Convert PTE Core skill scores to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels, or look up the PTE score ranges you need for a target CLB.
For Canadian immigration, your effective CLB is your lowest skill level across all four modules.
| SkillSkill | PTEPTE score | CLBCLB level |
|---|---|---|
| LListening | — | — |
| RReading | — | — |
| SSpeaking | — | — |
| WWriting | — | — |
| CLB | Listening | Reading | Speaking | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLB 10 | 89–90 | 88–90 | 89–90 | 90 |
| CLB 9 | 82–88 | 78–87 | 84–88 | 88–89 |
| CLB 8 | 71–81 | 69–77 | 76–83 | 79–87 |
| CLB 7 | 60–70 | 60–68 | 68–75 | 69–78 |
| CLB 6 | 50–59 | 51–59 | 59–67 | 60–68 |
| CLB 5 | 39–49 | 42–50 | 51–58 | 51–59 |
| CLB 4 | 28–38 | 33–41 | 42–50 | 41–50 |
| CLB 3 | 18–27 | 24–32 | 34–41 | 32–40 |
| CLB 1–2 | 10–17 | 10–23 | 10–33 | 10–31 |
The Canadian Language Benchmark, usually shortened to CLB, is the language scale used by IRCC to compare approved English tests for immigration. PTE Core reports scores from 10 to 90 in listening, reading, speaking, and writing, but Express Entry and many other Canadian immigration programs evaluate those scores as CLB levels. This calculator lets you enter your PTE Core scores and see the CLB level for each skill, plus the overall CLB determined by your lowest skill result.
That lowest-skill rule matters when you are planning a target score. For example, strong speaking and writing scores will not raise your overall CLB if reading or listening sits below the level required by your immigration pathway. Use the reverse mode when you already know the CLB you need, such as CLB 7 for many skilled worker requirements or CLB 9 and CLB 10 for stronger Express Entry language points. The tool shows the minimum PTE Core score range needed in each module, because the required score is not always identical across skills.
Treat the result as a planning guide before booking or retaking PTE Core. If one module is below your target CLB, focus practice on that skill first. After you know your CLB levels, you can estimate how those results affect your Express Entry profile with the linked CRS language points calculator.
Score bands are based on the official Pearson PTE Core to CLB conversion table (June 2026). Verify current requirements with Pearson PTE Core and IRCC language requirements.
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