Canada's immigration system has announced that it is no longer necessary for applicants applying for permanent residency under the Province Nominee Programs (PNPs) outside of the Express Entry system to take an English or French language test.
The Canadian government reduced the need for language testing by offering substitute proficiency exams for student visas and applications for permanent residence, making the immigration and language testing procedures more accessible to some candidates.
The Student Direct Stream (SDS) category of student visas is no longer exclusively dependent on IELTS scores for English proficiency, as the Canadian government has eliminated the IELTS monopoly. Instead, applicants can now choose from a range of alternative language competency exams.
The procedure for Canadian
immigrants wishing to obtain permanent residence has been improved by removing the language testing requirement for non-Express Entry PR
applications. English proficiency testing was previously required in some
streams.
Even with Express Entry, a well-liked route for skilled immigrants, candidates must still show their English or French language skills with an authorized test.
Beginning in August, applicants for student visas under the Student Direct Stream (SDS) category must submit alternative English language exam results, according to the Canadian government. A few of these substitutes are the TOEFL Test, the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic, the Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Test, the MS Education Academy, and the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP).
The PNP application procedure has changed, giving applicants more options, but they can also be confusing. Language tests are not necessary for PNP applications submitted outside of Express Entry. Still, they are for Express Entry or SDS applications, which have the option of taking the TOEFL, PTE, CELPIP General, or IELTS.
As an easy substitute for IELTS, the
Canadian government offers CELPIP General, which is approved for SDS student
visas and applications for permanent immigration.
The goal of the Canadian government's introduction of alternative English language tests is to streamline the immigration process while upholding strict language proficiency requirements by giving applicants additional ways to prove their language competency when requesting student visas and permanent residency.
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