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English Language Proficiency Certification

Applicants who have not completed three or more years of post-secondary work at a Canadian institution or a university at which English was the primary language of instruction, or have not completed a graduate degree at a university where English is the primary language of instruction, or have not been employed for a similar period of time in a position in which English was the primary language of business will be required to provide certification of English language proficiency through one of the accepted examinations listed below.

Individual departments/schools may require higher scores.  Test scores are valid for two years from the test date.

Graduate Studies Accepted Examinations and Required Scores

Paper-Based
TOEFL (PBT)

Internet-Based
TOEFL (iBT) 

 IELTS
(Academic)

 MELAB

 CAEL

 PTE
(Academic)

 EFAS

 580

 90;
writing 25;
speaking 25

 7.0

 85;
80 per
section

 70; 60 per band;
70 writing;
70 speaking

63; writing 65;
speaking 65 

 80% overall in
level 400

Graduate Studies Accepted Examinations and Alternative Minimum Scores

Departments accepting the alternative minimum scores are: Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, and Systems Design Engineering.

Paper-Based
TOEFL (PBT)

Internet-Based
TOEFL (iBT) 

 IELTS
(Academic)

 MELAB

 CAEL

 PTE
(Academic)

 EFAS

 550

 80;
writing 22;
speaking 20;
reading 20;
listening 18

 6.5

 80;
78 per
section

 60; 60 per band

60; writing 60;
speaking 60 

 75% overall in
level 300;
minimum 70%
in each category


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