Job-ready official language proficiency is required to apply to immigrate to Manitoba, Canada through the MPNP.

To demonstrate your level of English proficiency, all applicants (except those currently working in Manitoba in NOC 0, A or B) must submit valid official results of an MPNP-approved language test taken no more than two years prior to the date you submit your MPNP Online application.

The MPNP-approved language proficiency tests are:

To measure your English or French levels, we use the:

• Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) for English
• Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC) for French

Note
Applicants for semi-skilled and low-skilled occupations (NOC C and D) must achieve a minimum of CLB 4 in English or NCLC 4 in French and submit their test results with their MPNP application. NOC C and D jobs include lower-skilled workers in the trades, primary and manufacturing industries, sales and services, and certain clerical and assistant categories.

CLB/NCLC Calculators

Use a CLB Calculator to find out your CLB from your test scores. No calculator is currently available for TCF Canada.

• IELTS – General Training
• CELPIP-General
• TEF Canada

Calculators are provided for ease of use, employing the same test scores and CLB or NCLC figures as this page, which is the official program document.

CLB/NCLC Equivalency Tables

Use the following equivalency tables to see how your language proficiency test results equate to the CLB and/or NCLC.

CELPIP-General

CLB Level	Speaking	Listening	Reading	Writing
9 or above	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

IELTS – General Training

CLB Level	Speaking	Listening	Reading	Writing
10 or above	7.5 – 9.0	8.5 – 9.0	8.0 – 9.0	7.5 – 9.0
9	7	8	7	7
8	6.5	7.5	6.5	6.5
7	6	6	6	6
6	5.5	5.5	5	5.5
5	5	5	4	5
4	4	4.5	3.5	4

TEF Canada

NCLC Level	Speaking (expression orale)	Listening (compréhension de l’oral)	Reading (compréhension de l’écrit)	Writing (expression écrite)
10	393 – 415	316 – 333	263 – 277	393 – 415
9	372 – 392	298 – 315	248 – 262	372 – 392
8	349 – 371	280 – 297	233 – 247	349 – 371
7	310 – 348	249 – 279	207 – 232	310 – 348
6	271 – 309	217 – 248	181 – 206	271 – 309
5	226 – 270	181 – 216	151 – 180	226 – 270
4	181 – 225	145 – 180	121 – 150	181 – 225

TEF score and NCLC level as of October 2019

NCLC Level	TEF Score
0	0 – 99
1	100 – 199
2 – 3	200 – 299
4 – 5	300 – 399
6 – 7	400 – 499
8 – 9 – 10	500 – 599
11 – 12	600 – 699

TCF Canada

NCLC Level	Speaking (expression orale)	Listening (compréhension de l’oral)	Reading (compréhension de l’écrit)	Writing (expression écrite)
10 or above	16 – 20	549 – 699	549 – 699	16 – 20
9	14 – 15	523 – 548	524 – 548	14 – 15
8	12 – 13	503 – 522	499 – 523	12 – 13
7	10 – 11	458 – 502	453 – 498	10 – 11
6	7 – 9	398 – 457	406 – 452	7 – 9
5	6	369 – 397	375 – 405	6
4	4 – 5	331 – 368	342 – 374	4 – 5