Citizenship and Immigration Canada is changing the way it assesses the language abilities of prospective new citizens. The citizenship Act already requires that applicants be able to communicate in one of Canada's official languages. This regulatory proposal would not increase the language level required, but would change the way that citizenship applicants aged 18-54 prove their language ability. Applicants would be able to demonstrate language ability by submitting a variety of evidence, including the results of a third-party test, or evidence of achieving language training in certain government-funded programs.
