Free tools
Tools for TEF & TCF Canada candidates
Quick, honest calculators built on IRCC’s official tables. No sign-up, nothing leaves your browser.
Try it now: TEF & TCF to CLB
Listening/ 699
Reading/ 699
Writing/ 20
Speaking/ 20
Your English result
Lowest skillNCLC 6
CRS French bonus+0
ListeningCLB 7
ReadingCLB 7
WritingCLB 7
SpeakingCLB 6
Points to CLB 7: Speaking +1
Scores & points
Turn your results into NCLC levels and CRS points.
CLB & CRS calculatorConvert each skill to its Canadian Language Benchmark and see how many CRS points your French adds.Open tool →TCF Canada score converterType your four TCF Canada results. We’ll show your NCLC level for each skill and exactly where the next band starts.Open tool →TEF Canada score converterEnter the “Équivalence ancien score” numbers from your attestation. We’ll convert each skill to NCLC.Open tool →CRS French bonus calculatorTwo questions. We’ll tell you whether your French adds 0, 25 or 50 CRS points — and what it takes to get there.Open tool →French draw eligibility checkerFour quick checks. Find out if anything stands between you and a French-language category draw.Open tool →CRS language points calculatorEnter your French and English levels. We’ll add up every CRS point they earn and show the single change worth the most.Open tool →Target score calculatorChoose your exam and your goal. You’ll get the lowest score that works in each skill, what it’s worth in CRS points, and how far you are now.Open tool →French level self-checkFour skills, six “I can…” statements each. About two minutes. You’ll see a rough level per skill and which one holds you back.Open tool →CRS calculator for French drawsEnter your full profile. You’ll get an estimated CRS score, each section of the grid and the points French adds compared with no French at all.Open tool →English test to CLB calculatorPick your English test and enter your four scores. You’ll get your CLB for each module, the score for the next level and what your lowest skill means.Open tool →TEF, TCF and CEFR converterStart from a CLB or NCLC level, a CEFR level or a test score. You’ll get the matching values for each skill and which source each one comes from.Open tool →
Practice
Rehearse under real exam timing and check where your level stands.
Writing practice timerPick your exam and task, start the clock and write. We count your words against the real target as you type.Open tool →Speaking practice timerRun one task or the whole speaking test on the real clock, with a prompt to answer and phrases to lean on.Open tool →Listening practice testPress play, listen to a short French recording, then answer. Announcements, voicemails, conversations and radio extracts, from beginner to advanced.Open tool →Reading practice testRead a short French document, then pick one of four answers. Notices and emails first, opinion pieces last, just like the real tests.Open tool →TCF Canada mock testTen listening and ten reading questions in the TCF Canada style, with a clock on each part and every answer explained in English.Open tool →TEF Canada mock testTen listening and ten reading questions in the TEF Canada style, with a clock on each part and every answer explained in English.Open tool →Writing topic generatorPick your exam, task and theme. You get a random practice prompt with the word count and time you need to hit.Open tool →Speaking topic generatorPick your exam and task. You get a random practice prompt, the time you have, and French phrases to lean on.Open tool →Vocabulary trainerFlip a card, say whether you knew it, and watch each theme fill up. Your progress stays in this browser.Open tool →
Getting a seat
Find dates, beat the clock and be ready when registration opens.
Earliest seat finderThe soonest known session at every centre we watch: bookable ones first, then by date.Open tool →Test centre finderType your city or use your location. We’ll list the nearest centres, show what’s open at each one right now, and alert you when a seat appears.Open tool →Release time converterCentres announce opening times in their own time zone. See exactly when that is for you.Open tool →Registration-day checklistTick through it the day before. It saves your progress on this device.Open tool →
Planning
Pick the right exam, plan your prep and keep your results valid.
Result validity checkerFind out when your results expire and whether they’ll still count on the day you submit.Open tool →TEF or TCF? quizFive questions, no email. We’ll recommend the exam that fits your deadline, your centre and how you perform.Open tool →Exam prep plannerTell us your exam date and how much time you have each week. You’ll get a calm, phase-by-phase plan.Open tool →French study hours calculatorTell us where you are and how much time you have. You’ll get an honest range, not a promise, and whether it fits your exam date.Open tool →French test cost calculatorPick your country and exam, adjust the numbers, and see your total, your cost per attempt and what a retake would add.Open tool →Result date estimatorPick your exam and test date. You’ll get an estimated results window, the date your result reaches 2 years and your earliest retake.Open tool →
About these tools
Yes. Every tool is free, runs in your browser and needs no sign-up. Nothing you type is sent to us.
From IRCC’s official language test equivalency charts for TEF Canada and TCF Canada. We re-check them whenever IRCC updates the page.
The finder shows a snapshot of what centres have published. Always confirm on the official centre page before you pay or travel — and set an alert to hear about new dates first.
The next seat could open in two minutes.
Pick your cities once. We keep watching until you book.