TEF Canada & TCF Canada exam centres in Canada
Ten centres from Victoria to Halifax. Toronto and Vancouver sell out in minutes, while Winnipeg and Halifax often have room. 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
- Sat, October 3
- Toronto · OntarioTEFTCFAlliance Française de TorontoLive seat count8 seats open
- Vancouver · British ColumbiaTEFTCFAlliance Française VancouverLive seat countOpens Sep 28 · 15:00 PT
- Montréal · QuébecTEFMcGill University Language Test CentreRegistration windowSeats open
- Montréal · QuébecTEFUQAM — Centre d’évaluation des compétences linguistiquesLive seat count103 seats open
- Calgary · AlbertaTEFTCFAlliance Française de CalgaryUnannounced dropsSold out
- Edmonton · AlbertaTEFTCFAlliance Française d’EdmontonLive seat countSold out
- Ottawa · OntarioTEFTCFAlliance Française d’OttawaLive seat count281 seats open
- Halifax · Nova ScotiaTEFTCFAlliance Française HalifaxLive seat count92 seats open
- Winnipeg · ManitobaTEFTCFAlliance Française du ManitobaRegistration windowSold out
- Victoria · British ColumbiaTEFTCFAlliance Française de VictoriaLive seat countOpens Oct 6 · 15:00 PT
● Live. Always confirm on the official centre page. How we monitor
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 des compétences linguistiques (Montréal), Alliance Française de Calgary (Calgary), Alliance Française d’Edmonton (Edmonton), Alliance Française d’Ottawa (Ottawa), Alliance Française 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.
Testing in Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Halifax, Winnipeg, Victoria.
Get the next Canada seat.
We watch every Canada centre around the clock. One email the moment something opens.