# TCF Canada score to NCLC converter

Enter your four TCF Canada scores to see the NCLC level each ability earns. Speaking and writing use a 0 to 20 scale. Listening and reading use a 0 to 699 scale.

Use the tool on the [web page](https://french4pr.com/tools/tcf-canada-nclc-converter). It works without JavaScript.

## How to use it

1. Enter speaking (expression orale).
2. Enter listening (comprehension de l'oral).
3. Enter reading (comprehension de l'ecrit).
4. Enter writing (expression ecrite).
5. Read the result.

## How it works

The converter maps each score to an NCLC level with the official IRCC equivalency table for Express Entry: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/language-test.html (method checked 2026-10-20).

For TCF Canada, the table is the single IRCC table: speaking and writing on 0-20, listening and reading on 0-699. NCLC 10 starts at 16 for speaking and writing and at 549 for listening and reading. Scores below the NCLC 4 band show 0.

Each field accepts only whole numbers inside the TCF Canada range for that ability. A TEF Canada score does not fit here: use the TEF Canada converter for that test.

Rules change. Always confirm your level on the IRCC page above before you submit a profile. This tool is not immigration advice.

> A restatement of a public IRCC table, not immigration advice. Scores and equivalencies change; the IRCC page named in the method is the authority.

## Questions

### Why are speaking and writing only out of 20?

TCF Canada scores speaking and writing from 0 to 20. Listening and reading run from 0 to 699. IRCC publishes one table with those scales.

### Why does only my lowest ability matter?

Express Entry reads each ability separately and the French bonus and French-language category require NCLC 7 or higher in all four. Your weakest ability decides whether you qualify.

### How long is my test valid?

IRCC accepts results less than two years old, both when you create your Express Entry profile and when you apply for permanent residence.

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