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For Express Entry, IRCC accepts PTE Core, not PTE Academic. Check the accepted tests for your specific immigration program. PTE Core has its own task list and score requirements.
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Express Entry accepts PTE Core. Map each language skill to its Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level.
Check the province and stream for accepted tests and minimum scores before booking.
PTE Academic is accepted by Canadian universities and colleges as proof of English for course entry.
PTE Core is an accepted language test for the PGWP. Required CLB levels and exemptions depend on your situation.
Express Entry works in Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels, not the 10-90 scale directly. IRCC converts your PTE Core score to CLB, one skill at a time, so each card gives the PTE Core score behind the level.
The minimum CLB needed to be eligible for the Federal Skilled Worker program. Each of the four abilities must meet CLB 7. Your skills retain their separate CLB levels.
CLB 9 in all four abilities can increase language and skill-transferability points. Your total depends on your profile.
Your results must be less than two years old when you complete your Express Entry profile and submit your permanent residence application.
Kooroo treats PTE Core as its own test: its own task list, its own targets and its own Write Email task, with no Academic detour. Every PTE Core result on Kooroo shows the CLB band alongside the 10-90 score, so you can track your Express Entry number directly instead of converting it yourself.
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Requirements can change, and we may make mistakes. Check the official source before booking a test or making an application.
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