How much IELTS score required for PNP Canada?

Canada is a land of immigrants so; a wide array of languages is popular over there. However, under the act of official languages 1969, it is a bilingual country with only two official languages, English and French. Around 85 % of the population of Canada has a working knowledge of English, and around 30% have a working knowledge of French.

So if a foreign national is interested in immigrating to Canada for any reason, study or work, he/she must have linguistic knowledge in any of its official languages. For that, scorecard of language proficiency tests like IELTS, CELPIP, and TEF is mandatory.

The International English language testing system (IELTS) is one of the most popular and trusted English proficiency tests across the globe. It is widely used in the immigration process of many countries like Canada and Australia. Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), British Council and IDP jointly manage the execution of IELTS in different corners of the world.

General structure of IELTS:         

There are two categories of IELTS including, General training module and Academic module.

• If an individual is interested in moving to a foreign English speaking country for higher or advanced studies, then the academic module is preferable.
• If an individual is interested in moving to a foreign English speaking country for settlement or working, then General training module is preferable. 

Both have four components including, listening, speaking, writing and reading to test overall proficiency of an individual in the language. 

Test components	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
Pattern	40 questions	40 questions	2 tasks	3 parts
Time duration (in minutes)	30	60	60	15

IELTS score for different PNPs:

PNPs stand for Provincial Nominee Programs which are under the control of province’s government to nominate internationals having expertise and experience to meet the demands or gaps of the labor market of Canadian provinces. In the present, an applicant can submit Expression of Interest (EOI) for 11 immigration programs under PNP which get further divided into Enhanced PNP streams and Base PNP streams.

Enhanced PNP streams

Enhanced PNP streams are directly linked to the Federal Express entry program. So, in general, interested candidates need to first create profiles in express entry pool for express entry-linked PNP stream. Examples: SINP’s Express entry, Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry, Ontario Express entry including, Ontario Human capital Priorities, Ontario French-Speaking Skilled Worker and Ontario Skilled Trades.

Base PNP streams:

Base PNP streams are regular programs which make nominations outside the express entry pool. So, interested applicants first need to select a Canadian province and satisfy the eligibility of its respective PNP.

To become eligible for Enhanced PNP streams, an applicant must score a minimum of CLB level 7 in language proficiency test.

IELTS components	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
CLB level	6	6	6	6

To become eligible for Base PNP streams, minimum CLB level varies from one program to another. For instance, Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker Class requires a minimum of Canadian language benchmark (CLB) level 4 in language proficiency test like IELTS.

British Columbia International Graduate requires no minimum CLB level for NOC A and B; however, a minimum of CLB level 4 for NOC C.

IELTS components	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
CLB level	4.5	3.5	4.0	4.0

Comparison between CLB and IELTS level:

CLB level	IELTS level in listening	IELTS level in reading	IELTS level in writing	IELTS level in speaking
12	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0
11	9.0	8.5	8.0	8.0
10	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.5
9	8.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
8	7.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
7	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
6	5.5	5.0	5.5	5.5
5	5.0	4.0	5.0	5.0
4	4.5	3.5	4.0	4.0

So if you are an interested applicant for Canada PNP, then you need to qualify the minimum CLB level in the language proficiency test. For further information or query, feel free to contact experts of countrywide visas. Countrywide visas is one of the fastest growing Immigration consultancies in Delhi for Canada with a large, devoted team of Immigration experts offer hassle-free and professional services to its clients. They help aspiring immigrants in filing their applications for various immigration programs. 

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