Overview

• IRCC confirmed it will accept TOEFL Essentials for permanent economic immigration programs, though scores are not yet being accepted.
• IRCC will update its website when acceptance starts, and ETS is working with the department on rollout timing and test location details.
• The designation is intended to cover Express Entry streams, the Atlantic Immigration Program, and Provincial Nominee Programs, with provinces deciding on PNP adoption.
• TOEFL Essentials is a roughly 1.5-hour, secure-centre test assessing listening, reading, writing, and speaking, with instant unofficial section scores and official results typically within six days.
• Until the rollout begins, the accepted English tests remain CELPIP, IELTS, and PTE Core under IRCC’s Canadian Language Benchmarks framework.