Good news IELTS Academic also acceptable

[dipmm2000]

Operational Manual Uptade today..................

Designated testing organizations
At the time of printing, designated testing organizations included:
English language testing organizations
• Applied Research and Evaluation Services (ARES), University of British Columbia administers
the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP)
• The University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate, Education Australia, and the
British Council administer the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
Note: For the IELTS reading and writing tests, there are ‘General Training' and ‘Academic' options. CIC
only requires to have their proficiency assessed by the ‘General Training' test but will also accept the
results of the ‘Academic' test. .

 

[professional 1]

Interesting ! thanks for the news. I checked the operational manual after your post and found it in the following link :


http://www.cic.gc.ca/EnGLIsh/resources/manuals/op/op06-eng.pdf


Page 31, (updated 1-4-2010)


They updated page 37 as well to include the following:

"For applications received on or after April 10, 2010, at the
CIO, do not offer the applicant the opportunity to undergo
and submit the results of a designated language test"


Thanks for the news again.