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TEF Canada & TCF Canada exam centres in Canada

Ten centres from Victoria to Halifax. Most sell online, first come, first served, and popular dates sell out quickly. Here’s every centre we monitor in Canada, how each releases dates, and what’s open right now.

Centres
10
Open right now
5 →
Run TEF / TCF
10 / 8
Next known date
Wed, November 18
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Centres across Canada

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How booking works in Canada

  • IRCC accepts results from any approved centre, so you can book outside your own province when another city has an earlier date.
  • Returned and cancelled seats reappear on booking pages without notice; in fast-selling cities like Toronto and Vancouver, that is often the realistic way in.

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Live status, how each one releases seats and how fast they go. Open a centre for its map, fees, seat history and booking steps.

What to know about each centre

Toronto · Live seat countBooks online only, across four GTA exam centres (Spadina, North York, Mississauga, Oakville). TEF Canada and TCF Canada sessions are released quarterly at 10:00 a.m. Toronto time; the next release (January–March 2027 sessions) is December 1, 2026. There is no waiting list: returned places reappear on the booking page, first come, first served.Vancouver · Live seat countThe centre warns that opening several tabs or repeatedly refreshing can cancel your reservation. Log in early with your passport number ready. TEF and TCF workshop participants may get priority access to selected seats. Sessions run at Cambie Street and New Westminster; each batch has a short registration window that recently opened at 3:00 pm Pacific.Montréal (McGill) · Registration windowDescribes itself as Canada’s largest accredited TEF/TEFaQ testing centre. Tests run on Wednesdays about every two weeks; registration for each date opens on a Thursday about three weeks before and closes at 12 p.m. on the Thursday six days before the test.Montréal (UQAM) · Live seat countOffers the TEF (including TEF Canada) but not the TCF. The online shop shows the places left for each session; sessions run mostly on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:00.Calgary · Unannounced dropsPosts sessions month by month on its registration pages; each date shows as bookable or SOLD OUT, without a seat count. Each session is capped at 10 seats.Edmonton · Live seat countPosts new TEF and TCF dates on its exam pages as they become available. Each date has its own online registration window, often just an hour (TCF) or a few hours (TEF) on a single day, and seats usually go within it. The centre does not answer date questions by email or phone.Ottawa · Live seat countSells TEF Canada and TCF Canada (computer-based) on its online student portal, which tracks places per date. New dates have gone on sale on Mondays about ten weeks ahead, and registration closes two to three weeks before the test. The centre does not give dates by email or phone.Halifax · Live seat countSells TEF Canada and TCF Canada dates in its online store; each date shows Add to cart or Full. The centre says it usually publishes the calendar 30 to 45 days ahead, though recent batches went on sale up to about 12 weeks before the exam.Winnipeg · Unannounced dropsLists upcoming dates on its TEF and TCF pages, each marked Available or Sold Out, with no seat count. Registration is by online form followed by payment, and dates only run with enough registrations.Victoria · Live seat countReleases dates in batches, each with a two-week online registration window that recently opened at 3:00 pm Pacific; the table shows spots left. The centre warns that several tabs or repeated refreshing can cancel your reservation.

What it costs in Canada

Roughly CA$380–475 for the full exam (all four skills); it varies by centre. Usually non-refundable once you register.

Canada: common questions

10 approved centres in Canada: Alliance Française de Toronto (Toronto), Alliance Française Vancouver (Vancouver), McGill University Language Test Centre (Montréal), UQAM — Centre d’évaluation de compétences linguistiques (CECL) (Montréal), Alliance Française de Calgary (Calgary), Alliance Française d’Edmonton (Edmonton), Alliance Française d’Ottawa (Ottawa), Alliance Française de Halifax (Halifax), Alliance Française du Manitoba (Winnipeg), Alliance Française de Victoria (Victoria). 10 run TEF Canada and 8 run TCF Canada.

Roughly CA$380–475 for the full exam (all four skills); it varies by centre. Fees are usually non-refundable once you register, so check the centre’s policy before paying.

Centres here use live seat count, registration window, unannounced drops. French Exam Alert watches each one the way it publishes and emails you within seconds of spotting a change.

IRCC treats them equally, so book whichever has a seat first. Watching both exams roughly doubles the sessions you can catch.

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Useful for Canada candidates

Testing in Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Halifax, Winnipeg, Victoria.

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We watch every Canada centre around the clock. One email the moment something opens.

Where will you take the test?
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IRCC accepts either. Twice the sessions.
Which cities can you get to?

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Seats open now

We never book for you or ask for passport details. You book on the official centre site.