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Information Session
Attendance at a Health Care Assistant program information session is required to ensure applicants have a strong understanding of the expectations of the Health Care Assistant (HCA) program and the role of the HCA in the work environment. The HCA self-directed online information session slides are available at this time, to satisfy this requirement, please read the document carefully and complete the survey at the end.
English Proficiency Self-Declaration
Completed self-declaration confirming level of English proficiency
English Language Competency Requirements
BC HCA program applicants are required to demonstrate English language proficiency. Domestic and/or international applicants whose first language is not English will need to take a standardized proficiency assessment to confirm communicative competency in all four language skills areas (speaking, listening, reading and writing).
Applicants whose first language is not English must submit evidence of one of the following standardized English language proficiency test scores from an authorized assessment centre:​
Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test (CLB PT) (test must be within the last year):
Listening 7
Speaking 7
Reading 6
Writing 6
Note: A CLB Report Card from a LINC Program may also be accepted.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Academic or General (test must be within the last two years):
overall score of 6
minimum of 6 in Speaking and Listening
no score lower than 5.5 in Reading and Writing
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) (test must be within the last two years):
overall score of 60
no section less than 50

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (test must be within the last two years) IBT only:
an overall score of 76
no score lower than 20 in Speaking and Listening
no score lower than 18 in Reading and Writing