46. When will I have to submit my language test results

and/or Education Credential Assessment (ECA)?

Category: Language Testing and Educational Credential Assessments (ECAs)

Canadian Immigration — Canadian Express Entry.com

When you create your Express Entry profile, you will have to include the test identifier and results score of your language test. If you completed your education outside Canada, you will also have to show what your (ECA) report lists as the equivalent Canadian education. You must also include the report’s reference number (sometimes known as the “CIC number”). We will verify the information you gave us with the testing/assessment organizations if you are invited to apply for permanent residence.

You should also update your profile any time you receive updated language test scores or ECA results.

Note: If you are hoping to apply to the Federal Skilled Worker Program, you must have an ECA that indicates that your foreign educational credentials are equivalent to a completed Canadian credential. If you are hoping to apply to the Federal Skilled Trades Program or Canadian Experience Class, an ECA is optional, but it may help you earn more points for the education component on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) and improve your chances of being drawn from the pool

If you get an ITA, we may ask for more information about your results as we process your application for permanent residence.

Note: When you apply for permanent residence, your language tests and/or ECAs will be validated with the organization that issued them. If you give false information at any point in the process, you could be:

found inadmissible to Canada for misrepresentation; and
barred for five years from applying for permanent resident status.

Apply for your assessment under the Canadian Express entry program.

CanadianExpressEntry.com