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English language skills (listening, speaking, reading
and writing) are very important if you are planning to
continue your professional or trade career in Calgary.
From free of charge
courses such as the Language
Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program to fee-based
courses offered by public and private schools in
Calgary. Prices for courses range from a few hundred of
dollars to over a thousand of dollars per course. The
prices vary depending on what type of funding the
educational institution receives: a private school or a
public educational institution (college, school or
University of Calgary).
For your information, please see a list of organizations
that provide general and specialized English language
courses. Your choice of selecting the school will depend
on your own criteria: course level, your English
language needs, cost, schedule, instructors, how far you
have to travel to get to classes, etc�
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English Language Testing � ILVARC
. Language
Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)
. English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses Offered in
Calgary by Schools
.
English as a Second Language for Special Purposes: Work
and Academic
English Language Testing � ILVARC
Immigrant Language and Vocational Assessment-Referral
Centre (ILVARC) is authorized to administer the Canadian
Language Benchmarks tests. Based on your test score you
may qualify for free of charge Language Instruction for
Newcomers (LINC), courses sponsored by Citizenship and
Immigration Canada. It is important to contact ILVARC as
soon as you apply for your Social Insurance Number (SIN)
because there is a waiting list for ILVARC testing in
Calgary.
ILVARC - Immigrant Language and Vocational
Assessment-Referral Centre
Room 1401, 910-7th Avenue S. W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3N8
Tel.: (403) 262-2656
http://www.immigrantservicescalgary.ca/
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada sponsors the Language
Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program. This
program provides English language training in a
classroom setting and it is free of charge to
immigrants, if your language skills are assessed to be
at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels: 1 to 4. If
your language assessment at Immigrant Language and
Vocational Assessment-Referral Centre (ILAVRC) indicates
that you level is above CLB level 4, you may not be
eligible for LINC language training that is free of
charge.
List of Organizations Authorized to Provide LINC
Courses
For more information please contact the organizations
and also refer to the directories:
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ILVARC - ESL Directory Listings
Agape Language Centre Society
LINC - Part time - Tues and Thurs evenings 6:30 - 9:30
pm
3333 - 23 St N.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2E 6V8
Tel.: (403) 516-1846
agapeline@telus.net
Bow Valley College
Rocky Mountain Plaza
615 � 6th Avenue S.E.
Calgary,
Alberta T2G 4S6
Tel.: (403) 410-5192
www.bowvalleycollege.ca
Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
3rd Floor, 120-17th Avenue South West
Calgary, Alberta T2S 2T2
Tel.: (403) 262-2006
www.ccis-calgary.Alberta.ca
Immigrant Services
Calgary
12th Floor, 910-7th Avenue S. W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3N8
Tel.: (403) 265-1120
http://www.immigrantservicescalgary.ca/
Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
200, 138 4th Avenue S.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2G 4Z6
Tel.: (403) 263 4414
www.ciwa-online.com
Calgary Immigrant Educational Society
1723 - 40th Street S.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2A 7Y3
Tel.: (403) 235-3666
www.immigrant-education.ca
Centre for Newcomers
125, 920-36th Street N. E.
Calgary, Alberta T2A 6L8
Tel.: (403) 569-3325
http://www.centrefornewcomers.ca/index.shtml
Maple Leaf Academy
200, 731 � 6th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0T9
Tel.: (403) 262-2656
www.mapleleafacademy.com
YWCA of Calgary
320 � 5th Avenue S.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2G 0E5
www.learnEnglishatYWCAofCalgary.com
(must be referred by ILVARC)
OTHER ESL DROP-IN
AND CONVERSATION PROGRAMS
Please call for more information, some
organizations may ask for a small fee under $50, to
register in a drop-in conversation program, or may have
a small fee per session
Agape Language Centre Society
3333 - 23 St N.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2E 6V8
Tel.: (403) 516-1846
agapeline@telus.net
Bow Valley College - ESL in the Library
Village Square Library � Drop-in ESL
2623 - 56th Street N.E.
