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British Council has been teaching English for more than 85 years and has been evaluating it through IELTS for over 25 years. British Council IELTS gives you access to a network of test centres, in over 20 cities across Canada, sharing the same high standards, unrivalled availability of IELTS test days, first class preparation courses and expert advice as well as a wide range of preparation materials online with Road to IELTS.

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10,000

Organizations which
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around the world

Over

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in 2017

IELTS – the world’s most popular English language test for higher education and global migration

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What’s happening?

Register now for our next webinar!
New on our prep for IELTS page! You can now register for our next webinar on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 4:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada). This webinar will review the following topics to help IELTS test takers improve their IELTS Band Score: 1) What to expect during IELTS 2) How to prepare for […]
A New Test Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia!
Wonderful news! A new official British Council – IELTS test centre in Vancouver, British Columbia: LaSalle-College Vancouver will start testing on May 5th. This new test centre is equipped with headphones. IELTS becomes ever more available as we continue to expand across British Columbia. Register for IELTS at your nearest test centre!
A New Test Venue in Ontario. Welcome to Algonquin Careers Academy!
Great news! A new official British Council IELTS test venue in Mississauga, Ontario has opened. Algonquin Careers Academy will start testing on April 7th. This new venue is equipped with headphones. IELTS becomes more available than ever, expanding across Ontario and almost all Canadian provinces. Register for IELTS at your nearest test centre!