Canadian Language Benchmarks & Essential Skills Comparative Framework Overview*

ES ORAL COMMUNICATION* 1 2 3 4
CLB SPEAKING 5-6 6-8 9-10 11-12
CLB LISTENING 5-7 7-8 9-10 11-12

ES READING 1 2 3 4 5
CLB READING 3-5 6 7-9 10 11-12

ES WRITING 1 2 3 4 5
CLB WRITING 4-5 6-7 8 9 10-12

ES DOCUMENT USE 1 2 3 4 5
CLB READING & WRITING 3-5 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12

A man and a woman looking at documents while a man takes notes

* Note that there are four levels of complexity for Oral Communication, as compared to five levels of complexity for reading, writing, and document use.