WHO WE AREThe Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB)/Centre des niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (CNCLC) is an Ottawa-based, national, non-profit organization. Since 1998, CCLB has been the centre of expertise in support of the Canadian Language Benchmarks and Niveaux de compétence linguistiques canadiens, the national standards for describing, measuring, and recognizing the second- language proficiency of immigrants and prospective immigrants for living and working in Canada. For more information about CCLB/NCLC, visit www.language.ca. WHY CCLB/CNCLC?Interesting projectsCanada-wide resources and connectionsContribute to the field of ESL/FSLSupportive CCLB staffProfessional growth and networkingCredibility in the fieldFlexibility You can email your application package to:

Opportunity to Participate in Demonstrating Sufficient Evidence PBLA/ELBP Research Activity As part of the ongoing agreement to provide professional development, resources, and training to support the use of Portfolio Based Language Assessment (PBLA) and évaluation linguistique basée sur le portfolio (ELBP), CCLB will be coordinating research pilots in LINC and CLIC programs to re-examine the number of artefacts required to demonstrate sufficient evidence and assign benchmarks. What type of activity will this be? This research activity will provide SPOs the opportunity to participate in research to examine the number of artefacts required to demonstrate sufficient evidence and assign benchmarks in