equivalency tables. Verify against the official IRCC equivalency tables and CRS criteria before making decisions. frenchitupdaily is not affiliated with the official exam bodies or IRCC.