NCLC & CRS calculator for French
Enter your TEF Canada or TCF Canada scores, or your targets, to see your NCLC level per skill and the CRS points French unlocks for Express Entry. The bilingual bonus is included. Results are estimates, not official.
Your French scores
Pick your exam, then enter each section.
TEF Canada, each section 0–699 (post-Dec 2023 scale). Estimate only.
Your lowest English skill in CLB. The French bonus needs English CLB 5+ in all four skills to reach its maximum.
NCLC levels & CRS points
Per-skill NCLC and the French points they add to your Express Entry score.
Strong result, you reach NCLC 7+ in all four skills, which unlocks the French bonus. Your French now adds an estimated 89 CRS points to your Express Entry score.
What this means for your draw
French is one of the most efficient ways to lift a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. Reaching NCLC 7 across all four skills unlocks a French bonus on top of your language points, and if you also hold English CLB 5+, that bonus can reach its maximum.
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.
- NCLC 7 in all four skills is the key threshold for the French bonus.
- The lowest of your four skills decides your language-points band , one weak skill caps the rest.
- French-category draws can have lower CRS cut-offs than general draws.
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Start free →Estimate only. TEF Canada uses the post–December 11, 2023 0–699 per-skill scale. TCF Canada: Reading/Listening 0–699, Writing/Speaking 0–20. 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.