IELTS- Canada Immigration

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IELTS- Canada Immigration
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IELTS An Important English Requirement Canada
is a highly sought after immigration destination.
It is popular for accepting a high number of
immigrants as permanent residents every
year. Express Entry is the most popular pathway
for Canada PR. IRCC assesses your candidature
based on your ability to contribute to the
Canadian economy. For that purpose and in
general, as well, its important that you are
able to communicate effectively once you move to
the country.  Canada places a high emphasis on
language (English and French). Proficiency In
English Language Canada is largely an
English-speaking nation with a concentration of
French-speaking population in the Quebec province
of the country. Unless you want to live and work
in the Quebec province, you will need to have
proficiency in the English language. IELTS
Test You must prove your language proficiency in
English by taking an approved language test. For
the purpose of establishing the language
proficiency of candidates in English, IRCC has
approved the following two tests
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International English Language Testing System
(IELTS) Canadian English Language Proficiency
Index Program (CELPIP) As per your choice, you
can take a language proficiency test in any of
these. However, CELPIP test isnt as widely
available as the IELTS test. You can take IELTS
test at multiple locations in various
cities. While CELPIP is specific to Canada
immigration, IELTS test is accepted by a number
of other English-speaking countries for
immigration purposes. Difference Between CELPIP
And IELTS Take a look at some of the differences
between CELPIP and IELTS test
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CELPIP IELTS
It is completed in one sitting of 3 hours. It takes more than one sitting as the listening test is conducted separately.
Fully computer-based. Available as both paper and computer-based. Listening test is always conducted face-to-face.
Result becomes available in 15 calendar days. Result for the paper-based test becomes available in 15 calendar days and within 7 calendar days for the computer-based test.
CELPIP is specifically designed for Canada immigration. IELTS has a global acceptance with many countries accepting it for immigration purpose.
Each section i.e. reading, writing, speaking and listening has maximum of 12 points. Each section has maximum of 9 points.
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Conversion Of Score Into Canadian Language
Benchmark (CLB) Irrespective of what your score
is, your score will be converted into Canadian
Language Benchmark (CLB). It is applicable to
both CELPIP and IELTS test. There are minimum
CLB requirements for each program in the Express
Entry system. For example the minimum IELTS
score requirement for the Federal Skilled Worker
Program (FSWP) is 6 across bands i.e. reading,
writing, speaking and listening. That is
equivalent to CLB 7. The highest CLB level is 10
with which you will be able to score full points
for language proficiency factor. Click here to
see the CELPIP/ IELTS to CLB conversion
table. You can visit this page to get
information about the CLB requirements for the
three Express Entry programs. Please reach out to
us at www.imbimmigrationlaw.com to seek more
information about English requirements for Canada
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