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CELPIP Writing: an email and a survey answer

You get 53 minutes for two tasks: an email first, then your answers to survey questions. Paragon calls them Task 1, Writing an Email, and Task 2, Responding to Survey Questions. You type both, with a word counter and spell-check on the screen. CELPIP Writing is part of CELPIP-General, the version of the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) that tests all four skills. CELPIP-General LS leaves it out.

EmailWhat you write in Task 1
SurveyWhat you respond to in Task 2
53 minutesFor both tasks together

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Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Are templates safe for CELPIP Writing Task 1 and Task 2?

Be careful with them. Paragon lists memorizing answers as cheating, and says responses that aren’t original or spontaneous may lead to your scores being cancelled. So learn how to organize an email or an opinion, not sentences to copy in.

Samples and practice for CELPIP Writing

Paragon’s free practice tests include Writing. Its paid General bundles add sample Writing responses at three level ranges, and its free Writing Pro webinars aim at level 5 or at level 9 and above.

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How Writing is judged

Paragon’s results page sets out its Writing Performance Standards, the categories your writing is judged on. If your Writing level surprises you, you can ask for a re-evaluation.

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Sources: CELPIP and 5 more. Checked November 2026.

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