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🇨🇦 Duolingo English Test for Canada — from Saudi Arabia
More than 400 Canadian universities and colleges accept the DET, including every English-speaking U15 research university.
What Canada asks for
Scores run on the 10–160 scale; there is no single national minimum — each university and program sets its own.
Admission is not the same as the visa
Canada ended the Student Direct Stream (SDS) on 8 November 2024, which used to require IELTS specifically — so older guides are out of date. Today everyone uses the regular study-permit process: if a Canadian university accepts your DET and issues a Letter of Acceptance (LOA), that's generally sufficient for the permit. Note: Permanent Residency later requires an approved immigration test (IELTS General or CELPIP) — the DET is not used for PR.
From Saudi Arabia — the essentials
- Costs in
- Saudi Riyal (SAR)
- Credentials
- Ministry of Education — Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) for sponsored study
- Funding to search
- King Salman International Scholarship, King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP), Fulbright
- Where students go
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia
- Apply from
- Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam
English-taught admission needs Duolingo English Test 70+/IELTS 6.0–6.5; the locally-accepted STEP exam substitutes at some programmes. At about $70 the DET is taken online from Saudi Arabia — no test-centre travel, and far cheaper than IELTS.
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AlmiDET is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Duolingo. All practice material is original and never copied from the Duolingo English Test. Acceptance figures and score bands change — always confirm the current requirement on the official university or government page before you rely on it.