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IELTS / CELPIP → CLB converter
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Direct answerUnlike Quebec's PSTQ, BC's SIRS grid scores language directly on the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) scale, per ability, up to 40 points. Convert your IELTS General Training or CELPIP General score below, then carry the CLB levels into the calculator.
Enter your score for each ability. This uses the commonly published CLB equivalency table; it was not independently re-verified against IRCC's official conversion tool for this build, so confirm before relying on it for a real submission.
Speaking CLB 7 · Listening CLB 7 · Reading CLB 7 · Writing CLB 7
Estimated language points: 24 / 40
Estimated language points: 24 / 40
| CLB | IELTS L | IELTS R | IELTS W | IELTS S | CELPIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9 |
| 8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 |
Source: commonly published IELTS/CELPIP-to-CLB equivalency figures used across federal and provincial tools. Cross-check against IRCC's official language-conversion tables before relying on this for a real submission.