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Language pathway

If you don’t meet your program’s English admission requirements, you can upgrade your English through one of our language partners schools and speed up your application to NIC.

How it works

  1. Browse our list of partners below and apply to the school of your choice.
  2. After being admitted to one of our language partner schools, start your NIC application. Be sure to indicate which of our partner schools you are enrolled in. If you are working with an agent, include that information on your application too.
  3. After completing your application to NIC, email us your letter of acceptance from the partner institution you are enrolled in. If you are already in Canada and attending language school, include this information as well.

Browse our partner schools

Successfully completing the English training at any of our partner schools will allow you to meet NIC’s English language proficiency requirements (equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall).

School Required courses Location Course delivery
Global Village English Schools GV6 Level with minimum 80% average grade and minimum 80% attendance Victoria, BC or Calgary, Alta. In-class and online instruction
ILSC Language Schools A1 completion with B or higher Vancouver, BC or Toronto, Ont. In-class and online instruction
International Language Academy of Canada PW3.2 completion (level 15) Vancouver, BC or Toronto, Ont. In-class and online instruction
Rosedale Academy Level 4 completion (English language program) or ENG4U with minimum of 75%   In-class and online instruction
Sprott Shaw Language College
  • EPE certificate with minimum coursework grade of 70% at SSLC to meet NIC's English proficiency requirement of IELTS 6.0 with no band less than 5.5. Students are required to complete ENG104 in the first term of study at NIC.
  • EPE certificate with minimum coursework grade of 80% at SSLC to meet NIC's English proficiency requirement of IELTS 6.0 with no band less than 6.0 for limited entry programs.
  • EPE certificate with the minimum coursework grade of 85% to meet NIC's English proficiency requirement of IELTS 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 for selective entry programs.
 Vancouver, BC, Victoria, BC or Toronto, Ont. In-class and online instruction

Questions? Get in touch with our international admissions team.

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