Applicants who have not completed three or more years of post-secondary work at a Canadian institution or a university at which English was the primary language of instruction, or have not completed a graduate degree at a university where English is the primary language of instruction, or have not been employed for a similar period of time in a position in which English was the primary language of business will be required to provide certification of English language proficiency through one of the accepted examinations listed below.
Individual departments/schools may require higher scores. Test scores are valid for two years from the test date.
Graduate Studies Accepted Examinations and Required Scores
Paper-Based
TOEFL (PBT) |
Internet-Based
TOEFL (iBT) |
IELTS
(Academic) |
MELAB |
CAEL |
PTE
(Academic) |
EFAS |
| 580 |
90;
writing 25;
speaking 25 |
7.0 |
85;
80 per section |
70;
60 per band;
70 writing;
70 speaking |
63;
writing 65;
speaking 65 |
80% overall in level 400 |
Graduate Studies Accepted Examinations and Alternative Minimum Scores
Departments accepting the alternative minimum scores are: Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, and Systems Design Engineering.
Paper-Based
TOEFL (PBT) |
Internet-Based
TOEFL (iBT) |
IELTS
(Academic) |
MELAB |
CAEL |
PTE
(Academic) |
EFAS |
| 550 |
80;
writing 22;
speaking 20;
reading 20;
listening 18 |
6.5 |
80;
78 per section |
60;
60 per band |
60;
writing 60;
speaking 60 |
75% overall in level 300;
minimum 70% in each category |