Achēv

Site: Oakville

Service: Language Assessment Centre

Record #: MIL0254
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2024
Last Full Update: 07 Nov 2024

Contact Information

Office Phone 905-875-3851 ext 5012
Toll Free Phone 1-800-668-1179
Fax 289-291-0616
E-Mail lac@achev.ca
Website achev.ca/service/language-assessment-services-peel-halton-dufferin/
Contact Form achev.ca/contact-us/#contactus
Social Media Facebook Facebook, Instagram Instagram, LinkedIn LinkedIn, X (Twitter) X (Twitter), YouTube YouTube
Primary Contact Tara Hreljac, Coordinator, Language Assessment Centre - Oakville; Phone: 905-875-3851 ext 5227; Email: threljac@achev.ca
Alternate Contact Andrea Williams, Manager, Language Assessment Services; Phone: 905-949-0049 ext 1223; Email: andreawilliams@achev.ca

Site Information

Located In Community Oakville
Address & Map
Oakville Corporate Centre
690 Dorval Dr, Suite 100
Oakville, ON L6K 3X9
Intersection Dorval Dr and Wyecroft Rd
Mailing Address c/o Achev - Language Assessment Services
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Agency Information

Primary Executive Natalie Renton, Senior Director, Programs and Services; Phone: 905-949-0049 ext 5011; Email: nrenton@achev.ca
Funding Provincial - Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) ; Federal - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

Eligibility screening, language skills assessment and referral to government-funded English and French language programs

  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)
  • LINC Home Study
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • French as a Second Language (FSL) programs
  • Enhanced Language Training (ELT)
  • Occupation-Specific Language Training (OSLT)
  • Specialized Language Training (SLT)
  • Language Assessment Centre is located in Oakville and also provides language assessments at itinerant locations in Burlington and Milton
  • appointments will be made at the most accessible and convenient location for the client and are available online for English only
Hours
  • Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm (Fri - virtual service only)
  • evening and Sat appointments available
Areas Served Halton Region
Eligibility Ages: 18 year(s) and up Adults 18 years or older are eligible if they meet one of the following criteria:
  • Canadian citizens born outside of Canada
  • permanent resident
  • Convention refugees, protected persons or refugee claimants
  • workers admitted under the Live-In Caregiver program
  • applicants under other programs holding the initial letter of approval from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Application
  • Call ahead to verify eligibility, book assessment appointment and confirm documents ( (Permanent Resident (PR) card or Landing paper with passport) ) to access service
  • Language assessments are by appointment only at the itinerant sites
  • walk in clients accepted at the Oakville site
  • call the Oakville CLARS Language Assessment Centre to book an appointment at any location
Languages English ; French
Fees None

Categories and Classification

Youth Main Categories Newcomers
Youth Sub-Categories English as a Second Language
Service Categories Adult English as a Second Language Tests ; Adult French as a Second Language Tests

Agency Overview

Locations for this Service