{"id":146,"date":"2023-08-22T17:17:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cancityimmigration.ca\/blog\/?p=146"},"modified":"2023-08-22T17:46:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:46:38","slug":"ircc-announced-important-changes-in-language-scores-for-student-direct-stream-sds-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cancityimmigration.ca\/blog\/ircc-announced-important-changes-in-language-scores-for-student-direct-stream-sds-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"IRCC announced important changes in language scores for Student Direct Stream (SDS) Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applying after the 10th August 2023, need an overall band score of 6.0 on IELTS Academic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applying with IELTS Academic before 10th August 2023, needed IELTS 6.0 in each skill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applying with IELTS General Training, need a 6.0 in each skill, before and after 10th August 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Under the new changes, TOEFL IBT, PTE Academic and CAEL will now also be accepted as proof of language proficiency for SDS applications.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">English Language Test<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Minimum Score Required for SDS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IELTS Academic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">6.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PTE Academic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">TOEFL IBT<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CAEL<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1 from cache 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