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After NCLC 7: should you prepare for English next?

Choose your next practice step using official French and English results. App estimates do not establish CRS points.

By Certloom Learning, publisher of NCLC Ready. Checked against the official sources listed at the end.

Start with actual results

Choose the statement that matches your valid official results. No scores are collected or stored on this page.

Keep working on your weakest French skill

A practice estimate does not establish this threshold. If one official French ability is below NCLC 7, focus there before relying on the additional French points.

See the NCLC 7 requirements

Check whether English is the missing step

With NCLC 7+ in all four French abilities, IRCC lists 25 additional points with no English test or CLB 4 or lower, and 50 with CLB 5+ in every English ability. For mixed or unclear results, check IRCC’s criteria.

For CELPIP, use General, the four-skill test, when preparing for permanent residence. General LS covers listening and speaking for citizenship.

Try CELPIP General practice

This is another app from our publisher. Free practice is available; AI feedback and further access depend on the app’s current plan.

You already meet the language thresholds for this bonus

An extra purchase is not required to establish a result you already have. Check validity dates and your full profile against IRCC’s current rules.

Review the official criteria

Questions people ask

Does this calculate my total CRS score?

No. It explains the additional French-language points only. Verify your full profile with IRCC; no score guarantees an invitation.

Official sources

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  • TCF Canada format and scoring

    The four sections and their timing, the writing and speaking tasks, how scores convert to NCLC, booking, results and a study plan.

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  • TEF Canada format and scoring

    The four tests and their timing, the two scores on your certificate and which one IRCC uses, NCLC ranges and a study plan.

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  • NCLC and CLB conversion tables

    IRCC’s charts for both tests, the scores that reach NCLC 7, 8 and 9, and how NCLC and CLB relate.

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  • NCLC 7 in French: the scores you need

    The TCF Canada and TEF Canada scores that reach NCLC 7 in each skill, and what NCLC 7 unlocks in Express Entry.

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  • Minimum TCF Canada score for Express Entry

    The lowest TCF Canada and TEF Canada scores for each program, the French points and the French draws, with the 2026 draw cut-offs.

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  • TCF Canada or TEF Canada?

    The two tests side by side: format, speaking tasks, scoring, results, retakes, and how to decide which to book.

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  • French and Express Entry points

    Minimum levels by program, CRS points per ability, the 25 or 50 additional points for French and French-language draws.

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  • French test for Canadian citizenship

    Which French tests IRCC accepts for citizenship, the B1 listening and speaking level it asks for, and when your PR test result already counts.

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  • How to choose TCF or TEF Canada practice

    Free official samples, what to compare before you pay for an app, and the red flags to avoid.

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  • FCIP: preparing for NCLC 5

    The four-skill French requirement and a focused practice plan.

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