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English Language Proficiency
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- I am required to re-take the licensing course. Will I have to re-take the CELPIP-General test?
- I have taken English courses, will they satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement?
- I have taken college courses, do they count?
- I was born in Canada and English is my first language, do I still need to take the CELPIP-General Test?
- I have a diploma/certificate from a college, will it satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement?
- Can I combine scores from two sittings of the CELPIP-General test to satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement?
BCFSA recognizes that strong language skills are essential for real estate professionals. In B.C., all new licence applicants must demonstrate their English proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and listening by taking the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program General (CELPIP-General) test.
Proficiency Level
To qualify to write the real estate licensing examination, students must achieve a Level 7 or higher on each of the four components (reading, writing, speaking and listening) of the CELPIP-General test.
- Find out more about satisfying the English Language Proficiency requirement.
- For more information about relocating from another jurisdiction in Canada, please see Licensing Requirements in B.C.
Frequently Asked Questions
The CELPIP-General Test is valid for two years from the date the test was taken. If it has been more than two years since you took the CELPIP-General Test, you will need to take it again.
CELPIP-General Test results are electronically verified. Students are required to provide their CELPIP-General exam registration number and PIN code to BCFSA’s licensing course provider UBC Sauder School of Business, Real Estate Division (“UBC”).
Electronic (PDF) or hard copy versions of score reports are not accepted by BCFSA or UBC.
Unless you hold a bachelor degree or higher from an accredited university, college, or technical institution where English is the primary language of instruction, you will need to take the CELPIP-General test.
Unless you hold a bachelor degree or higher from an accredited university, college, or technical institution where English is the primary language of instruction, you will need to take the CELPIP-General test.
Yes. Unless you hold a bachelor degree or higher from an accredited university, college, or technical institution where English is the primary language of instruction, you will be required to take the CELPIP-General test.
No. Unless you hold a bachelor degree or higher from an accredited university, college, or technical institution where English is the primary language of instruction, you will be required to take the CELPIP-General test.
No. You must achieve a level 7 or higher on each component of the CELPIP-General test in one sitting. If you do not achieve a level 7 or higher on each of the four components (reading, writing, speaking, listening), you must re-take the entire test.