Program delivery update: Addition of Pearson language test
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
January 30, 2024
This update provides instructions related to the acceptance of the Pearson Test of English (PTE Core) language test from Pearson Canada Inc. PTE Core will be accepted by IRCC as of January 30, 2024, for all lines of business, except the Student Direct Stream (SDS). These instructions also clarify that IRCC accepts electronic copies of language test results.
Updated instructions
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): Assessing the application against selection criteria
- Language requirements – Provincial nominees
- Start-up business class permanent residence applicants [R205(a) – A77] – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program (IMP)
- Designated language testing organizations
- Integrity concerns with respect to language test results
- Language test equivalency charts
- Language test results