Dodi Robbins, a Harvard-educated corporate lawyer whose first language is English, says she is insulted at having to take Immigration Canada’s language test in order to prove she speaks English well enough to settle here. She has been working as a lawyer in Toronto on a work permit since 2006.
RENE JOHNSTON/TORONTO STAR
Born and raised in New York, Dodi Robbins graduated from Harvard University and has been practising law for 13 years. Continue reading
Joe Friesen
From Thursday’s Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Jul. 28, 2010 10:30PM EDT Last updated on Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010 12:24AM EDT
Sara Landreth can only marvel at the absurdity of her situation.
She has a PhD in English literature. She has been hired to teach English literature to Canada’s budding scholars. Yet her application for immigration will not be processed unless she submits to a $280 English language test, thanks to a ministerial instruction signed by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney last month. Continue reading
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language-testing.asp
You must provide proof of language proficiency by tak ing a language test from an agency designated by CIC. With your test results, you will be able to see exactly how many points you will receive for the language selection factor. Continue reading
For Canada Immigration, the IELTS is sufficient but not necessary to establish proficiency in the English language
John Richardson, B.A., LL.B, J.D.
Toronto, Canada
Barrister and Solicitor
July 23, 2010
Warning! Note the date that is written. Laws and regulations are in a constant state of change. What follows is not offered as legal advice and the accuracy of this information is not guaranteed. If you wish to immigrate to Canada and you do not wish to take the IELTS, you are urged to get legal advice. Continue reading
