2.C Settlement and Integration
C.8 How is language treated?
(vi) Who handles language assessments?
How Canada Does It
Local settlement service providers refer refugees to language assessment centres where refugees are assessed for language proficiency in all four skills – reading, writing, oral, and listening comprehension – in English or French, to determine the most suitable language classes for them.
Local settlement service providers refer refugees to language assessment centres where refugees are assessed for language proficiency in all four skills – reading, writing, oral, and listening comprehension – in English or French, to determine the most suitable language classes for them.
The assessor will measure language skills based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks and Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens and provide a report with a recommendation for which level of language classes to register.
The Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) and the Cours de Langue pour les Immigrants au Canada (CLIC) programs offer language classes nationwide to sponsored refugees with various levels of English or French. Settlement agencies, community organizations, school boards, public libraries, and post-secondary institutions may also provide language instruction.