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August 8, 2023: Effective immediately, NEB has implemented the following procedures regarding language proficiency requirement. All applicants are expected to follow these updated procedures when undergoing their registration with NEB. Please note that these procedures are iterative and will be even further strengthened over time.

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Letters provided to the candidate first, then sent to NEB will not be accepted. It must come directly from the institution granting the professional degree in veterinary medicine.

NOTICE: Until the completion of the CVO language benchmarking project, the NEB will accept language tests mandated by province when indicated by the provincial regulatory bodies.

2. ECFVG Certificate of Completion

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1. Internet-based TOEFL (iB-TOEFL), with a minimum of 23 in Reading, 25 in Listening, 22 in Speaking, 22 in Writing and no minimum overall score is required. Candidates MUST achieve at least the minimum passing scores for each of the four sections of the internet-based TOEFL. TOEFL scores can be sent to the NEB using our institution code number B665.
2. International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Academic version with an overall score of no less than 6.5, with at least 6.5 in the Listening band, 6.0 in the Writing band and 7.0 in the Speaking band. Candidates MUST achieve the minimum passing scores for each of the three sections.
3. Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL & CAEL-CE) Assessment with an overall score of no less than 60, with a least 60 in the Listening band, 50 in the Writing band and 60 in the Speaking band.
4. Exam of French of the Office de la langue française (OLF) of the Government of Quebec. The examination comprises four parts: oral comprehension, writing, writing comprehension and oral communication. The score for each part is 60%.
   1. Candidates who are prohibited by law from taking the OLF of the Government of Quebec should contact neb-bne@cvma-acmv.org for next steps.

For NEB to process your language proficiency examination scores during review of your registration materials, candidates must provide an official copy of their score report for one of the foregoing language proficiency examinations. This must be sent The candidate (not the language examination center) must send this to NEB. Simply sending it via the language examination's verification system is NOT sufficient. You (the candidate) must send this either by physical mail to the NEB office when sending registration materials, or by emailing an official PDF version of the score report generated from the issuing language exam authority. PDF score reports can be emailed directly to neb-bne@cvma-acmv.org 

The NEB will not process language examination scores until the candidate has provided the official score report. Online language examination verification systems are NOT sufficient.

Applicants MUST achieve the minimum scores for all required sections of an exam on the same administration or attempt. The score report provided from the language proficiency examination must be from an examination that is no more than two years old.

NOTICE: Until the completion of the CVO language benchmarking project, the NEB will accept language tests mandated by province when indicated by the provincial regulatory bodies.

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