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CELPIP Syllabus

Twenty task types across four components, all set in everyday Canadian life.

CELPIP · checked 19 September 2026

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CELPIP: the facts that matter now

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Paragon Testing Enterprises, at official centres in Canada and more than 40 countries including India
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IRCC permanent residence and citizenship; Australian Department of Home Affairs visas; professional designation
Used for
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CELPIP-General: Listening 46–55 min, Reading 43–56, Writing 53, Speaking 15, in one sitting; General LS: Listening and Speaking, about 70 minutes
Format
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A CELPIP level of 1–12 per component, aligned one-to-one with CLB levels; 10–12 map to CEFR C1–C2, 7–9 to B2
Scoring

Syllabus

CELPIP — What the syllabus covers

CELPIP-General components as Paragon publishes them. General LS uses the same Listening and Speaking components only.
Component	Time	Parts and question counts
Listening	46–55 minutes	Part 1 Listening to Problem Solving, 8; Part 2 a Daily Life Conversation, 5; Part 3 Listening for Information, 6; Part 4 a News Item, 5; Part 5 a Discussion, 8; Part 6 Viewpoints, 6
Reading	43–56 minutes	Part 1 Reading Correspondence, 11; Part 2 Reading to Apply a Diagram, 8; Part 3 Reading for Information, 9; Part 4 Reading for Viewpoints, 10
Writing	53 minutes	Task 1 Writing an Email; Task 2 Responding to Survey Questions
Speaking	15 minutes	Task 1 Giving Advice; 2 Talking about a Personal Experience; 3 Describing a Scene; 4 Making Predictions; 5 Comparing and Persuading; 6 Dealing with a Difficult Situation; 7 Expressing Opinions; 8 Describing an Unusual Situation

What the listening and reading test: Understanding specific information, main ideas, purpose and tone in conversations, announcements, workplace messages and news; matching statements to speakers or viewpoints; completing an email or a summary from a diagram. Recordings play once, and the answer choices appear on screen only after the audio in several parts.
What the writing raters score: Content and coherence, vocabulary, readability — grammar, sentence structure, spelling and punctuation — and task fulfilment, which includes covering every point in the prompt, using the right tone for the reader and staying in the 150–200 word range.
What the speaking raters score: Content and coherence, vocabulary, listenability — rhythm, pronunciation, intonation, pauses and grammar — and task fulfilment, including relevance, completeness, tone and using the time available.