The International English Language Testing System, or IELTS, is an international standardised test of English language proficiency for study, work, training, and migration purposes. IELTS has been developed by some of the world’s leading experts in language assessment, and is supported by an extensive programme of research, validation, and test development.
There are two modules to choose from – Academic and General Training:
IELTS Academic is for test takers wishing to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels, and for those seeking professional registration.
IELTS General Training is for test takers wishing to migrate to an English-speaking country (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK), and for those wishing to train or study at below degree level.
The IELTS test is trusted worldwide because your test is delivered according to the highest standards in security and quality. Security protocols that include identification verification of all test takers, and data encryption ensure the integrity of your test results. Similarly, you can trust in the quality and consistency of the test because all examiners are qualified highly trained and qualified. Examiners’ work is routinely monitored, and they undergo continuous training.
IELTS test uses a nine-band scale with increments of 0.5, to assess your English language proficiency in four key skills: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Scores range from Band Score 1 (non-user) to Band Score 9 (expert).
The total test time is 2 hours and 45 minutes: Listening 30 minutes, Reading 60 minutes, Writing 60 minutes, and Speaking 11-14 minutes.
For more details on the test format, including the types of task and marking scheme, See Here.
The IELTS test can be taken from the age of 16.
If you are younger than 18 years old on the day of the test, you will require permission from a parent or legal guardian in order to take the test. We must receive permission to capture your photograph and finger-scan on the day of the test. You will not be able to take the test unless we receive this permission. When you have made a booking, we will provide you with a consent form which you will have completed by your parent or legal guardian.
To ensure that the language ability of all test takers is assessed fairly and objectively, IELTS provides a comprehensive service for test takers who have special requirements, including specific learning difficulties, hearing difficulties and visual difficulties, medical conditions.
If you have a disability or special requirements, we may be able to help you take your test.
If you require a modified version of IELTS, you must give the test centre three months’ notice. If your circumstances require special arrangements to be made, e.g. extra time, you must give the test centre six weeks’ notice.
Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your requirements. Please note that we may ask for medical evidence.
We offer the computer-delivered IELTS exam up to 5 days a week and the paper -based IELTS exam 2-3 times a month. (Saturdays only)
To check for available test dates, Click Here
You can register online. You will need to complete an online application form, upload a copy of your ID document and pay the $359 IELTS test fee.
To register for the paper based IELTS exam please, Click Here.
To register for the computer delivered IELTS exam please, Click Here.
You can choose from two types of IELTS tests in Toronto: Academic or General Training, depending on whether you want to work, study or migrate.
General Training is not offered on all IELTS test dates.
The Academic test is for those who wish to study for an undergraduate or post-graduate degree course through English. To find out the entry scores required for different academic institutions, please visit the following link.
The General Training test is for those who are planning to join a training or work experience programmed in an English-speaking environment, you can contact us.
You can take the examination as many times as you wish. However, to minimize the amount of times required to take the examination, we recommend either taking a preparation course or using official IELTS practice materials. Prepare
The IELTS 9-band scoring system is used to measure and report scores in a consistent manner. Examiners are trained in line with globally agreed standards to ensure consistency in the quality of their assessment.
To understand how your test is assessed, Please visit IDP’s website – results
Paper-based
| 7:45 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Listening + Reading + Writing |
| 1:10 p.m.–6:00 p.m. | Speaking Test |
The speaking test is carried out face-to-face with a trained IELTS examiners. The time of your speaking test was selected during the registration process and a reminder will be sent to you 48 hours prior to your test date.
Whilst every attempt is made to ensure that we honor your venue, date, and time slot selection, we reserve the right to modify, discontinue and replace your selected preference.
Paper-based IELTS test results are posted and available to be pre-view online 13 calendar days after the test date. Computer-delivered IELTS test results are posted and available to be pre-view online 5 calendar days after the test date for test conducted prior to 2024, Here.
For computer-delivered IELTS test results that were completed after the start of 2024, please log into your account, Here. Click on My Test, and all completed test result will be available for preview.
Please note that we are not permitted to give out test results over the phone, fax, text or by email.
