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English Language Proficiency Scores

Important: From October 1st, 2015 onwards, TESL Canada will accept only IELTS Academic and TOEFL iBT. TESL Canada only accepts valid official scores. Any ELP test result provided must be current (scores completed more than two calendar years prior will not be accepted).

From November 24, 2025 onwards, applicants will be deemed to have met the English language proficiency requirement if they have completed an in-person Master's or Doctorate in a relevant field from a university where the language of instruction for that specific degree is in English and completed in one of the countries listed below. 

 

 

English Lang Proficiency Tests     

Score – Program Trainees
TOEFL iBT

For exams taken before January 21, 2026:

Overall 101 with a minimum of 23 in Listening, 24 in Reading, 27 in Speaking and 27 in Writing

For exams taken on or after January 21, 2026:

Overall 5.25 with a minimum of 5 in Listening, 5 in Reading, 5.5 in Speaking and 5.5 in Writing 
TOEFL iBT Home Edition

For exams taken before January 21, 2026:

Overall 101 with a minimum of 23 in Listening, 24 in Reading, 27 in Speaking and 27 in Writing

For exams taken on or after January 21, 2026:

Overall 5.25 with a minimum of 5 in Listening, 5 in Reading, 5.5 in Speaking and 5.5 in Writing
IELTS Academic

Overall 7 with a minimum of 7 in each skill area
IELTS Academic Online Overall 7 with a minimum of 7 in each skill area

Or completion of an undergraduate degree from an English-speaking university  in one of the following countries: Canada, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cameroon, Dominica, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Nigeria, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, Saint Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St.Vincent, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, Uganda, US Virgin Islands, Zambia, Zimbabwe.