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{{Short description|Canadian language proficiency assessment}}
{{MOS|date=May 2021}}The '''Canadian Language Benchmarks''' ('''CLB'''), or '''Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadien''' ('''NCLC''') in French, comprise a 12-point scale of task-based language proficiency descriptors used to guide the teaching and assessment of ESL learners in Canada. Like the [[Common European Framework of Reference for Languages]] and the [[ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines]], the Canadian Language Benchmarks describe ESL learners' successive levels of communicative achievement.
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* The Canadian Language Benchmarks Assessment (CLBA)
* The Canadian Language Benchmarks Literacy Assessment (CLBLA)
* The Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement Test (CLBPT)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.language.ca/index.cfm?Voir=sections&Id=17886&M=4032&Repertoire_No=2137991327 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825003223/http://www.language.ca/index.cfm?Voir=sections&Id=17886&M=4032&Repertoire_No=2137991327 | archive-date=2014-08-25 | title=CLBPT }}</ref>
* Literacy Placement Tool: Volume I<ref>
* Literacy Placement Tool: Volume II<ref>
* Canadian English Language Benchmarks Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN)
* Milestones (a high-stakes test in development for Citizenship & Immigration Canada)
===Classroom assessment resources for instructors===
* Summative Assessment Manual (SAM)<ref>
* Exit Tasks for CLB 5 - 10<ref>
* Integrating Assessment into the CLB Classroom<ref>
* Portfolio-based language assessment (PBLA)
* Can Do Statements<ref>
== Immigration language requirements ==
Canada has strict language requirements for immigration. Federal Skilled Workers are expected to have a minimum CLB level 7 score in order to be eligible for immigration.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Immigration|first=Refugees and Citizenship Canada|date=2007-03-31|title=Language testing—Skilled immigrants (Express Entry)|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/language-requirements/language-testing.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=aem}}</ref> Canada accepts popular English testing reports of IELTS-GT and CELPIP-G and French testing reports of TEF/TCF for immigration purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Immigration|first=Refugees and Citizenship Canada|date=2007-03-31|title=Language testing—Skilled immigrants (Express Entry)|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/language-requirements/language-testing.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=aem}}</ref> The bands have to be converted to CLB /NCLC equivalent levels using the below conversion chart<ref>{{Cite web|last=Immigration|first=Refugees and Citizenship Canada|date=2015-01-01|title=Language requirements — Skilled immigrants (Express Entry)|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/language-requirements.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=aem}}</ref> or by using a CLB Calculator<ref>
=== Federal Skilled Worker Program ===
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* [http://www.actfl.org/ American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages home]
* [https://www.immiboards.com/clb-calculator/ Canada CLB Calculator]
* {{cite journal |last1=Fox |first1=Janna |first2=Robert |last2=Courchêne |url=https://www.teslontario.org/uploads/publications/researchsymposium/ResearchSymposium2005.pdf#page=7 |title=The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB): A Critical Appraisal |
[[Category:Education in Canada]]
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