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TEF Canada in Montréal (UQAM)

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UQAM — Centre d’évaluation de compétences linguistiques (CECL) in Quartier latin, downtown Montréal runs TEF Canada for IRCC applicants. Live seat status, the dates on sale, how this centre releases seats, fees and how to get there — and how to be first when the next seat appears.

Typical sell-out
Hours
Last opening
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We check every
90 s–10 min
Next registration windowWe can’t read this centre’s page right now

Publishes each session with a seats-left counter. Returned or unpaid places can reappear. When a time is announced you’ll see a live countdown here — and alert subscribers hear about it first.

Official centre page

Upcoming sessions

We can’t see this centre’s dates right now. Check the official page, and set an alert to hear as soon as we can read it again.

We couldn’t read this centre’s page recently, so we don’t show dates we can’t vouch for. Confirm on the official page before you pay or travel.

Seat history in Montréal

Every change our monitor has logged at this centre in the last 45 days — the real pattern, not a guess.

Seat openings
13
New dates listed
0
Median time to sell out
9 h
Seat openings per day45 days → today
  • Seats opened · Fri, Dec 4 TEFNov 3 · 16:44 ET · 12 seats
  • Seats opened · Wed, Dec 2 TEFNov 3 · 16:42 ET · 12 seats
  • Seats opened · Sat, Oct 31 TEFOct 28 · 14:27 ET · 1 seat
  • Sold out · Sat, Oct 31 TEFOct 28 · 13:39 ET · 2 h after opening
  • Seats opened · Sat, Oct 31 TEFOct 28 · 11:55 ET · 1 seat · gone in 2 h
  • Sold out · Sat, Oct 31 TEFOct 28 · 11:49 ET · 25 h after opening
  • Seats opened · Sat, Oct 31 TEFOct 27 · 10:41 ET · 2 seats · gone in 25 h
  • Sold out · Sat, Oct 31 TEFOct 26 · 08:34 ET
Show 16 earlier changes
  • Sold out · Wed, Oct 28 TEFOct 24 · 17:44 ET · 4 h after opening
  • Seats opened · Wed, Oct 28 TEFOct 24 · 13:43 ET · 1 seat · gone in 4 h
  • Sold out · Wed, Oct 28 TEFOct 24 · 12:43 ET
  • Seats opened · Fri, Nov 20 TEFOct 22 · 15:25 ET · 12 seats
  • Seats opened · Fri, Nov 13 TEFOct 22 · 15:25 ET · 12 seats
  • Seats opened · Sat, Oct 24 TEFOct 21 · 10:42 ET · 2 seats
  • Sold out · Sat, Oct 24 TEFOct 21 · 01:09 ET · 15 h after opening
  • Seats opened · Sat, Oct 24 TEFOct 20 · 09:52 ET · 2 seats · gone in 15 h
  • Sold out · Sat, Oct 24 TEFOct 18 · 10:52 ET
  • Sold out · Wed, Oct 21 TEFOct 16 · 20:50 ET
  • Seats opened · Sat, Oct 17 TEFOct 14 · 09:15 ET · 2 seats
  • Sold out · Sat, Oct 17 TEFOct 13 · 18:11 ET · 9 h after opening
  • Seats opened · Fri, Oct 16 TEFOct 13 · 14:18 ET · 1 seat
  • Sold out · Fri, Oct 16 TEFOct 13 · 13:53 ET
  • Seats opened · Sat, Oct 17 TEFOct 13 · 09:18 ET · 2 seats · gone in 9 h
  • Sold out · Sat, Oct 17 TEFOct 13 · 04:20 ET

Where it is

UQAM — Centre d’évaluation de compétences linguistiques (CECL)
CECL-UQAM, Pavillon Sainte-Catherine, room V-6540, 209 rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Montréal, QC H2X 1L2

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Address · Quartier latin, downtown Montréal
UQAM — Centre d’évaluation de compétences linguistiques (CECL)
CECL-UQAM, Pavillon Sainte-Catherine, room V-6540, 209 rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Montréal, QC H2X 1L2
514 987-3000, ext. 4190 tef-cecl@uqam.ca
Getting there
  • Métro: Berri-UQAM station is a few steps away, according to the centre.

