Students wishing to enroll in a language course or in specific programs are required to complete a language evaluation test. This test allows us to assess your level of proficiency and guide you towards the course best suited to your needs. Please consult the list below to check whether your program or course requires a prior language evaluation.
Language assessment
OLBI offers a suite of language tests for a variety of stakeholders and purposes. We follow international best practice in test design, administration, scoring and reporting procedures.
Language tests for students
Language tests for administrative staff and professors
XpressLab Language testing portal
XpressLab is the language testing platform of choice of the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute. Once you have identified the test you need to take, access the XpressLabs portal to take the test.
Access the language testing platform
Contact us
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI)
70 Laurier Avenue East
Room 130
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Canada
Tel. : 613-562-5743
Fax. : 613-562-5126
[email protected]
Office hours
Monday to Friday
September to May
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
June to August
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.