Twenty-five questions asked by real candidates, grouped by theme. The answers are short and checkable; those carrying a figure show the date it was verified.
It is the Canada version of the Test de connaissance du français, designed by France Éducation international. It assesses listening, reading, speaking and writing, and is used in Canadian immigration and citizenship files.
Listening: 39 questions in 35 minutes. Reading: 39 questions in 60 minutes. Writing: three tasks in 60 minutes. Speaking: three tasks in about 12 minutes.
Two years from the test date. After that you must sit the test again for a new application.
Yes, as often as you need, respecting the interval the centre imposes between two sittings. Each sitting is paid for and produces a new certificate.
No. The TCF DAP or general TCF is for studying in France, often costs far less, and is not valid for a Canadian immigration file. Always check that the wording says TCF Canada when you register.
No prerequisite at all. The test is calibrated from A1 to C2 and places you on that scale. The level you need is set by your immigration goal, not by the centre.
The identity document used at registration, your confirmation letter, and something to write with for the paper session. The spelling of your name must match the document exactly.
One to three months depending on the country. Large centres close registration two to three weeks before the date, and end-of-year sessions fill fastest.
The Canadian Language Benchmark scale in French, running from 1 to 12 and used by the Canadian authorities. Your TCF score is converted into an NCLC level per skill; it is that level, not the raw score, that counts in a file.
NCLC 7 across the four skills is the threshold that unlocks the most common points bonus, and NCLC 9 or above is worth more. Those values are IRCC policy and they move: check them at the source before building a strategy.
The two comprehension papers are scored from 0 to 699 and the two production papers from 0 to 20. Each score is then converted into an NCLC level using an official equivalency table.
It applies the published equivalency table with no interpretation. It converts a real score into a level; it does not predict a score you have not obtained yet.
That is the most common situation, and it is exactly what a calibrated plan fixes: most of your study time goes to the weakest skill, not to the one you already enjoy.
Yes: ten reading questions, ten listening questions and one marked writing task, with no card. One free level test per account.
From your starting level per skill, your NCLC target and your exam date. It splits the time you have while prioritising your weak points, and recalibrates every week against your real results.
The plan compresses instead of making you catch up a backlog. You come back to a day that is actually doable, recomputed on the time left before the exam.
Every version of the marker is calibrated against two hundred productions double-marked by teachers. The mark remains an estimate: it exists to help you improve, not to predict an official result.
Yes. The current day downloads, tests and audio stay playable with no connection, and your answers resynchronise as soon as the network returns.
They are reported by candidates after their session, cross-checked between several accounts, then verified before publication. They are likely topics, never a leak of the official paper.
One credit covers one complete writing or speaking paper, marked. If the system judges a production unusable, the credit is restored automatically.
Orange Money, MTN MoMo, Wave and Moov across the CFA franc zone; EDAHABIA and CIB in Algeria with bank transfer or CCP as a fallback; card and PayPal everywhere else.
Immediately after the provider confirms an online payment. For a payment with an uploaded proof, the team validates it within twelve working hours.
Yes, in two clicks from your account and with no justification. Access stays open until the end of the period you already paid for, and nothing is charged afterwards.
They stay readable for as long as the account exists. Audio recordings are kept for twelve months, transcripts and written corrections beyond that.
No. Examia is an independent preparation platform, neither affiliated with nor accredited by France Éducation international, who design the test. "TCF" is used descriptively only.