Language tests

Each sitting of a test is one record at Profile → Language Tests. The form has three sections: Test, Details, and Scores.

You enter raw band scores. Lexpoint derives the CLB.

The language tests list with two English tests, IELTS marked Primary at CLB 9, and an expired CELPIP.

Section 1 — Test

Field	What it means	Required
Language	English or French.	Yes
Test Type	English: IELTS (0.0-9.0), CELPIP (1-12), PTE Core (10-90). French: TEF Canada, TCF Canada. The list appears once a language is chosen.	Yes
TEF Test Period	Oct 1, 2019 - Dec 10, 2023, or After Dec 10, 2023. Appears only for TEF. Scoring system changed on Dec 10, 2023.	Yes for TEF

The section closes with the rule that decides which test Lexpoint uses: Your test with the highest overall CLB is marked primary for CRS automatically.

Section 2 — Details

Field	What it means	Required
Test Date	The day you sat the exam. Cannot be in the future.	Yes
Registration Number	Your test registration number. Marked Optional in the form.	No

Section 3 — Scores

Four fields — Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking — all required. The accepted range and step change with the test you chose:

Test	Accepted range	Step
IELTS	0.0 – 9.0	0.5
CELPIP	1 – 12	1
PTE Core	10 – 90	1
TEF	0 – 699	1
TCF	0 – 699 for reading and listening; 0 – 20 for writing and speaking	1

Until you pick a test type the fields read Select test type first.

The CLB preview

As soon as all four scores are filled in, a CLB preview panel appears showing an Overall CLB figure and the CLB for each of the four skills.

Lexpoint converts each raw score to a CLB level using the table for that test — for TEF, the table for the period you selected — and sets your overall CLB to the lowest of the four. One weak skill therefore sets your overall level regardless of how strong the other three are.

This conversion is a calculation Lexpoint performs on the numbers you enter. What a given CLB level means for a programme is IRCC’s to define — see immigratic.com.

The Scores section with four IELTS band scores entered and the CLB preview showing the overall level and the per-skill breakdown.

The list

Four tiles sit above the list: Total Tests, English, French, and Highest CLB. The list can be filtered with the All, English, and French chips, and sorts by primary first, then highest overall CLB, then most recent.

Each card can carry these chips:

Chip	What it means
Primary	The test with the highest overall CLB. Set automatically.
Expired	The record’s expiry date has passed.
Invalid	The record is flagged as not valid.

Cards also show the expiry month and year where one is recorded, in red once it has passed.

Adding and editing

1. Open Profile → Language Tests.
2. Select Add Language Test.
3. Work through Test, Details, and Scores. The last section’s button saves.
4. On the list, the pencil icon reopens a test.

Saving confirms with Language test updated! Your score will be updated shortly. — the report is recalculated separately, not at the moment you save. See How your profile is used.

Related

• Family and dependants — a partner’s scores use the same conversion
• Education — the other credential-shaped section
• Profile completeness — one test is enough to mark this section complete