TEF Canada syllabus

French test for Canadian immigration and citizenship. Four tests, each scored out of 699 and read as an NCLC level.

Compréhension écrite (reading)

40 multiple-choice questions · 60 minutes

One point for a right answer, none for a wrong or missing one.

  • Questions on everyday and general-interest texts

Compréhension orale (listening)

40 multiple-choice questions · 40 minutes

One point for a right answer, none for a wrong or missing one. Needed for citizenship as well as immigration.

  • Questions on recordings of everyday and general-interest situations

Expression écrite (writing)

2 sections · 60 minutes

  • Section A (25 minutes): continue a news article, at least 80 words
  • Section B (35 minutes): give and justify a point of view, at least 200 words

Expression orale (speaking)

2 sections · 15 minutes

Face to face with an examiner. Needed for citizenship as well as immigration.

  • Section A (5 minutes): ask for information
  • Section B (10 minutes): argue to convince