How long are language test results valid for Express Entry?
Two years — and IRCC checks twice, not once. Your results must be less than 2 years old both when you complete your Express Entry profile and again when you submit your application for permanent residence.
The second check is the one people miss. Results that were valid when the profile went into the pool can age out before an invitation arrives, because time in the pool counts.
“Your test results must be less than 2 years old when you: complete your Express Entry profile, and submit your application for permanent residence”
Source: IRCC — Language test results · last checked 2026-08-31
When this answer doesn’t apply
- · It is the rule for Express Entry. Other Canadian immigration programs set their own validity rules.
- · It does not change the test provider's own expiry, if that is shorter.
These are limits of the answer, not a judgment about any reader’s situation. Working out which apply is yours to do.
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