FRENCH LANGUAGE TEST FOR CANADA
The TCF (test des connaissances du français) evaluate your French skills on a scale of 6 levels. This scale corresponds to the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
If you want to immigrate or continue your studies in French educational institutions, take the TCF. Results are valid for two years.
As part of the DAP (Demande d’Admission Préliminaire) procedure, students are now required to take a TCF tout public WITH a compulsory written expression test.
Alliance Française Ottawa offers 5 TCF versions :
CHOOSE YOUR TEST :
Make sure the TCF you choose is best suited to your situation, and confirm which modules you must take. It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to ensure that he/she is registered for the appropriate exam. Alliance Française Ottawa and its employees cannot be held responsible for the choices made by the candidate. Please refer to the Immigration Service to select the right test.
When signing up for the listening test, candidates understand that they will have to read simple sentences written in French, and certify that they are able to do so.
TCF Canada, TCF Québec, TCF Tout Public :
Register online!
TCF DAP & TCF ANF:
Registrations are on demand.
Please contact us :
or
613-234-9470
If you have a disability or a condition that may require specific accommodations, please inform Alliance Française Ottawa before registration. All requests for accommodations must be accompanied by supporting documents (doctoŕ s note to specify the nature of the situation and which arrangements must be made to ensure you take the exam in the optimal conditions).
For further questions, contact us:
or
613-234-9470.
TCF Canada & TCF Québec : written comprehension, oral comprehension, written expression are computer-based.
TCF TP & TCF DAP: written comprehension, oral comprehension, written expression and language structures are computer-based.
TCF ANF: Oral comprehension test is computer-based.
In order to take these computer-based tests, you must have basic knowledge of computer skills (read on a screen, use a mouse pad and a key board). If you cannot use a computer (read on a screen, use a mouse and a keyboard), you must request accommodations at the time of registration. All requests for accommodations must be accompanied by supporting documents (doctoŕ s note to specify the nature of the situation and which arrangements must be made to ensure you take the exam in the optimal conditions).
For further questions, contact us:
or
613-234-9470.
For more information on the tests preparation, please check:
Candidates must check in with the supervisor of the official centre or the invigilator(s) with their notification of schedule and their valid passport. Candidates WITHOUT VALID IDENTIFICATION will be refused to access the examination; no exception will be made.
After the identity check, the head of the official centre or the invigilator(s) will direct the candidates to their assigned seats in the examination room.
Oral comprehension, written comprehension and written expression are camputer-based only. Candidates must leave their piece of ID visibly on the table for the entirety of the test so that identity checks can be performed throughout the test.
During the entire examination, no exits will be permitted, unless in case of emergency or health issue previously informed by the candidate and justified with a medical certificate.
During the entirety of the exams, communication amongst candidates or the outside will not be permitted.
Candidates arriving late will not be allowed in the examination room once the examination has started.
In the event of fraud or misconduct by a candidate (disturbing the examination procedure, communication or attempt to communicate with other candidates or the outside…), candidates expose themselves to immediate removal from the examination room as well as a ban from taking the test for a period that will be determined by the France Éducation international.
