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Do you need an IELTS score to study in Canada? Mostly YES, Is the IELTS score requirement different for UG and PG programs?  Yes. Do we feel it’s mildly offensive that Indian students need proof of language proficiency to enrol in a program? Also yes.

Since we can’t deny that English is our second language, most Canadian universities will frisk you for an IELTS score. In this blog, we talk about IELTS 6 band colleges in Canada for Masters and more. Let’s go!

IN THIS BLOG:

1.     List of top IELTS 6 band colleges in Canada for Masters
2.     List of below IELTS 6 band colleges in Canada for Masters
3.     What if you don’t get into IELTS 6 band colleges in Canada for Masters?

List of Top IELTS 6 Band Colleges in Canada for Masters

The IELTS score for Canada PG programs differs from university to university. However, the average IELTS score for post-graduate courses in Canada is a combined score of 6.5. If you don’t have an overall score of 6.5 and want to study master’s in Canada we still have good news for you. Given below is a list of top IELTS 6 band colleges in Canada for Master’s degrees:

IELTS 6 Band Colleges in Canada for Masters

IELTS Overall Score
Luther College 6.0
Nipissing University 6.0
Niagara College 6.0
University of Leithbridge 6.0
Vancouver Island University 6.0
Fleming College 6.0
Charles Sturt University 6.0
Oxford College 6.0
Northern College 6.0
Lambton College 6.0
Fairleigh Dickinson University 6.0
Lethbridge College 6.0
Canadian National Institute of Health 6.0
College of New Caledonia (CNC) 6.0
The Canadian Academy of Dental Health and Community Sciences 6.0
Concordia College 6.0
Durham College 6.0
HEC Montreal 6.0
Confederation College 6.0
Kwantlen Polytechnic University 6.0
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List of Below IELTS 6 Band Colleges in Canada for Masters

We have covered the list of IELTS band 6 colleges in Canada for masters in the previous section, in this section, however, we have for you a list of below IELTS band 6 colleges for masters. Of course, like we said earlier IELTS requirements also differ from program to program so check with the ELP score requirements for your chosen course from your university before applying. That being said, we have put together a list of universities accepting an IELTS score of 5.5-6.0.

Here is the list of below IELTS 6 band colleges in Canada for masters: 

Below IELTS 6 Band Colleges in Canada for Masters
HEC Montréal Algoma University
Concordia University College of Alberta University of Lethbridge
Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology Luther College
Vancouver Island University Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology
Camosun College Oxford College
Nipissing University State University of New York: SUNY Potsdam
Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology Niagara College
Charles Sturt University College of New Caledonia
Niagara University in Ontario The Canadian Academy of Dental Health and Community Sciences
Royal Roads University St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology

What if you don’t get into IELTS 6 Band Colleges in Canada for Masters?

What if you find out that the colleges accepting an IELTS score of 5.5 or 6.0 don’t offer your preferred course or worse? If this happens with you (which we’re severely hoping does not) what can you do? In this section, we’ll talk options!

Since you no longer need an IELTS score to apply for a student visa for Canada you can actually study in Canada without ever having to take the IELTS exam. There are some universities in Canada that don’t require an IELTS score and they are just as good. Given below is a list of these universities that don’t require IELTS or any other ELP test score:

Universities in Canada without IELTS

QS Global Ranking
University of Saskatchewan 465
Concordia University 477
Carleton University 601-650
University of Regina 902
Brock University 1000-1200
University of Winnipeg 1836

Before you get too excited, know that these universities still have English language proficiency criteria but that doesn’t require you to take IELTS or TOEFL. Their criteria can be an English Language Program or an Academic English class along with your regular classes or something as simple as a letter stating that English was the language of instruction in your previous university that is an English Language Proficiency Waiver Letter. The requirement really varies from university to university.

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