Chinese Teaching at its Best

One Stop Resources Available for All Levels of Chinese Learners

Updates (Oct. 28, 2024)

  • Coming Soon: Schedule for group lessons in winter 2025.
  • Course materials available, free of charge.
  • NEW HSK preparation courses for levels 1 through 6 are available. Group discounts apply.
  • NEW Certificates of Completion available, upon request. Electronic versions only.
  • Group discounts for university students: Form your own group for tutoring and Chinese assignments.
  • Our YouTube Channel: We started posting Chinese teaching videos on YouTube in order to share the tips and tricks on improving learners Mandarin Chinese skills.
  • The scripts of our YouTube videos are available HERE.
  • Private lessons available. We always customize every single lesson in order to meet students needs.
  • Welcome to form your own group to get further discounts with the most flexible schedule.

Our very own teaching materials - Find us on YouTube

Mandarin Chinese Listening Comprehension in One Minute 中文听力理解: Listen to the very first part of Chinese No. 1 news program, along with detailed explanations.


iKan Chinese Language Centre (formerly known as Ottawa Chinese Language Learning Centre) is located in Ottawa, the Capital of Canada. We have been offering a number of Chinese courses to help adults and children learn the standard official language for over ten years. We teach both Simplified and Traditional Chinese at different levels. No matter you are beginners or advanced learners, kids or adults, you will definitely be satisfied through our fun and efficient individual and group lessons, including private and family ones.

We aim at the fastest and most efficient way to work together with you to achieve your goal. With our unique teaching approach and substantial experience in teaching Chinese abroad, we guarantee students will get quality teaching with the best rates. Please do not hesitate to email us for detailed information.

About the Language Centre

Our Teachers

Most of our teachers have at least 10 years of experience in teaching both Simplified and Traditional Chinese in Canada, and hold Master's or Doctoral degrees. We all speak Mandarin (also known as Putonghua or Guoyu, i.e. the official Chinese language). Over the past years, we have also taught at different educational institutions and training centres, such as Elmwood School, Montessori School, DFAIT, and the Canadian Forces Language School. Some of our faculty are licensed teachers and teach the language in OCSB schools. Last but not least, we are able to meet your needs with our enthusiasm and effective teaching approach.

Our Features

Our features include, but not limited to the following:

  • Experienced faculty with patience and passion;
  • Unique teaching materials with proven quality;
  • Efficient teaching style and flexible schedule;
  • Both group lessons and private lessons available;
  • Live Online One-on-One Lessons to save your money and time;
  • No registration fee for both new and old students;
  • Intensive courses available;
  • Fun and personalized lessons for kids.

Our Courses and Lessons

All levels of Chinese (Mandarin) courses are available for both adults and children. They are all delivered in a range of different settings and categories, from private to group lessons, and from conversational to written Chinese. As always, we are also happy and able to customize every single lesson in order to meet your needs.

Our Students

We take pride in our very diverse student population including, but not limited to: university and college students, school age children, pre-school kids, nurses, secretaries, service agents, businessmen, travellers, ESL teachers, scientists, engineers, police officers, coaches, lawyers, politicians, and many more.

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