Foundation in Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada Program at Vancouver Community College in Vancouver, Canada is a foundation in English Language Studies programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:English Language Studies
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program allows you to learn English from beginner to intermediate levels (Canadian Language Benchmark Levels 1- 8) while gaining knowledge about community resources for newcomers to Canada. LINC is an immigrant settlement service provided through the National Settlement Program. It is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and tuition is free for eligible participants.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: VCC's LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) programme is federally funded and open only to new immigrants and permanent residents of Canada; each of its levels has its own entry bar set by the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) system. Entry to LINC 2 needs three Level 1 benchmarks, entry to LINC 3 needs three Level 2 benchmarks, and so on up the scale, established either through a CLB placement test or by completing and being recommended from the previous LINC course; LINC 1 itself accepts one or more Level P benchmarks or a course recommendation. VCC's general conditions apply on top of this: applicants must be 16 or older or a secondary-school graduate and must submit any immigration or visa documents and other paperwork the college requests. LINC courses carry no upgrading credit.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through EducationPlannerBC. VCC publishes each programme's own application window, term by term, on its When to Apply page rather than one college-wide date: windows open roughly six to twenty months before the term starts and close on a stated date, though popular programmes can close earlier once seats fill, since places generally go to eligible applicants in the order their application is completed. International applicants use the International Applicant option on EducationPlannerBC; VCC opens international applications on 1 February of the previous year for Winter entry, 1 June for Spring/Summer, and 1 October for Fall, with no fixed closing date — applications continue until roughly three to four months before the term begins or until it fills, so admission is effectively rolling for international applicants. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