You can check your results online from 2:00 pm on the 13th day after the test date for paper-based, or 1-5 days after the test date for computer-delivered. The results show for 28 days after the results are released. You will need Your full name, passport/ID number and date of birth to access your preview. Please note: the online preview of your result is provisional and should not be used as an official confirmation of your achievement.
For candidates who has taken the computer delivered test prior to 2024 please visit the provided link 5 days after the test date and candidates who has taken the paper based test 13 days after the test date, Here.
For candidates who has taken the computer-delivered test after the start of 2024, please log into your account, Here. Click on My Test, and all completed computer-delivered test result from the start of 2024 will be available for preview.
Computer-delivered IELTS exams are held in our purpose-built test center in Toronto. Our address is 112 Elizabeth St, 2nd floor Toronto, ON M5G 1P5. (MAP link) Prior to your test, you will receive an email with detailed instructions and maps on how to find our test venue.
Paper -Based IELTS exams are held in GTA. Please click here to see the locations.
Request for cancellation or postponement of your IELTS test must be made via email ONLY to info@ieltstoronto.com. Telephone cancellation or postponement will NOT be accepted.
On rare occasions, there may be instances where you are unable to attend your test or are disadvantaged on test day owing to illness, injury, or another exceptional event outside your control and no longer qualify for a standard cancellation, refund or transfer close to the test date. In these cases, including instances such as bereavement, civil unrest, domestic crisis, you may make an application to the test centre for special consideration due to exceptional circumstances.
On rare occasions, there may be instances where you are unable to attend your test or are disadvantaged on test day owing to illness, injury, or another exceptional event outside your control. In these cases, you may make an application to the test centre for special consideration due to exceptional circumstances. This will allow you to carry over your test fee to a later assessment opportunity or, in some cases, apply for a refund. Special consideration includes instances such as:
Under certain circumstances outside test centre control, we may have to cancel your test and transfer you to a future date. These circumstances include, but may not be limited to, extreme weather conditions, natural disaster, civil unrest, industrial action, global pandemic or for reasons of force majeure.
In these circumstances, your test centre will provide you with as much notice as possible and give you the choice of either a full refund, or a transfer to a future test date – whichever you prefer.
If your test is cancelled or postponed due to other circumstances such as technical failure, venue or environmental factors, your test centre will provide you with as much notice as possible and give you the choice of a refund or a transfer to a future test.
You need to contact the test center directly by email at info@ieltstoronto.com and provide full information as to why you qualify for special consideration, with supporting evidence. Your test center will assess your application and will respond to you within seven working days of receiving your full application in writing, no requests will be accepted through the phone.
If your test center approves your application, you will receive a refund or transfer, subject to an administrative fee of $80. Please be aware that refunds can take four to six weeks to process.
Candidates must lodge an application for refund/transfer no later than 5 business days after the test date. Candidates must complete the following form: Request for Refund or Test Date Transfer Form and attach the appropriate documentation and/or evidence. Acceptable documents may include a medical certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, a death certificate, or a police report. Statutory declarations and certificates signed by family members are not acceptable.
Page 2 of the Request for Refund or Test Date Transfer Form must be filled out by the candidate. If the reason for cancellation/transfer is medical, page 3 must be filled out by a medical practitioner. The completed form(s), along with supporting documentation and emailed to info@ieltstoronto.com.
The Administrator will advise the candidate within one week of lodging the application whether or not their request has been approved.
Credit Card Authorization Form for Transfer
On rare occasions, there may be instances where you are unable to attend your test or are disadvantaged on test day owing to illness, injury, or another exceptional event outside your control and no longer qualify for a standard cancellation, refund or transfer close to the test date. In these cases, including instances such as bereavement, civil unrest, domestic crisis, you may make an application to the test centre for special consideration due to exceptional circumstances.
On rare occasions, there may be instances where you are unable to attend your test or are disadvantaged on test day owing to illness, injury, or another exceptional event outside your control. In these cases, you may make an application to the test center for special consideration due to exceptional circumstances. This will allow you to carry over your test fee to a later assessment opportunity or, in some cases, apply for a refund. Special consideration includes instances such as:
You must bring your ID document. This is most important as you will not be allowed to sit the test without it and will lose the full test fee. The ID must be the same document you provided to the centre during the registration.
