ENGLISH TEST OPTIONS FOR STUDIES IN CANADA - FALL 2020

Prospective Int’l Students preparing for September Session [Fall-2020] take note of language testing

options currently accepted by schools in Canada

Canadian Academic English Language [CAEL] - https://www.cael.ca

• Accepted by over 180 universities and colleges across Canada
• Test results within 8 business days
• Available in India, Philippines, UAE, and in most of Canada by early June..

Cambridge Assessment English [CAE] - https://www.cambridgeenglish.org

• Accepted by over 200 schools in Canada including nearly all public universities.
• Test results within 2-3 weeks for computer-based, 4-6 weeks for paper-based 
• C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency certificates are valid for life

Duolingo English Test - https://englishtest.duolingo.com

• Accepted by over 140 Schools in Canada 
• Test Completion time is 1hour  
• Test Results in 2 days 

IELTS Indicator - https://www.ieltsindicator.com

• Collaborated effort by IDP Education, the British Council, and Cambridge Assessment English. 
• accepted by some 400 Canadian universities and colleges.
• Results are available after 13 days for paper-based tests and within 5-7 days for computer-based tests
• IRCC accepts both paper-based as well as computer-delivered IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training test results.

Pearson Test of English [PTE] - https://tinyurl.com/y9lc3nm6

• Accepted by 90 per cent of Canada’s universities and colleges.
• Available in over 10 countries including most parts of India 
• Home based testing via Versant with immediate results 

Other commonly known test types are:

• IELTS Academic [International English Language Testing System
• TOEFL [Test of English as a Foreign Language]
• CELPIP [Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program]