What IELTS score does Lakeland College require?

You can instead show a year of full-time education in English in Canada, or in a country on Lakeland's list of countries that satisfy English proficiency; India, Pakistan and the Philippines are not on that list. Other routes are 60% in English Language Arts 30-1 or 65% in 30-2, B or better in O-level, GCSE or IGCSE English, or B+ or better in six credits of transferable university English.

The Health Care Aide certificate follows Alberta Health's English requirements, which differ from the tests above, so check that program's page.

Lakeland'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).