Who can take ELL classes?

Our English Language Learning sessions are sponsored by Halifax Public Libraries and the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration and Population Growth, opens a new window. You can participate, if you are a:

• Permanent resident of Canada
• Canadian citizen born outside of Canada (recent immigrants to Nova Scotia are given priority)
• Protected person as defined in Section 95 of the Immigration & Refugee Protection Act
• Asylum seekers and refugee claimants
• Foreign national or their dependent who has been nominated under the Nova Scotia Nominee Program, but have not yet received permanent resident status
• Individual with a work permit who has submitted an application for permanent resident status to the Nova Scotia Nominee Program or to Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and has received approval in principal from IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
• Atlantic Immigrant Pilot PA High-Skilled
• Atlantic Immigrant Pilot PA Intermediate-Skilled
• Atlantic Immigrant Pilot PA International Graduate
• Atlantic Immigrant Pilot Dependent (for family members)
• Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET)

If you're not eligible for the ELL sessions, you may want to consider joining one of our English Language Conversation Groups—they're open to everyone.