If you’re filling out an application or just planning your next test date, you usually need CLB by skill—not a single “overall” score. This page is a CELPIP score to CLB calculator.
Most immigration checklists don’t ask for an “overall” CELPIP result. They ask for your CLB level in each skill—Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking—because the lowest skill is often the one that decides whether you meet a minimum threshold.
Use this CELPIP score to CLB calculator to convert your official CELPIP levels into CLB by skill, then quickly check common targets like CLB 7, CLB 9, and CLB 10. People also search for this as a CELPIP CLB score calculator or CLB score calculator (CELPIP)—it’s the same idea: a fast way to read your level the way IRCC does.
How to use it
- If you’re short, train the lowest skill first—that’s usually the quickest way to raise your minimum CLB.
- Open your CELPIP score report and note the levels for L/R/W/S.
- Enter each level in the tool.
- Look at your lowest CLB and the target badges (CLB 7/9/10).
Last verified (IRCC table): 2025-12-10.
CELPIP CLB Checker Ontario Edition
Enter your official CELPIP levels (Listening/Reading/Writing/Speaking). This tool shows CLB by skill and checks common targets (CLB 7 / 9 / 10). Saved on this device.
Inputs
Official CELPIP levels
Results
CLB by skill
CELPIP to CLB conversion (IRCC)
IRCC’s equivalency table for CELPIP–General is straightforward: your CELPIP level maps directly to the same CLB level for each skill (example: CELPIP 9 = CLB 9)
(CELPIP–General → CLB):
| CLB level | Reading | Writing | Listening | 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 |
This is why most “calculate CLB score from CELPIP score” tools (including this one) focus on per-skill results, not an overall average.
Why your lowest CLB matters
If one skill is lower than the others, that lower number becomes your minimum CLB. When people search “how to calculate CLB score for CELPIP,” they’re usually trying to answer one question: What’s my weakest skill CLB—and do I meet the target across all four skills?
That’s exactly what the tool highlights.
How CELPIP score is calculated?
CELPIP gives you separate levels for Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking, and those levels are calibrated against CLB for interpretation.
For Speaking and Writing practice, CELPIP also publishes level-based descriptors and examples to show what performance looks like at each level.
If you took IELTS instead, use our IELTS to CLB Converter (General Training) to check your CLB level the same way.
FAQ
Does this help for Express Entry?
Yes—for planning. Express Entry uses CLB language levels, so converting your CELPIP skill levels to CLB is the first step people mean when they search “express entry CELPIP score calculator.” Always confirm the exact program requirement on IRCC.
What if I have strong scores in three skills but one weak skill?
Your outcome usually depends on the lowest CLB. If you’re trying to improve quickly, prioritize the lowest skill first.
Do I need an “overall CELPIP score”?
Most IRCC tables and thresholds work off each skill (L/R/W/S) and your minimum CLB—not an overall average.
Sources:
This calculator uses the official IRCC language test equivalency chart for CELPIP-General.