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Most of the universities require that applicants whose first language is one other than English, or who were educated in a country where English is not normally the language of instruction, write or take one of the language tests listed below. Each institution has its own requirements, which are subject to change. Contact the universities directly for more information.

Note: Only English-language universities are listed below. To view information about French-language universities, view the French eINFO: www.infoelectronique.ca.

CAEL: Canadian Academic English Language Assessment
www.cael.ca

CANtest
www.cantest.uottawa.ca

COPE: Certificate of Proficiency in English
www.copetest.com

IELTS: International English Language Testing System
www.ielts.org

ITELP: International Test of English Language Proficiency
www.brocku.ca/ilt/itelp/

MELAB: Michigan English Language Assessment Battery
www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/testing/melab/

PTE: Pearson Test of English
http://pearsonpte.com/Pages/

TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language
www.toefl.org

YELT: York English Language Test
www.yorku.ca/web/futurestudents/requirements/yelt.html

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