Yes, IELTS is required to migrate to Canada and in order to get a Canadian visa; one must prove their language proficiency to the IRCC. The minimum IELTS score required to move to Canada differs with the type of visa that the candidate is seeking.
You can migrate to Canada via three main pathways that are listed below –
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
- Federal Skilled Trades Program (FWTP)
- Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
IELTS has 4 different testing categories that include –
- Listening
- Reading
- Writing
- Speaking
The minimum IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score required is 6.0 in each of the IELTS testing sections and with a CLB (Canadian Language Benchmark) of 7.