Express Prep (expressprep.ca), which offers preparation for the CELPIP test, is a different business from the Express Prep in the United Kingdom that offers Amazon FBA prep and order fulfilment. The CELPIP is the English test that Paragon Testing Enterprises organizes. Since Express Prep is also the publisher here, the answer is a list of checkable facts from public pages read on November 4, 2026, each with its source, not a verdict.

Who runs Express Prep?

Teacher Mike is the name on the brand’s public profiles. The YouTube channel with the CELPIP videos is called “Teacher Mike - ExpressPrep”. A Facebook page called Teacher Mike describes him as “Owner and Teacher at ExpressPrep”, and the Instagram profile @itsteachermike carries the name Michel Marcelino and links to expressprep.ca/subscribe (all read November 4, 2026). Those three pages are where to see who is behind the brand.

For the fine print and for support, the site itself is the source. Express Prep publishes its terms and conditions, its refund policy page and its privacy policy, and the terms name two ways to reach support: the support system inside the platform and the email address support@expressprep.ca.

What does Express Prep offer?

Express Prep says it has taught more than 8,000 students in the core program since 2022. Its pages describe a test simulator and programs. The simulator comes with a 7-day trial: its payment page describes the simulator as created by Express Prep for its students, and the simulator and its 7-day trial covers how the trial works and how to cancel. The programs, according to its terms and conditions, include video lessons (live and recorded), practice exercises and mock tests, and the terms say that members of the program that includes live sessions may submit Writing and Speaking for feedback. The terms also say that live sessions are available for 30 days from the date of purchase. They distinguish between students with live sessions and students without them, and some conditions apply to only one of the two groups, so read the terms for the one you are buying before you pay.

Does Express Prep offer a guarantee?

Yes, with conditions. Express Prep’s guarantee: study with us and either you reach your target score, or you keep studying with full access at no extra cost until you do. If you don’t reach it on your first attempt, you can ask for a refund instead.

The conditions are set out in the terms and conditions and on the refund policy page. Read both for the program you are buying before you pay, and keep a dated copy of each.

What is Express Prep not?

Express Prep is neither Paragon, which organizes the CELPIP, nor Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

CELPIP is a registered trademark of Paragon Testing Enterprises. Express Prep is not affiliated with or endorsed by Paragon or IRCC.

Paragon’s guidelines for preparation providers, in a copy archived by the Internet Archive and dated October 6, 2016, say that a provider may not suggest any relationship with Paragon or claim to be authorized, accredited or approved by it (Paragon’s guidelines, archived copy, as of November 4, 2026). Express Prep’s simulator is its own product, separate from the practice tests that Paragon publishes on celpip.ca. Express Prep is also separate from the business at expressprep.co.uk, which describes itself on its home page as a third-party logistics service for eCommerce and Amazon FBA businesses.

Where can you check Express Prep yourself?

Start with the pages that bind you. Read the terms and conditions and the refund policy page before you pay, as you would for any provider, and save a copy with the date you read it, because a page can change after you have paid. The terms say it is the student’s responsibility to request support or cancellation through the channels they name, and that a request made another way may go unanswered. The footer of the refund policy page links to the Privacy Policy, Refund Policy and Terms and conditions pages and to a contact page (read November 4, 2026).

Then check that the channels point to each other. The YouTube channel and the Instagram profile both link to expressprep.ca/subscribe, on the same site where the terms and conditions sit.

How do you check any provider of CELPIP preparation?

The six checks for any course apply to Express Prep as to any other provider. Two take minutes with the pages above: read the terms, and ask who gives feedback on Writing and Speaking and with what qualifications. Ask that in writing and keep the reply, so that what you were told before paying is on record. A dated PDF of the terms, saved before you pay, keeps a record of the page itself. For comparing practice material, see how to choose a practice test, and what to check in a free practice test covers the free options.

FAQ

How do I contact Express Prep before I pay?

The terms and conditions name two support channels: the support system inside the platform and the email address support@expressprep.ca. The support contact listed on expressprep.ca, on the contact page that the footer of its refund policy page links to, is another way to ask a question before you pay. Keep a copy of anything you ask or are told.

What do the terms say about feedback on Writing and Speaking?

Members of the program that includes live sessions may submit as many Writing and Speaking responses as they want, but they must tell the instructors through the support channel in the platform that a mock test was submitted for review. The terms give a usual response time of 48 hours during normal business hours and add that feedback depends on the availability of mentors. That feedback is described for the program with live sessions, so a student considering another program should ask in writing what it includes.

Where can I find practice tests from Paragon itself?

On celpip.ca. According to its page for prep providers (as of November 4, 2026), every CELPIP account includes one set of 2 practice tests at no charge, and many more are sold in the CELPIP store. Its test format page also describes a free online sample test that shows the format, the timing and the correct answers for Listening and Reading. Those are Paragon’s own materials, separate from anything Express Prep sells.

Does Express Prep publish anything besides the simulator and its programs?

Yes. Its site has a 7-day plan for Listening, signed by Teacher Mike, with a mock test and an error review each day, and a 7-day plan for Reading with vocabulary, mock tests and error review. Its YouTube channel publishes videos about the CELPIP. All of it is public, so you can look at it before you pay for anything.

The bottom line

  • Express Prep (expressprep.ca) is a different business from the Express Prep in the United Kingdom that offers Amazon FBA prep and order fulfilment.
  • Teacher Mike is the name on its public profiles: the YouTube channel with its CELPIP videos is called Teacher Mike - ExpressPrep, and a Facebook page called Teacher Mike describes him as owner and teacher at ExpressPrep (read November 4, 2026).
  • Its terms and conditions, refund policy page and privacy policy are public pages, and the terms name the support channels.
  • Its pages describe a test simulator and programs with video lessons, practice exercises and mock tests; feedback on Writing and Speaking is for members of the program with live sessions (its terms).
  • Express Prep is not affiliated with or endorsed by Paragon or IRCC.

Express Prep offers preparation for the CELPIP test, including a 7-day trial of its simulator. The trial becomes a paid monthly subscription unless you cancel before day 7; current price and terms: Express Prep trial page.

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Published by Express Prep, which offers preparation for the CELPIP test. Last updated November 12, 2026.