How to Immigrate to Canada with a less IELTS score?

When you plan an immigration journey language plays an important part in bridging the gap and building communication between people. And, when it comes to Canadian immigration, a language exam is a need since Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada demands proof that you have the necessary level of language proficiency before allowing your profile to be eligible for the express entry pool.

Over three million IELTS tests were administered in the previous year, making it one of the most well-liked high-stakes English language exams in the world. It is also the English test of choice for educational institutions, businesses, and associations in Canada. In fact, IELTS is accepted by every university and college in Canada as well as by all associations of professionals who have established minimal language requirements for professional registration.

In this blog discover which Canada Immigration Pathway allows you to settle in Canada with the minimum IELTS requirements.

What is IELTS?

You can work, study, or immigrate to a country where English is the native tongue by taking the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Exam. This covers countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

During the test, your English skills will be evaluated on the basis of modules including listening, reading, writing, and speaking . A scale from 1 to 9 is used to evaluate IELTS tests.

IDP IELTS, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, and the British Council all jointly own IELTS.

What is Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)?

In order to determine your level of English proficiency for immigration purposes, the Canadian government uses the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) scale. From level 0 to 9, this scale is used. It is possible to convert your IELTS results into CLB levels.

Immigration, Refuees and Citizenship Canada along with Immigration Quebec accepts IELTS as one of its official language test for immigration programs including:

• Express Entry
• Provincial Nominee Program
• Quebec Selected Skilled Worker

Express Entry has three subprograms i.e.

• Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP),
• Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

Each express entry pathway has its own set of IELTS Requirement and their Score distribution are as follows:

1. Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)

For overseas workers with English as their secondary language:

• No points are given if your CLB is 6 or lower (even in a single module). You will receive the maximum number of points, i.e. 24, if your CLB is 9 or above into the language exam (in each m module).

2. Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)

For FSTP, eligibility of the candidate depends upon the CLB level under each module, i.e.

• For Listening, and Speaking: Minimum CLB 5
• For Reading, and Writing: Minimum CLB 4

3. Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

The minimal language requirement for positions classified as National Occupational Classification (NOC) means work experienced gained in TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 job categories, such as:

• Canadian Language Benchmark 7 for TEER 0 or TEER 1 jobs, or
• Canadian Language Benchmark 5 for TEER 2 or TEER 3 jobs

The crucial linguistic requirements for immigration to Canada are as follows: