A member scored just 0.5 bands short of their target in the Listening module (7.5) and considered the IELTS One Skill Retake option to try to improve just that module, but wasn't sure whether an updated single-module score would be accepted by IRCC for a PR application.
What the thread confirmed (historical/time-bound — verify against IRCC's current policy before relying on this):- As of this thread, IRCC did not accept the IELTS One Skill Retake for immigration applications. Multiple members confirmed this directly and consistently — a One Skill Retake result, even if it's higher, would not be usable for your PR application.
- Members recommended not spending money on the One Skill Retake for immigration purposes given this limitation, since the updated score wouldn't count.
- CELPIP was suggested as an alternative test by one member who found it more manageable than IELTS — worth considering if you're retaking a full test anyway.
The practical takeaway: if you're short on one module and considering a One Skill Retake specifically for immigration purposes, confirm IRCC's current policy first — at the time of this thread it wasn't accepted, meaning you'd need to retake the full test (IELTS or an alternative like CELPIP) to get a usable result.