ISSN: 1488-8157 September 2025
Resources
The ELBP Modules are Online!
A series of nine modules with varied thematic content and NCLC levels are now hosted on Avenue.ca:
- NCLC 1-2 : L’emploi, le marché du travail, l’économie
- NCLC 1-2 : La famille et les relations
- NCLC 1-2 : La sécurité
- NCLC 1-2 : Tourisme d’un océan à l’autre au Canada
- NCLC 3-4 : L’emploi, le marché du travail, l’économie
- NCLC 3-4 : Évaluer et maîtriser les coûts de la vie au Canada
- NCLC 5-6 : La famille et les relations : Parler des défis familiaux
- NCLC 5-6 : Les droits et responsabilités des locataires et propriétaires
- NCLC 7-8 : Le multiculturalisme et l’interculturalisme au Canada
These modules are only offered in French. They can also be found on Tutela.ca.
Conferences
ATESL, Virtual – October 17-18, 2025.
- Presenter: CCLB Stage One Teaching Considerations.
- Presenter: CCLB Literacy Tools and key ESL Literacy classroom principles.
- Co-host with TESL Canada: Accommodations and Best Practices for Adult ESL Learners with Additional Needs.
8th Metropolis Identities Conference, Saskatoon, SK – October 29-30, 2025.
- Co-presenter with UTAPI Consultants: Les racines de nos identités : Considérer les réalités autochtones dans l’enseignement CLIC.
TESL Ontario, Virtual – November 19-21, 2025.
- Presenter: CCLB Stage One Teaching Considerations.
- Co-Presenter with TESL ON: TESL Careers: In-depth Exploration of Certification Pathways.
- Co-Presenter with TESL Canada: Supporting teacher retention and professional growth.
Follow us on LinkedIn for all the latest updates on conferences we’ll be attending this Fall.
Training
Introduction to PBLA for new IRCC classroom instructors (supported training)
Course timeline: September 24th to October 29th, 2025.
LINC classroom teachers (part-time or full-time) are eligible for training, but must have completed the CLB Bootcamp as a pre-requisite.
Registrations are only accepted from program coordinators by emailing: PBLA@language.ca after the call for participants is received in early September.
Guided PBLA PLAR
The PBLA Lead Teacher/Instructor Prior Learning Assessment Review (PLAR) is an alternative to the PBLA Lead Teacher/Instructor Foundation Course. The PLAR process expedites PBLA Lead Teacher/Instructor certification for individuals who are experienced in using PBLA in the classroom.
If your site has a need for a new PBLA Lead Teacher, please contact pbla.plar@language.ca to get details on the guided PLAR intake this fall.
Webinars
We are pleased to announce a series of three upcoming webinars on artificial intelligence in CLIC classrooms:
- Webinar 1: August 28, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time): Technologie et fonctionnalités IA (Intelligence Artificielle).
- Webinar 2: September 25th, 2025, at 1:00 p.m (Eastern Time) : IA en action : Innover dans vos cours de langues secondes – Partie 1 : Découvrez et testez des outils d’IA pour dynamiser vos cours CLIC.
- Webinar 3: October 16th, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time): IA en action : Innover dans vos cours de langues secondes – Partie 2 : Mettez en pratique l’IA avec des tâches concrètes et applicables en salle de classe.
These webinars offer an introduction to concrete tools, practical ideas, and reflections on integrating AI into your teaching approaches. They are open to partners working in the CLIC programs. To register, please email: fziadi@language.ca.
The recordings will be published within the following month of each live event.
(These webinars are only available in French.)
As part of Tutela’s webinar series, the CCLB hosted the Professional Learning session: Exploring Skill Using Tasks. You can find the recording under the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks Webinar Recordings collection.
This webinar:
- reviews the definition of skill-building activities and skill-using tasks
- explores the difference between skill-using and assessment tasks
- provides participants with the opportunity to discuss the role of skill-using tasks in the teaching/learning process within a PBLA classroom
Community News
Your voice counts: take part in the modernization of the CLB, NCLC and literacy frameworks!
The CCLB will undertake national consultations this fall. Our goal is to gather your opinions and perspectives in order to modernize the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB)/Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) and CLB: ESL for Adult Literacy Learners (ALL)/NCLC : français langue seconde pour adultes moins alphabétisés (NCLC : FLS pour AMA) frameworks.
To enable you to have your say, several avenues of participation will be offered:
- An online survey will be distributed in September.
- An online forum will also be available for you to share your ideas.
For CLB, In-person consultations will be held between September and October. Separate online consultations will be held in November. The in-person consultations will take place in:
- Vancouver: September 22 (9:30 am – 12:30 pm, local time)
- Calgary: September 23 (1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, local time)
- Regina: September 25 (9:30 am – 12:30 pm, local time)
- Winnipeg: September 26 (1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, local time)
- Moncton: October 1 (9:30 am – 12:30 pm, local time)
- Halifax: October 2 (9:30 am – 12:30 pm, local time)
- St. John’s: October 6 (9:30 am – 12:30 pm, local time)
- Toronto: October 21 (9:30 am – 12:30 pm, local time)
- Ottawa: October 22 (1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, local time)
For NCLC, In-person/online consultations will be held in four cities across Canada during the month of October:
- Bathurst: October 20th (9:30 am – 12:30 pm, local time)
- Ottawa: October 22nd (9:30 am – 12:30 pm, local time)
- Calgary: October 27th (9:00 am – 12:00 pm, local time)
- Winnipeg: October 28th (8:30am – 11:30 am, local time)
Please note that space is limited, and submitting this registration form does not guarantee a spot at the in-person consultation. All registrants will be notified of their status once the selection process is complete.
To make sure you don’t miss out, follow us on our LinkedIn page and check our website for information regarding the upcoming National Consultations for the modernization of our national frameworks.
New eLearing units!
Expand your teaching toolkit with 75 interactive eLearning units crafted by Achēv’s National LINC Online Curriculum Project (NLOC). Designed for Stage 1-2 learners, these courses offer:
- Asynchronous modules for easy integration into any schedule.
- Content represents Francophone, Indigenous, and diverse learners.
- Engaging, real life scenarios that foster practical skills.
Recruitment
CCLB has grown! Welcome our new team members!
- Mohammad Nasim Rahimi, Bookkeeper and Administrative Assistant
- Carolina Verissimo, CLB Community Outreach Coordinator
- Ghassan Lutfi, NCLC Content Developer and Coordinator
- Sara Tavasoli, CLB Content Developer and Coordinator
- Mohamed Taha Rahmouni, NCLC Content Developer and Coordinator
Check out our full team at www.language.ca