All applicants who are required to submit language proficiency test scores to meet this registration requirement must achieve the minimum acceptable scores for one of the objective tests listed below.
English Language Proficiency Tests
Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) – General
- Reading: 10
- Writing: 9
- Listening: 10
- Speaking: 10
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Academic format taken at an IELTS test centre. The College does not accept the IELTS Online.
- Reading: 7
- Writing: 6.5
- Listening: 7
- Speaking: 7
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – General Training. There is no online version of this test.
- Reading: 8
- Writing: 7
- Listening: 8.5
- Speaking: 7.5
Occupational English Test (OET)
- Reading: B
- Writing: C+
- Listening: B
- Speaking: B
Pearson Test of English Core (PTE Core)
- Reading: 88
- Writing: 88
- Listening: 89
- Speaking: 89
French Language Proficiency Tests
Test d’Evaluation de Français (TEF) Canada – scores for tests taken after December 10, 2023
- Reading: B2 / 503
- Writing: B2 / 512
- Listening: C1/ 546
- Speaking: C1 /556
Test de connaissance du français (TCF) Canada
- Reading: 524
- Writing: 14
- Listening: 549
- Speaking: 16
The College can verify most test scores online. International pharmacy graduates who are required to apply through the Pharmacists’ Gateway Canada should upload their CELPIP, IELTS or TEF Canada test score reports to their Gateway account.
- For CELPIP, applicants should ensure that they have shared the test results with the College on the CELPIP portal.
- For IELTS, the Test Report Form number in the bottom right corner of the report must be legible.
- For PTE Core, applicants should ensure that they have shared their score with the College and provide their Registration ID or provide their Score Report Code (a 10-character code written at the top of the score report).
- For TEF Canada, the Attestation number in the bottom left corner of the report must be legible.
Otherwise, test score reports must be sent directly to OCP by the testing institution.
Test scores are valid for two years from the test date. If you do not register with the College within two years of the date of your language proficiency test with acceptable cut scores, you may be eligible to request a 1-year extension of the validity of your test. For more information, please see the “Extending the validity of an applicant’s language proficiency test scores” section of the Language Proficiency Requirements at Registration for All Applicants Policy.
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