Calgary, Alberta T1Y 6E7
ESL Office Tel.: (403) 410-5192
Bow Valley College � ESL Volunteer Tutor
Rocky Mountain Plaza, Room 400
615 MacLeod Trail S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
Tel.:
(403) 297-4484
www.bowvalleycollege.ca
Calgary Catholic Immigrant Society � ESL Skill
Builders
1723 - 40th Street S.E. Calgary
Alberta T2A 7Y3
Tel.: (403) 235-3666
www.ccis-calgary.Alberta.ca
Calgary Immigrant Educational Society � Drop-in
ESL
1723 40th St S.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2A 7Y3
Tel.: (403) 235-3666
www.immigrant-education.ca
Calgary Multicultural Center � ESL Conversation
Group
835-8th Avenue S.W.
Tel.: (403) 237-5850
www.calgarymulticulturalcentre.com
Calgary Immigrant Women�s Association � ESL Literacy for
Women
300, 750 - 11th Street South West
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3N7
Tel.: (403) 263-4414
www.ciwa-online.com
English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses Offered in
Calgary by Schools
Fees for English as a Second Language (ESL) courses can
vary based on the duration of the course, how intensive
the program is and the type of school (private or public
system). In general, private language schools
have higher fees and provide an intensive daily program
that may last for up to three months, their students are
often very young international students who come to
Calgary to take a learning vacation and study English.
Both private and public schools provide TOEFL
preparation.
The cost of ESL courses varies and prices listed in the
ILVARC directory may change, for up-to-date information
please contact the school. The cost of courses also
varies depending on your status: Permanent Residents of
Canada (Landed-Immigrant) or Canadian Citizen. Tuition
fees are higher for people who have a visitor, student
or work visa. You may qualify for funding or some
fee-reduction depending on eligibility criteria.
For a complete list of ESL training in Calgary with more
information about courses, costs and funding eligibility
for courses, please ask the school.
Public Education Institutions
For a complete list of ESL training in Calgary with more
information about courses, costs and funding eligibility
for courses, please ask the school.
Bow Valley College
*General ESL
*English for Academic Purposes
Rocky Mountain Plaza
615 � 6th Avenue S.E.
Calgary,
Alberta T2G 4S6
Tel.: (403) 410-5192
www.bowvalleycollege.ca
Chinook Learning Services
130 � 28th Avenue N.E., Calgary
Tel.: (403) 777-8930
http://www.chinooklearningservices.com
Mount Royal College, Languages Institute
4825 Richard Road S.W., Calgary
Tel.: (403) 440-5100
www.mtroyal.ca/conted/programs/fteng.shtml
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
1301 � 16th Avenue N.W., Calgary
Tel.: (403) 210-4045
www.sait.ca
ESL Private Educational Institutions
For a complete list of ESL training in Calgary with more
information about courses, costs and funding eligibility
for courses, please ask the school.
Columbia College
802 Manning Road N.E. p45
Calgary, Alberta T2E 7N8
http://www.columbia.ab.ca/
Equilibrium International Education Institute
707-14th St. N.W., Calgary
Tel.: (403) 283-1111
www.equilibrium.Alberta.ca
Ubridge College
2F, 118 � 5th Avenue S.E., Calgary
Tel.: (403) 230-3011
www.ubridgecollege.org
English as a Second Language for Special Purposes:
Work and Academic
For a
complete list of ESL training in Calgary with more
information about courses, costs and funding eligibility
for courses, please ask the school.
Bow Valley College
Bow Valley College: Corporate Readiness Training Program
Room 400, Rocky Mountain Plaza
615 Macleod Trail S.E., Calgary
Tel.: (403) 297-4901
http://www.bowvalleycollege.ca/crtp/
Focus International � Business English
#1100, 521 � 3rd Avenue S.W., Calgary
Tel.: (403) 233-0033
www.focus-international.com
Momentum
http://www.momentum.org/
Shane Global Village Calgary - Business English
Clients: Adult professionals who are currently the
workforce
#220, 515 � 1st. Street S.E.
(North West Travellers Building), Calgary
www.sgvenglish.com
Ubridge College - International Business Communication
2F, 118-5th Ave. SE., Calgary
Tel.: (403) 230-3011
www.ubridgecollege.org
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