Prometric Canada® Acquires Paragon Testing Enterprises USA - English Share this article Share this article Combination will significantly increase global access to those seeking to live, work, or study in Canada BALTIMORE, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometric Canada Testing Services® ("Prometric®") announced today that it has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Paragon Testing Enterprises ("Paragon"), a subsidiary of the University of British Columbia (UBC). Paragon is Canada's largest provider of high-stakes English language proficiency tests. The company's tests include the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP®) for Canadian permanent residence and citizenship and the Canadian Academic English Language Test – Computer Edition (CAEL CE®) for study at post-secondary institutions across Canada. The acquisition will significantly increase global access to the Paragon tests that are currently administered at 60 test centres across Canada and at 15 locations in the United States, China, India, Philippines, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. Paragon's CAEL Online test is currently available in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Japan.