What IELTS score does Holland College require?

Instead of a test, you can show three consecutive years of full-time post-secondary study where English was the language of instruction and examination (as recognised by Holland College), completed within two years of your program start; EAL time does not count. The automatic waiver is only for graduates of a Canadian high school with English 621 (or equivalent) at 70%.

Pathway completions also count: CLLC Level 7 University Pathway, ILAC Pathway 3.3 with 75% coursework, Study Abroad Canada Language Institute Level 8, and CLB 8 in Holland College's own EAP or LINC programs. Holland College runs an IELTS test centre and its English Proficiency Test on campus.

Holland College'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, so a bachelor's degree earned at a college still needs CLB 7. 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).