LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND ESL REFERRAL CENTRE
The first step in joining language training offered by Federal (LINC) and Provincial (ESL) programs is to take a language assessment. The Language Assessment Centre is a warm and welcoming place! We provide language assessment services to all adult immigrants over 18 years of age who are one of the following:
- Canadian Citizen (born outside Canada who doesn’t speak English as a first language)
- Permanent Resident
- Convention Refugee/Protected Person
- Application for Permanent Resident status is being processed in Canada and has been informed by a letter from IRCC of the initial approval of their application subject to an admissibility assessment
- Refugee Claimant
- Temporary Worker or Student who has obtained initial approval for a concurrent Application for Permanent Residence
- Foreign Domestic Worker admitted under the Live-In Caregiver program
- Foreign Domestic Worker admitted under the Home Child Care and Home Support Worker pilots
- Provincial Nominee (or Dependant) approved through Opportunities Ontario
- Temporary Foreign Worker (or Dependant) approved through Canadian Experience Class
We use the Canadian Language Benchmarks Assessment to measure English language skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Interested in Learning French?
We can refer you to a French language assessment centre to complete the assessment online.
Frequently Asked Questions
Appointments
Monday – Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Appointments can be in person or online and take up to 2 hours.
You MUST show your immigration document to receive your test results.
Examples of an immigration document include:
- Permanent Resident Card (PR Card)
- Confirmation of Permanent Resident paper
- Canadian Passport/Citizenship Card
- Refugee Claimant Document
- Notice of Decision
CONTACT:
519-836-2222, ext. 228
hrankin@is-gw.ca
519-836-2222, ext. 237
eanderson@is-gw.ca
