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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
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Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

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 May 2005. Contact the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators FIRST for more information on language requirements.

1. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Scores Paper-Based Test Computer-Based Test
Listening 50 16
Structure/Writing 50 18
Reading 50 17
Test of Spoken English (TSE) 45 45
TOTAL 585 239

2. Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): score of at least 85, plus an oral score of at least 3

3. CanTEST: average score of at least 4, with no component lower than 4 with a minimum oral interview rating of at least 4.5

4. International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) score of at least 7

5. Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) total score of 800

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)
www.ielts.org

Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)
melabelium@umich.edu
www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/melab.htm

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
www.ets.org/toefl or www.toefl.com
toefl@ets.org

Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC)
www.toeic.com

Contact the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators FIRST for more information on language requirements.

 
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