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 TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3; previously 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:

• IELTS General Training (English)
• CELPIP - General (English)
• PTE - Core (English)
• TEF Canada (French)
• TCF Canada (French)

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

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

Note: Applicants for semi-skilled and lower-skilled occupations (TEER 4 and 5; previously 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. TEER 4 and 5 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 PTE - Core or 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.

Language test equivalency charts

Equivalencies between the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs) (for English), the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (for French), and the results of language tests from designated testing organizations have been established and are summarized in the following tables.

Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) - General

CLB Level	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
10	10	10	10	10
9	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

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - General Training

CLB Level	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
10	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.5
9	8.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
8	7.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
7	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
6	5.5	5.0	5.5	5.5
5	5.0	4.0	5.0	5.0
4	4.5	3.5	4.0	4.0

Pearson Test of English (PTE) - Core

CLB Level	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
10	71+	69+	79+	76+
9	71+	69+	79+	76+
8	71+	69+	79+	76+
7	60-70	60-68	69-78	68-75
6	50-59	51-59	60-68	59-67
5	39-49	42-50	51-59	51-58
4	28-38	33-41	41-50	42-50

Test d'évaluation de français (TEF) - Canada

NCLC Level	Listening (compréhension orale)	Reading (compréhension écrite)	Writing (expression écrite)	Speaking (expression orale)
10 and above	566–699	566–699	566–699	566–699
9	533–565	533–565	533–565	533–565
8	500–532	500–532	500–532	500–532
7	450–499	450–499	450–499	450–499
6	400–449	400–449	400–449	400–449
5	350–399	350–399	350–399	350–399
4	300–349	300–349	300–349	300–349

Old score equivalent

NCLC Level	Listening (compréhension orale)	Reading (compréhension écrite)	Writing (expression écrite)	Speaking (expression orale)
10 and above	316–360	263–300	393–450	393–450
9	298–315	248–262	372–392	372–392
8	280–297	233–247	349–371	349–371
7	249–279	207–232	310–348	310–348
6	217–248	181–206	271–309	271–309
5	181–216	151–180	226–270	226–270
4	145–180	121–150	181–225	181–225

Test de connaissance du français (TCF) - Canada

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