Internationally Educated

Find out what CMLTO is, how to register and how the CMLTO works with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science to assess educational equivalency.

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Before You Apply

Before you can apply for registration as a medical laboratory technologist in Ontario, you must:

• Be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada or have authorization under the Immigration & Refugee Protection Act (Canada);

For more information on Canadian citizenship, contact the Canadian Embassy or the Canada Immigration Centre.
You may wish to visit the following Internet resources:
Paths to equal Opportunity
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials

• Provide evidence of reasonable fluency in English or French;

The following chart outlines the various options for providing evidence of English or French fluency.

Option	Fluency Test	Minimum Score	TSE-P Test Required
1	TOEFL Paper-based	580	Yes, minimum score 50
2	TOEFL Computer-based	230	Yes, minimum score 50
3	TOEFL Internet-based Reading Writing Listening Speaking	90 (total) 21 21 21 24	No, not applicable
4	CanTEST	Band Level 4	Yes, minimum score 50

Note – The CSMLS has implemented a new two-stage language proficiency standard effective July 1, 2008.    Internationally educated medical laboratory technologists can now apply for a PLA at Canadian Language Benchmark level 6 (CLB 6).  The former policy required CLB 8.  A final score of CLB 8 will still be required to establish eligibility to write the national certification examination.  For further details, go to the CSMLS website at www.csmls.org.

The cost of any test for language proficiency is the responsibility of the applicant. If an applicant has received a Prior Learning Assessment (PLA), the Registration Committee usually waives any test for language proficiency.

For more information on how to take the TOEFL test, visit the TOEFL website or contact TOEFL at:

PO Box 6151,
Princeton, NJ
08541, USA
Phone: (609) 771-7100
www.toefl.org

Generally, the College accepts that an applicant is reasonably fluent in English or French if that is the applicant's primary language, or if the applicant graduated from an institution where the language of instruction for medical laboratory technology was English or French.

• Have a assessment to establish equivalency to Canadian qualifications

  Please contact the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science for more information about assessments.

  The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS)
  PO Box 2830, LCD 1
  33 Wellington Street North
  HAMILTON ON L8N 3N8
  Toll free: 1-800-263-8277
  Tel: (905) 528-8642
  Fax: (905) 528-4968
  Email: pla@csmls.org
  

  For more information, visit the CSMLS website at www.csmls.org and click on the Internationally Trained Applicants section.

  Click here to view more on why credential assessments are necessary and how you can get yours done as quickly as possible.

• Pass the CSMLS Examination

For more information, visit the CSMLS web site at www.csmls.org

• Provide proof of the following training and educational requirements:
1. within the three years preceding the application, active engagement in the practice of medical laboratory technology, which may include time spent as a student, or in the teaching of medical laboratory technology, that demonstrates, in the opinion of the Registration Committee, that he or she could meet the current standards of practice in Ontario; or
2. within the three years preceding the application, successful completion of a refresher course in the relevant specialties in laboratory science approved by the Registration Committee.