The general objective of the Association is to promote best practices in language assessment design, practice, research, and scholarship in the Canadian context, in both academic and occupational/professional settings.

The specific objectives of the Association are the following:

- to disseminate knowledge about language assessment to all interested individuals and organizations (including educators);

- to form a platform for communication among researchers in the field of language assessment in Canada;

- to provide consultation on sensitive, high stakes language assessment practices as well as fair practices in language assessment;

- to advise local, provincial and federal agencies and organizations on issues related to language assessment; and

- to coordinate online webinars; and

- to oversee the annual CALA/ACEL symposium/conference(s).

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