No other documents or photocopies will be accepted. We accept only valid passports, valid Canadian PR cards or valid Refugee Claimant Form. We do not accept any other form of ID. You can also bring pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, water in a transparent bottle and tissues. Mobile phones, watches or electronic equipment are not allowed in the test room.
Candidates who arrive late for test registration will not be allowed to take their test and will lose the full test fee.
If you cannot attend a test because of a medical emergency, you must provide an authorized medical certificate within five days of the missed test. The certificate must be in English and must clearly state the reason for the absence. You can email a scanned copy to info@ieltstoronto.com
For candidates who has completed the Paper-Based IELTS test, you can request for additional TRFs to be sent to different institutions by clicking, Here. Please note it may take up to 3 business days to fully process your request and send your result to selected institutions.
For Candidates who has taken the computer-delivered IELTS test after the start of 2024, please log into your account, Here. Click on My Test, then click on Notify Institutions and input the name of the recognized organization and or academic institution in the search tab. The display menu will then provide a list of all recognized organizations and academic institutions available. It is critical that you select the correct recognized organization or academic institution.
Please be aware if you have chosen Only when I achieve the IELTS score/result, the test result will not be sent to the recognized organization or academic institution unless your scores have met all required pre-sets.
You may request a re-mark. This process is known as an Enquiry on Results (EOR) and must be request within six-weeks from your test date.
For Candidates who have completed the computer-delivered IELTS test after the start of 2024, please log into your account, Here. Click on My Test, then click on apply for re-mark/re-assessment, fill in and complete all necessary fields in order to submit the enquiry.
The below information is for candidates who have completed the Paper-based IELTS test only and wishing to request a re-mark of their results must:
If you took the Paper-based IELTS Test with CES Exams Toronto, you can apply for Enquiry on Results by either submitting the forms in person at our office at 112 Elizabeth St, 3rd Floor, Toronto, or by emailing them to info@ieltstoronto.com
All re-mark requests must be made within six weeks of the test date. The re-marking process typically takes 2-4 weeks; however, please allow for delays due to holidays, volume and postal service.
Note: Processing of your EOR application will only begin after you have submitted the documents outlined in steps 1 & 2.
If your results do not change, we will inform you of the decision. If your results change, you will be asked to confirm.
Some additional facts about the EOR:
If you want to make a complaint regarding the conduct of your test, you must do so before you leave the test venue on the test day. Please speak to the Exams Manager about your complaint.
If you have a complaint that does not relate to the conduct of the test please contact the exams office .
If you are a refugee without an identity card or passport and you want to take an IELTS test, you may use your Canadian refugee claimant document. Please contact our office and we will assist with registration.
The following identification document(s) is accepted for the IELTS test:
The scanned document must be smaller than 1600 x 1600 pixels, and the full size should be 1.5 MB or less. At present, only JPEG, GIF or PNG files are supported. You can edit and re-upload your ID until it is accepted by test center.
If you should require assistance and or having trouble with uploading your ID document please email us at info@ieltstoronto.com and we will gladly provide support.
Common ID Errors:
You can now retake any one component of the IELTS test: Listening, Reading, Writing or Speaking without having to redo all four sections of the test.
You’re eligible to book IELTS One Skill Retake after you have recently completed a full test on computer and received your IELTS test score, from an eligible test center. You must book your IELTS One Skill Retake within 60 days of your original test date.
IELTS One Skill Retake is accepted* by various universities and professional bodies. Click here, to find out which organizations accept your IELTS One Skill Retake test scores.
You can now retake any one component of the IELTS test: Listening, Reading, Writing or Speaking without having to redo all four sections of the test.
You’re eligible to book IELTS One Skill Retake after you have recently completed a full test on computer and received your IELTS test score, from an eligible test center. You must book your IELTS One Skill Retake within 60 days of your original test date.
IELTS One Skill Retake is accepted* by various universities and professional bodies. Click here, to find out which organizations accept your IELTS One Skill Retake test scores.
