French-language draw eligibility checker
Four quick checks. Find out if anything stands between you and a French-language category draw.
How it works
To be eligible for French-language proficiency draws you need NCLC 7 or higher in all four French skills on TEF Canada or TCF Canada, with results under two years old.
This checker walks through each requirement and tells you the first thing to fix.
- ✓ Right-test check
- ✓ NCLC 7 in all four skills
- ✓ Result validity
- ✓ Clear next step
Common questions
No. IRCC accepts only TEF Canada and TCF Canada for French. TEF Québec, TCF Québec and TCF Tout Public are not accepted.
NCLC 7 in all four skills — for TCF Canada that is listening 458, reading 453, writing 10 and speaking 10.
Know your target? Get the seat.An email or WhatsApp as soon as we spot a TEF or TCF Canada seat near you.Start watching →
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