English Language Test

CELPIP–G test scores are approved and recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for use by individuals applying for immigration to Canada in the Federal Skilled Worker Class.
Vancouver, BC, July 22, 2009. Should there be any confusion about the acceptability of English language test results for immigration applicants in the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) Class, please be advised that CELPIP–G scores are approved and recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for this Class. The acceptability of CELPIP for the FSW Class is confirmed in section 10.7 of CIC’s own Operational Manual – OP6 – Federal Skilled Workers.
At the recent CSIC-CMI National Conference in Toronto on May 2, 2009 during the presentation on the Federal Skilled Worker Class, presenter Nigel Thomson, CCIC, FCMI, confirmed that “individuals applying for permanent residence in Canada under the Federal Skilled Workers Class may fulfill a requirement to undergo English-language testing by taking the CELPIP–G English language test. Individuals can qualify for up to 16 points on the Language Factor based on their CELPIP-G test scores.”
CELPIP–G (Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program–General) is one of only two English language proficiency tests approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for applicants in the Federal Skilled Workers Class to prove their English language skills. Developed by the Department of Applied Research and Evaluation Services (ARES) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), CELPIP–G is a complete computer-based English language test used to assess individuals’ functional English in the four skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. ARES has been developing English language proficiency tests for over 20 years.
CELPIP-G is the only CIC-approved English language test that is fully Canadian.
The Toronto CELPIP-G test sitting now open for registration is August 29, 2009 at the Seneca@York campus. To register for this sitting, click here. The next CELPIP–G test sitting scheduled for Toronto will be in December of 2009.
For more information about the CELPIP–G exam and for instructions on how to register and purchase study guides, please refer to the CELPIP website: http://www.celpip.com/. See also the CIC website: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language-testing.asp.
-30­Contact: Roseann Kinsey, Marketing and Communications Assistant, Applied Research and Evaluations Services (ARES), UBC—mailto:andrea@ares.ubc.ca, 1-604-822-9168.