Who Accepts CELPIP

The CELPIP Tests are officially accepted by several governments, professional organizations, colleges, universities, and employers

UBC and Paragon Partnership

Paragon’s Test Research and Development team are responsible for producing innovative and high-quality language tests through collaboration within the team and with external stakeholders.

In September 2015, Paragon Testing Enterprises entered into a partnership with the University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus), Faculty of Education and Office of the Provost. Together Paragon and UBC are investing $1.8 million over a period of five years to enhance UBC’s standing as a global leader in research and graduate student training in the statistical science of measurement. This initiative is led by Professor Bruno Zumbo, the Paragon UBC Professor in Psychometrics and Measurement.

In 2021, Paragon Testing Enterprises was acquired by Prometric Canada®, and since has rapidly expanded its test centres across Canada and internationally to now include over 200 test centres worldwide.

Resources

Why test takers trust CELPIP

Watch real CELPIP success stories from people across the world.
I had taken other English language proficiency before, and CELPIP was more relatable to me. All of the questions were situations I was familiar with from daily life, and were like conversations I had experienced personally.
- Chrisna D., CELPIP Test Taker
When I took CELPIP, I found it was like speaking English in real life. You speak every day with your boss and with your friends, and the CELPIP Test represents those every-day, real-life language situations.
- Rafaela B., CELPIP Test Taker