English proficiencyBuild on demand
PTE Core
General English test accepted by IRCC for Canadian permanent residency and citizenship
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At a glance
- Set by
- Pearson
- Level
- General English for migration (Canada Express Entry, PR and citizenship), CLB-aligned
- Region
- Global
- Programme
- Pearson Test of English (PTE)
The format, as published
- About 2 h on computer at a test centre in 3 parts, with 19 scored item types.
- Part 1, Speaking & Writing (about 50–65 min), has Personal Introduction (unscored), Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image, Respond to a Situation, Answer Short Question, Summarize Written Text and Write Email (80–120 words).
- Part 2, Reading (about 27–37 min), has Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks, Multiple Choice (multiple and single answer), Re-order Paragraphs and Fill in the Blanks.
- Part 3, Listening (about 22–37 min), has Summarize Spoken Text, Multiple Choice (multiple and single answer), Fill in the Blanks, Select Missing Word, Highlight Incorrect Words and Write from Dictation.
- The content is general English, not academic.
- Scores are 10–90 overall and for each of the four skills, mapped to Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB).
- Scoring is fully by computer (no human rating), and results usually arrive within about 48 hours.
Summarised from official sources. Always confirm dates and rules with the exam board.Official information(opens in a new tab)