Canada PR stands for Permanent residence. An individual with PR status is legally eligible to live, work or study anywhere in Canada for a maximum period of five years. During the stay, Permanent residents in Canada can enjoy almost every right and social benefit like other Canadian citizens except the right to vote.

Every year, a good ratio of foreign nationals including drivers, nurses, accountants, graduates, developers, entrepreneurs, business persons and more immigrates to Canada with PR visa. In fact, under the three-year immigration plan, the government is planning to raise the number of new immigrants to 1 million by 2021 through its different immigration streams.

The number is significantly large; however, with its liberal immigration policies and new reforms in immigration programs, the government is planning to attract a large number of immigrants. Well, in today’s day and age, the Canadian system of immigration is moving away from its “first-come and first serve” selection rule.

Currently, it has more than 60 immigration options are available for Canada PR. And, each program has its set of prerequisites based on which it selects the candidates for Canada PR. Among other requirements, language proficiency is one of the prominent ones. Without linguistic knowledge, an individual finds difficulty in communication or in getting things done in a new country.

Canada is a bilingual country in which two languages English and French are in popularity among residents and citizens. So, it becomes mandatory for a new immigrant to be well-versed in either both or any one of them to settle there. Keeping the need for linguistic knowledge for an immigrant in mind, the government of Canada makes language proficiency test compulsory for immigration programs for PR.

The International English language testing system (IELTS) is one of the most popular English-language tests, which is valid in almost every English-speaking country including Canada, Australia, UK and more. This test assesses the proficiency of an individual in all four abilities including, speaking, writing, reading and listening. It has the following format:

IELTS band chart for academic:

In general, there are two types of Exam modules for IELTS including Academic and General Training module.

• Academic module:

This module is for those who are interested in studying undergraduate or postgraduate courses from foreign universities, where the language of communication is English.

• General training module:

This module is for those who are interested in working, training or studying below degree courses in any English-speaking country.

So, if you are interested in immigrating to Canada with PR status, then you need to provide a scorecard for General training module of IELTS. Almost every immigration category like Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) and more includes language proficiency test like IELTS or CELPIP in their prerequisites.

Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC): A minimum of Canadian language benchmark (CLB) level 7 in language proficiency test like IELTS.

Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC): A minimum of Canadian language benchmark (CLB) 5 for speaking and listening & CLB 4 for reading and writing in language proficiency test like IELTS

Canadian Experience Class (CEC): A minimum of Canadian language benchmark (CLB) level 7 in language proficiency test like IELTS if your NOC is 0 or A and CLB 5 if your NOC is B.

Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP):  A minimum of Canadian language benchmark (CLB) level 5 in language proficiency test like IELTS.

Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker Class:  A minimum of Canadian language benchmark (CLB) level 4 in language proficiency test like IELTS.

Ontario French-Speaking Skilled Worker: A minimum of Canadian language benchmark (CLB) level 6 in language proficiency test like IELTS.

In short, this list of immigration programs for Canada PR which requires scorecard of IELTS is quite long. However, there are certain immigration sub-categories which don’t have any minimum requirement for language proficiency like SINP Entrepreneur, British Columbia International Post-Graduate. It means an applicant needs to give IELTS; however, there is no minimum requirement of any Canadian language benchmark (CLB) level.

Comparison between CLB and IELTS level:

So, if you are planning to apply for Canada PR, then start your preparation for IELTS. You need to score well in IELTS to improve your total CRS score. For any information regarding IELTS and its preparation, feel free to contact experts of countrywide visas. Countrywide visas is one of the fastest growing Immigration consultancies with a large, devoted team of Canada Immigration experts offers hassle-free and professional services to its clients for filing their applications for various immigration programs.

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