TEF Canada & TCF Canada Guide and Cheat Sheet

What's inside

• Which French test counts for Express Entry (TEF Canada and TCF Canada), and the look-alike tests that do not
• NCLC conversion tables, and why you must enter the "old score" for TEF Canada
• The score you need: program minimums, CRS points for French and the French-language category
• Québec: the same tests, read on a different scale
• Section-by-section guides to TEF Canada and TCF Canada, a 12-week study plan and a method for practising with AI
• 44 smart tricks, common errors by first language, 12 sample tasks with model answers and a test-day checklist

The guide is written in English. Scores, program minimums and test fees were checked against IRCC, Québec's immigration ministry and the test owners on 5 October 2026 and can change; the guide says where to confirm each one. The French in the sample tasks is our own writing, not official test material. It is general information, not legal advice, and no score or plan guarantees an invitation, a nomination or permanent residence.

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