Can I use the government-funded language program I took to prove that I meet the citizenship language requirement?

Yes, you can use a federal or provincial language program to prove that you meet the language requirement for your citizenship application.

Federal language program

When you submit your citizenship application, you need to include a language certificate from a

• Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) course, or
• Cours de langue pour les immigrants au Canada (CLIC)

Your results for speaking and listening skills must be equal to either a language level 4 or higher of the

• Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB), or
• Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC)

If you did your training

• on or after November 1, 2012, submit a copy of your certificate with your application
• between January 1, 2008, and October 31, 2012, either
  • submit a copy of your certificate, or
  • check the appropriate box in your application if you don’t have your certificate

Provincial language program

We also accept results from language programs in

• British Columbia (in English only)
• Manitoba (in English only)
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Quebec’s Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration
• Quebec’s Ministère de l’Éducation, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
• Saskatchewan

Submit a certificate or report card from the program. It must show that you completed the training at a CLB/NCLC level 4 or higher (or equivalent).

See the complete list of acceptable documents if you apply as

• an adult (18 or older)
• a Canadian Armed Forces member