Canada · IRCC Express Entry (Canada permanent residence)
Does Express Entry accept PTE? Only PTE Core, not PTE Academic
IRCC's approved English tests for Express Entry are CELPIP-General, IELTS General Training and PTE Core. PTE Academic and IELTS Academic are not accepted, and neither is IELTS One Skill Retake. Scores are converted to CLB levels.
- PTE Academic
- Not accepted
- PTE Core
- Accepted
- PTE Academic UKVI
- Not listed
Source: IRCC: Express Entry language testing · checked
Accepted English tests
- CELPIP-General
- IELTS General Training
- PTE Core
- TEF Canada / TCF Canada (French)
Questions
- Does Express Entry accept PTE?
- Only PTE Core, not PTE Academic. IRCC's approved English tests for Express Entry are CELPIP-General, IELTS General Training and PTE Core. PTE Academic and IELTS Academic are not accepted, and neither is IELTS One Skill Retake. Scores are converted to CLB levels.
- Which English tests does Express Entry accept?
- CELPIP-General, IELTS General Training, PTE Core, TEF Canada / TCF Canada (French).
- Which PTE version does Express Entry accept?
- PTE Core. PTE Academic and PTE Academic UKVI are not listed.
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