IELTS General and CELPIP General are the two approved testing agencies by the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program and the same agencies used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
In Manitoba, IELTS (or CELPIP) is used to measure the language proficiency of international clients. The MPNP recommends that skilled workers
score at least 4 on IELTS (General) to apply. (
Priority applicants must have IELTS 5 or higher.)
After you arrive, the language schools the government provides for new immigrants use Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) to describe measure your skill levels and describe communication competencies. (Citizenship and Immigration Canada has identified CLB 4 as the language assessment description that best fits the current citizenship regulations.)
Employers do not ask job applicants for CLB levels, but the opportunities open to you will depend on – and are limited by – your level of English communication skills.*
Beginners
At CLB 1 – 3, menial jobs are available to you – office cleaner with a supervisor who speaks the same first language as you, or a dishwasher or kitchen helper with someone on staff who speaks your first language. You may be able to get a job cleaning rooms at a hotel, or working at a bakery.
Intermediate
At CLB 4, you may get a job such as a child care assistant or home care worker (working with the elderly) or as a hospital cleaner. At CLB 5, jobs that may be open to you include counter help in a fast food restaurant, cashier, food server or assembly-line manufacturing. You need about CLB 6 to work in a retail position or as a security guard or bus driver.
Advanced
At CLB 7, child care educator and health care aide positions may be available to you. At CLB 8, you should be able to compete for most professional jobs.
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