Canada has two official languages and it’s essential to have the skills in either or both for acceptance into the Canadian job market and society though it’s not a mandatory requirement.

Knowledge of the language gives one a good footing in the nation, and helps him mix well, without having to struggle while communicating. A Canadian recruiter will obviously prefer a person who isn’t handicapped on the communication front. Similarly, a Canadian educational establishment will accept ONLY those who have the necessary language skills.

Given all this it’s important that you not only have the necessary language skills but also prove that you have it through appearing for the language proficiency test meant for it. In the case of the English language, it’s the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) that’s most widely used to prove your language skills.

For creating your Express Entry profile, it’s mandatory to submit your IELTS language test result report. You will get the highest of 28 points on language if you have an average IELTS Test score of 9.0. You will get a maximum of 160 points, without a spouse, on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) if you perform very well on this aspect and get an average of not less than 9.0 bands.

It’s the most widely accepted test for judging your English language skills and is accepted in some of the most famous global destinations–including Canada, the UK, and Australia–by the local employers and the different educational centres operating in these countries.

It’s accepted by professional organizations that ask for English language proficiency scores from the candidates who come from the nations where English isn’t the native language. This exam is accepted by more than 10,000 educational institutes in 150+ countries.

This test judges the language abilities of the candidates on 4 sections–reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

The IELTS Test consists of two kinds of modules:

1. General Training: For applying through Express Entry or the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and is meant for job purpose.
2. Academic: For finding acceptance at an educational institution of the different English-speaking nations, including Canada.

While the Speaking and Listening tests are the same in both, the Reading and Writing tests are different.

The 4 components are:

• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking
• Listening.

IELTS Syllabus includes different sections – Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. The complete test duration is 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Listening: The total length of this section is 30 minutes and it’s divided into 4 parts. Candidates have to answer different kinds of 40 questions.

Reading: The reading section comprises of three texts of general interest that deals with subjects which are appropriate for applicants about to enrol for a post-graduate or undergraduate program. The total time for this section is 30 minutes and it comprises of 40-odd questions.

Writing: The duration of this section is 60 minutes and comprises of two questions where applicants have to write a short essay of not less than 250 words. Besides this, students get a data, table, or diagram and they they have to elucidate it in their own words.

Speaking: The total time of this section varies between 11 and 14 minutes and applicants also have to appear for a face-to-face interview. Using this section, it’s figured-out if students/would-be migrants may communicate successfully in the country where they have applied.

Yes, you can take the exam online! Timing and format for both the test are same. However, just the form of giving exam is dissimilar.

For an online exam, the writing task is relatively easier. The reason: you het a chance to rewrite and edit the sentences here. In an offline test, you have to first draft the answer and afterwards write the final one.

An additional benefit of an online test is that you get the result of the test inside just 13 days, while it may take clsoe to 6 weeks to get the result of the offline test.

Evaluation for both the versions is completely different. While your answers get saved in the system to be uploaded automatically to the Cambridge server; your offline sheet is collected by the examiner only to later send it to the Cambridge facility.

You can improve your score and do well in the test if you practice daily for the exam for at least two hours, if you are very weak in the language, and if your average score is CLB 6.

You can take the IELTS training from us to make your IELTS score better and also improve your chances of getting an ITA from the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to apply for PR in the country.