TEF Canada or TCF Canada? Take the 60-second quiz
Five questions, no email. We’ll recommend the exam that fits your deadline, your centre and how you perform.
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Where will you sit the exam?
How it works
IRCC treats both exams equally, so the right choice is practical: which one you can book soonest, and which format suits how you perform.
The quiz weighs your location, deadline and strengths, then explains its reasoning — it never just says “it depends”.
- ✓ Personal recommendation
- ✓ Explains the why
- ✓ Links to centres near you
Common questions
Neither is officially easier. Many candidates find TCF speaking friendlier (it builds gradually), while TEF’s multiple-choice sections feel more predictable to others. Availability usually matters more.
Know your target? Get the seat.An email as soon as we spot a TEF or TCF Canada seat near you. Free.Start watching →
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CLB & CRS calculatorConvert each skill to its Canadian Language Benchmark and see how many CRS points your French adds.Open tool →Earliest seat finderThe soonest known session at every centre we watch: bookable ones first, then by date.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 →