Nick Noorani Website

Since 26th June, when Minister Jason Kenney announced that immigrants to Canada will have to pass an IELTS exam for language proficiency, there has been a big hue and cry about these changes. Interestingly, not from the major source countries immigrants come from but from English speaking countries like US and UK. Some newspapers interviewed potential immigrants who are literally apoplectic that Canada would have the temerity to ask for an English speaking person to take a test!

Previously the test was a self declared admission which didn’t work. So it’s changed and I wholeheartedly agree with this change. It will help improve immigrants success outcomes as language is the biggest barrier.

To the Brits and Yanks, chill. These are the rules of our country!