The NSCRT acknowledges that we are in Mi'kma'ki (MEEG-MA-GEE), the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. This territory and its 13 First Nations are covered by the "Treaties of Peace and Friendship"
Link to the  NSCRT Statement Regarding Racism in Nova Scotia

Language Proficiency

  • Approved English Language Proficiency Test Scores:

The Table below contains a list of the Language Proficiency Tests that the NSCRT accepts, as well as the minimum benchmark scores that must be achieved by the applicants.  For test results to be accepted by the NSCRT, all four domains (listening, speaking, reading and writing) must have been tested in a single testing session.  Overall scores alone are not accepted.  Test results are valid for two (2) years from the date of language assessment. 

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) www.ielts.org/default.aspx

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

Overall

7

7

7

7

7

Michener English Language Assessment (MELA) www.themela.com

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

Overall

8

8

9

9

N/A

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT www.ets.org/toefl

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

Overall

22

20

24

24

90

Canadian Academic English Language Test (CAEL) www.cael.ca

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

Overall

70

70

80

70

70

Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program www.celpip.ca

*(CELCPIP – General LS is not accepted by the NSCRT as proof of language proficiency)

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

Overall

8

8

9

8

N/A

Contact Us

604-5657 Spring Garden Road, Lobby Box 142
Halifax, Nova Scotia,
B3J 3R4

Phone     1.782.222.2408
Fax           1.902.422.2388
Email      registrar@nscrt.com