How to Register for ESL

Step 1: Contact the YMCA Language Assessment Centre – 519-579-9622 (Kitchener) / 519-621-1621 (Cambridge) / Email: intake@ytr.ymca.ca

They will book an appointment and tell you what documents to bring.

Step 2: Have your English language skills assessed for FREE. They will tell you your CLB benchmark numbers.

Step 3: Register online

Registration for classes:

St. Louis – St. Mary’s Campus, 77 Young Street, Kitchener. Click on this link to register –>  St. Mary’s ESL Registration 

St. Louis – St. Francis Campus, 154 Gatewood Drive, Kitchener. Click on this link to register –> St. Francis ESL Registration

Online Classes — Click on this link to register –> Registration for Online ESL Classes 

ESL for PSW Online Evening Classes — Click on this link to register –> Registration for ESL for PSW Online Classes 

After completing the online registration form, ESL students will be contacted by St. Louis to confirm if there is space in a classroom or if they are being placed on a waiting list.

ESL Offices are OPEN Monday – Friday

mornings only

8:30 am -12:30 pm

For more information:

Contact stlouis.esl@wcdsb.ca or 519-745-1201

ESL classes are funded by Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development