For our society, we have benchmarks from one to six. When newcomers come here, they have to go to the assessment centre for newcomers to be tested. They would be tested in four areas of language: writing, reading, listening, and speaking. If the newcomer has a 2, 2, and 2, it automatically goes to level 2.
In Calgary, we have the centre. Each city's CIC has one centre or a main centre and there are specialists for these students in the four areas. If he's good in English, he may go to level 4, 5 or 6, and it goes on. After level 6 or 7, they can go to colleges or universities. At level 1 or 2, they still have to learn more English.