Foreign nationals who wa to immigrate to Canada will soon have a new option to prove English language skills.
The Canadian Departme of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship (IRCC) has announced that in the near future the test TOEFL Esseials It will be accepted as one of the approved tests for permane economic immigration.
Accept toefl Esseials in the final stages of coordination
On August 1, the organization ETS (Toefl Test Organizing Ceer) announced that it has been iroduced by the IRCC as the official English language test reference.
Although the test is not yet officially listed on the list of accepted tests, official IRCC websites will be updated soon and the timing and details will be announced.
Who is affected by this change?
According to the official ETS announceme, the TOEFL Esseials test for applicas Canadian Permane Economic Immigration Programs Will be usable. This includes the following programs:
Managed programs Express Ery (Express Ery) Includes:
Federal Federal Workforce Program (FSWP)
Federal Specialized Jobs Program (FSTP)
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
Atlaic Immigration Program (AIP)
Provincial Selection Programs (PNP) – Accepting this test in PNP may vary depending on the decision of each province.
The structure and characteristics of the TOEFL Esseials test
This test evaluates the main skills of English (audio, read, write, and speech) with focusing on practical activities and real situations.
Examin Duration: About 5 minutes
Sections: Hall, reading, writing and speech + a personal video (no scoring)
Announceme of results:
The initial results of the auditory and reading sections will be available immediately after the test
Official results are published in less than 2 days
Benefits: Possibility of sending scores to an unlimited number of institutions for free
Other IRCC -approved language tests
Currely, the following tests are accepted to prove English language migration to Canada:
Test CELPIP
Test IELTS
Test Pte Core
All of these tests based on criteria CLB (Canadian Language Benchmarks) Are evaluated.
