TCF Québec
The Test de connaissance du français pour le Québec (TCF Québec) is a test of proficiency in general French specially designed to be consistent with the standards of the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI) du Québec. It is only intended for people wishing to settle in Québec (Certificat de Sélection du Québec).
What does the test include?
The TCF Québec is available in a camputer-based version.
No prior qualification is required to sit the exam. Candidates must be at least 16 years of age.
Candidates may take the test several times, allowing a minimum of one month between two exam sessions.
The TCF Québec evaluate the French skills on a scale with six levels (from A1 to C2) established by the the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
The TCF Québec consists of 4 modules to evaluate your level of proficiency in oral and written skills:
- Oral comprehension: 35 min – 39 questions
- Written comprehension: 60 min – 39 questions
- Written expression: 60 min – 3 topics
- Oral expression: 12 min – 3 topics
An official certificate of results will be delivered to each candidate from 4 to 8 weeks after the test. For each module, the certificate will show the score obtained. The results are valid for two years.
The TCF Canada enables points to be obtained in accordance with the following scale:
| Main applicant Maximum of 16 points |
A1 to B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORAL COMPREHENSION | 25 min | O point | 5 points | 6 points | 7 points |
| ORAL EXPRESSION | 12 min | O point | 5 points | 6 points | 7 points |
| WRITTEN COMPREHENSION | 45 min | O point | 1 point | ||
| WRITTEN EXPRESSION | 1h | O point | 1 point | ||
| Spouse of main applicant Maximum of 6 points |
A1 to B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORAL COMPREHENSION | 45 min | O point | 2 points | 3 points | 3 points |
| ORAL EXPRESSION | 12 min | O point | 2 points | 3 points | 3 points |
Registration Fees:
| TCF Québec | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ORAL COMPREHENSION | ORAL EXPRESSION | WRITTEN COMPREHENSION | WRITTEN EXPRESSION |
| $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 |
Oral comprehension, written comprehension, written expression: computer-based.