TCF French exam at Alliance Française Victoria

The TCF-Canada (Test de Connaissance du Français) is a French language proficiency test that meets the standards of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). TCF-Canada results are accepted for the purposes of economic immigration or for obtaining Canadian citizenship.

The TCF-Canada consists of four mandatory parts. It evaluates general French language proficiency in listening comprehension, reading comprehension, speaking and writing.

There are 39 multiple choice questions for listening comprehension; 39 multiple choice questions for the reading comprehension with only one correct answer possible; 3 speaking tasks, organized according to a progressively increasing level of difficulty; and 3 writing tasks,  with a progressively increasing level of difficulty. The levels correspond to the benchmarks specified by the European Framework for Language Learning, Teaching and Evaluation as well as the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB).

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Location & Practical Information

All exams will take place in-person, 1218 Langley Street, Victoria, BC. 

All exams take place between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
We recommend keeping your entire day free, as exact exam times are subject to scheduling. You will receive an official email invitation with your specific exam time approximately one week before your test date.