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An Applicant will be considered to have demonstrated the required proficiency in English or French if:  \na. the language of instruction of the Applicant’s Qualifying Law Degree was English or French; and  \nb. the Qualifying Law Degree was obtained in a country where English or French is an official language.  \nAn Applicant who does not meet the language requirement must provide, evidence of successful completion of:  \na. a test accepted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada as proof of English language proficiency with a minimum score set by the NCA in the sole discretion of the Executive Director in each of the following elements: writing, speaking, reading and listening; or  \nb. a test accepted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or Immigration Quebec as proof of French language proficiency with a minimum score set by the NCA in the sole discretion of the Executive Director in each of the following elements: writing, speaking, reading and listening.  \nThe tests the NCA accepts, along with the required scores are below. Test results must be less than 2 years old when submitted to the NCA:  \nEnglish  \n•  CELPIP: Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program  \no you must take the CELPIP-General test  \no you must score a minimum of 9 in each category of Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking  \n•  IELTS: International English Language Testing System  \no you must take the General Training option  \no you must score a minimum of 7 in each category of Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking  \n•  PTE Core: Pearson Test of English Core  \no Reading: you must score a minimum of 78  \no Writing: you must score a minimum of 88  \no Listening: you must score a minimum of 82  \no Speaking: you must score a minimum of 84  \nFrench  \n•  TEF Canada: Test d’évaluation de français , including: If you took your test after December 10, 2023  \no Reading: you must score a minimum of 503  \no Writing: you must score a minimum of 512  \no Listening: you must score a minimum of 503  \no Speaking: you must score a minimum of 518  \nIf you took your test between October 1, 2019 and December 10, 2023  \no you must score a minimum of 533 in each category of Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking  \n•  TCF Canada: Test de connaissance du français , including:  \no Reading: you must score a minimum of 524  \no Writing: you must score a minimum of 14  \no Listening: you must score a minimum of 523  \no Speaking: you must score a minimum of 14","cbCaicm0USZMMV7P","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicm0USZMMV7P","pdf",217030,"English","# NCA Assessment Policy 11\n## When applicants meet the language requirement\n## If applicants do not meet the requirement\n## Accepted English tests and minimum scores\n## Accepted French tests and minimum scores","[{\"question\":\"When is an applicant considered to have demonstrated required English or French proficiency?\",\"answer\":\"An applicant is considered to have demonstrated required proficiency if the language of instruction of the qualifying law degree was English or French and the qualifying law degree was obtained in a country where English or French is an official language.\"},{\"question\":\"Which English-language tests does NCA accept, and what are the minimum scores?\",\"answer\":\"NCA accepts CELPIP-General (minimum 9 in Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) and IELTS General Training (minimum 7 in each category). 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