Language Requirements
You must speak French or English to become a physiotherapist in Ontario.
Language Training
Search for Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada on the Government of Canada website.
Government of Ontario
Search for: Citizenship and Immigration
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Language Testing
If your physiotherapy education was not in English or French proof of language fluency is required.
You may provide evidence of fluency by completing any one of the following language tests and meeting the following scores. This information is provided by the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators and is current as of January, 2009. Contact the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators FIRST for more information on language requirements.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Scores |
Paper-Based Test |
Computer-Based Test |
Internet-Based Test |
| Listening |
50 | 16 |
20 |
| Structure/Writing | 50 | 18 | 19 |
| Reading | 50 | 17 | 20 |
| Test of Spoken English (TSE) |
45 | 45 | 19 |
| TOTAL | 585 | 239 | 80 |
Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB):
score of at least 85, plus an oral score of at least 3CanTEST:
average score of at least 4, with no component lower than 4 with a minimum oral interview rating of at least 4.5
International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS)
score of at least 7Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC)
total score of 800
French Language Tests
Written evidence of successful completion of a French language proficiency test administered by an agency recognized by the Alliance.For more information, contact the following Language testing agencies accepted by the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators:
CanTEST
Second Language Institute
cantest@uottawa.ca
www.cantest.uottawa.ca
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)
melab.newcollege@utoronto.ca
www.melab.ca
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC)
Contact the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators FIRST for more information on language requirements.
