Program delivery update: Language requirements
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
June 23, 2026
Administrative updates were made to the Language requirements page to relocate all language requirement information to one page. Additions were also made regarding access to verification portals, and steps processing offices should take regarding integrity concerns. Outdated contact information was also removed.
Updated instructions
Deleted instructions
- Applications received on or after January 1, 2015, for permanent residence programs subject to Express Entry: Language test scores for persons with disabilities
- Criteria for designation as a language testing organization
- Designated language testing organizations
- Language test equivalency charts
- Integrity concerns with respect to language test results
- Issuing certificates for Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) learners