What IELTS score do you need for Champlain College Saint-Lambert?

Applications for Winter 2027 open on 24 September 2026 with a 1 November deadline, and the programs open for winter are Health Science, Pure and Applied Science, and Social Science (General, without Math). International applicants may only apply for a winter semester if they hold a student visa valid until the end of that semester.

Certificate of Eligibility holders get priority under Quebec's Law 14. International applicants need a credential equivalent to Quebec's Secondary V diploma and an attestation of equivalence from the Quebec immigration ministry; evaluation documents are due by 1 June and the CAQ, study permit and other documents by 1 August. Students in three-year technical programs also need a work permit for the sixth-semester field placement.

Champlain Saint-Lambert's scores decide admission only. IRCC sets no minimum English score for a study permit; any language condition is written into your letter of acceptance (see IELTS for a Canada study permit). The Post-Graduation Work Permit is a separate test again. IRCC's PGWP eligibility page asks for CLB 7 in all four skills if you graduate with a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree or from any other university program, and CLB 5 for any other college, polytechnic or non-university program. On IELTS General Training, CLB 7 is 6.0 in every skill and CLB 5 is Reading 4.0 and Writing, Listening and Speaking 5.0 (IRCC score table). The PGWP takes IELTS General Training, CELPIP-General or PTE Core, not IELTS Academic, and college programs also face a field-of-study rule if you applied for your study permit on or after 1 November 2024 (see IELTS for the PGWP). In Quebec there is one more step first: after you accept your offer you need a Certificat d'acceptation du Québec (CAQ) from the Quebec immigration ministry, and only then can you apply for the federal study permit.