Fees in Montréal

Exam fees at this centre
ExamWhat’s includedFee
TEFTEF Canada, 4 tests (permanent residence / post-graduation work permit)CAD 400
TEFTEF Canada, listening + speaking (citizenship)CAD 230

As published by the centre, checked Sep 27, 2026. Fees change and are usually non-refundable — confirm before paying.

How Montréal releases seats

The centreLive seat count

Publishes each session with a seats-left counter. Returned or unpaid places can reappear.

What you getTuned alerts

Checked every 90 seconds to a few minutes. You get an email for any new session, and whenever a sold-out session gets a seat back.

How to book in Montréal, step by step

  1. Book in the centre’s online shop. Choose the TEF version (for immigration, “TEF – Canada (Immigration – Résidence permanente / PTPD)”), then the tests, then a session. Each session shows how many seats are left.
  2. Upload a clear JPEG of your ID: the passport photo/signature page, a Canadian PR card or an asylum-seeker document (DIDA). Driver’s licences and health cards are not accepted.
  3. Pay online by Visa, Mastercard or American Express.
  4. Your arrival time comes in a convocation emailed 2 to 3 days before the test.

Good to know in Montréal

Offers 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.

  • Pick the exact TEF version carefully. The shop lists eight TEF variants, and UQAM gives no refund or change if you book the wrong one.
  • Bring the original of the ID you uploaded. Without it you won’t be let in, and there is no transfer or refund.
  • Sessions run on weekdays and Saturdays, mostly Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:00, so you don’t have to miss work.
  • UQAM only runs the computer-based TEF. The speaking test is face to face with an examiner.
  • If you need accommodations for a disability, UQAM asks you to request them several weeks before booking.

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Nearby alternatives

Other centres running TEF Canada, nearest first. Straight-line distance, city to city; struck-through exams aren’t offered there.

Nearest in Canada

Nearest anywhere else

Guides for Montréal candidates

BookingTEF Canada in Montréal: McGill vs UQAM and how to bookStrategyEvery session sold out? A five-step plan to get a seatBookingRegistration day: the 10-minute playbook so you don’t lose the seatExam dayWhat documents do you need for TEF or TCF Canada on exam day?

Montréal FAQ

No. The CECL-UQAM language centre offers the TEF (including TEF Canada and TEFaQ) but not the TCF.

$400 for the four tests needed for permanent residence or a post-graduation work permit, and $230 for the citizenship version (listening and speaking).

A passport, a Canadian permanent resident card or an asylum-seeker document (DIDA). You upload a JPEG when booking and show the original on the day. Driver’s licences and health insurance cards are refused.

The centre says results arrive within 1 to 10 business days.

In room V-6540 of UQAM’s Pavillon Sainte-Catherine, 209 rue Sainte-Catherine Est, close to Berri-UQAM métro.

We couldn’t read UQAM — Centre d’évaluation de compétences linguistiques (CECL)’s booking page recently, so check the official page for current dates. Set an alert and we’ll tell you as soon as we can see a new date again.

Over the last 90 days, seats we saw open at Montréal usually sold out within a day. Have your passport details and payment ready before you get the alert.

Publishes each session with a seats-left counter. Returned or unpaid places can reappear. Checked every 90 seconds to a few minutes. You get an email for any new session, and whenever a sold-out session gets a seat back.

Yes, it is an approved centre for TEF Canada. French Exam Alert is independent — you always book directly on the centre’s official page.

Sources · checked Sep 27, 2026:CECL-UQAM – TEF booking page (fees, sessions, ID)CECL-UQAM – Français | TEFCECL-UQAM – Nous joindreCECL-UQAM – Règlements (payment)