TCF Canada

The “test de connaissance du français” for Canada, or “TCF Canada”, is a French language proficiency test that meets the standards of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). TCF Canada results are accepted for the purposes of economic immigration or for obtaining Canadian citizenship.


The TCF Canada consists of four mandatory parts. It evaluates general French language proficiency in:

-listening comprehension

-reading comprehension

-speaking

-writing


There are:

-39 multiple choice questions for listening comprehension

-39 multiple choice questions for the reading comprehension with only one correct answer possible

-3 speaking tasks, organized according to a progressively increasing level of difficulty

-3 writing tasks, also with a progressively increasing level of difficulty


The levels correspond to the benchmarks specified by the European Framework for Language Learning, Teaching and Evaluation as well as the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB).


Once the results from the test have been calculated, a certificate with your official results will be issued to you.


For information about the latest provisions for immigration to Canada, please consult the IRCC website:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html