Language testing for the temporary pathway to permanent residence

Date Announced:

April 22, 2021

Overview:

As part of the eligibility criteria for the recently announced temporary pathway to permanent residence, applicants must receive a language level proficiency of at least benchmark 5 for international students who graduated from a Canadian institution or benchmark 4 for essential workers.

Departments and Agencies:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Type of Administrative Action:

  • Programmatic Changes

    • Immigration Category:

    Economic migrants | International students | Prospective immigrants | Temporary foreign workers

    Keywords:

    eligibility criteria | language testing

    Source Document(s):

    https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/trpr-language-testing.html

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