TCF Canada Preparation Course 2026
This course is for adults preparing for TCF Canada, a French test that IRCC accepts for Express Entry. Five lessons in English explain the test format and scoring, then build listening, reading, writing and speaking skills with French texts, recordings and model answers. Each lesson has an untimed topic quiz, and a timed final assessment unlocks a certificate of completion when you score 80% or more.
Resposta rápida
Este curso gratuito tem cerca de 300 minutos de lições, 5 questionários temáticos sem limite de tempo (88 perguntas no total) e uma avaliação final cronometrada de 35 perguntas escolhidas ao acaso. Obtenha 80 % ou mais na avaliação final para descarregar um certificado de conclusão (privado, não acreditado). Verificado com fontes oficiais em 13 de outubro de 2026.
O que vai aprender
- Describe the four TCF Canada tests, their timing and their number of questions
- Convert TCF Canada scores to NCLC levels with IRCC's equivalency chart
- Catch times, changes, opinions and attitudes in spoken French
- Find key details, links between ideas and a writer's position in French texts
- Write formal and informal French messages and a short opinion text
- Ask questions, give opinions and handle problems politely when speaking French
Obtenha 80% ou mais para descarregar o seu certificado.
O seu plano de estudo
Leia cada lição, faça o questionário temático (sem limite de tempo, com explicações) e depois a avaliação final cronometrada. De cada vez é escolhida uma nova mistura de perguntas. O seu progresso fica guardado neste navegador.
- Ler as lições5 lições, cerca de 300 min
- Questionário temático 1: TCF Canada format and scoring16 perguntas
- Questionário temático 2: TCF Canada: Compréhension orale (listening)18 perguntas
- Questionário temático 3: TCF Canada: Compréhension écrite (reading)20 perguntas
- Questionário temático 4: TCF Canada: Expression écrite (writing)17 perguntas
- Questionário temático 5: TCF Canada: Expression orale (speaking)17 perguntas
- Exame final35 perguntas, 40 min · Obter 80% ou mais
Questionário temático 1: TCF Canada format and scoring
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Resposta: B. Four
TCF Canada has four tests: compréhension orale, compréhension écrite, expression orale and expression écrite.
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Resposta: C. Compréhension orale and compréhension écrite
Compréhension means understanding: orale is listening and écrite is reading. Expression means producing language (speaking and writing).
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Resposta: D. 39
The listening test has 39 questions in 35 minutes. Other versions of the TCF have different numbers, so check that you study for TCF Canada.
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Resposta: C. 60 minutes
The reading test has 39 questions in 60 minutes. 35 minutes is the listening test.
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Resposta: A. 12 minutes
The speaking test lasts 12 minutes and covers 3 subjects.
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Resposta: D. Write on 3 required topics in 60 minutes
The writing test has 3 mandatory topics and lasts 60 minutes.
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Resposta: B. 167 minutes
35 + 60 + 12 + 60 = 167 minutes. 155 forgets the 12-minute speaking test, and 107 forgets the 60-minute writing test.
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Resposta: D. 78
Each comprehension test has 39 questions, and 39 + 39 = 78.
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Resposta: B. About 54 seconds
35 minutes is 2,100 seconds, and 2,100 ÷ 39 ≈ 54 seconds. About 1 minute 32 seconds is the reading test's pace (3,600 ÷ 39).
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Resposta: A. 699
IRCC's chart shows reading and listening scores up to 699. Writing and speaking scores go up to 20.
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Resposta: B. 20
Writing and speaking are shown on a scale that goes up to 20 (NCLC 10 is 16–20). The 699 scale is for reading and listening.
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Resposta: D. Listening NCLC 7, reading NCLC 8
Listening NCLC 7 is 458–502, but reading NCLC 8 starts at 499. The two skills have different score ranges, so always use the right column.
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Resposta: D. NCLC 8
For speaking, NCLC 8 is a score of 12–13. NCLC 9 starts at 14.
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Resposta: A. NCLC 5
For writing, a score of exactly 6 is NCLC 5. NCLC 6 is 7–9 and NCLC 4 is 4–5.
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Resposta: C. Less than 2 years old when you create your profile and when you apply
IRCC says results must be less than 2 years old when you complete your Express Entry profile and when you submit your permanent residence application.
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Resposta: D. Feedback on your practice, not an official TCF Canada result
Only an official TCF Canada result counts for IRCC. Practice scores here only help you see what to study next.
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O que saber antes do exame
- IRCC lists TCF Canada and TEF Canada as the approved French tests for Express Entry.
- TCF Canada has four tests: listening (39 questions, 35 minutes), reading (39 questions, 60 minutes), speaking (3 subjects, 12 minutes) and writing (3 mandatory topics, 60 minutes).
- In IRCC's equivalency chart, TCF Canada reading and listening scores go up to 699, and writing and speaking scores go up to 20.
- For NCLC 7, IRCC's chart needs 453–498 in reading, 458–502 in listening, and 10–11 in writing and in speaking.
- Reading and listening use different score ranges: for example, NCLC 9 starts at 524 in reading but at 523 in listening.
- For Express Entry, results must be less than 2 years old when you complete your profile and when you submit your permanent residence application.
- The TCF describes French on a 6-level scale that matches the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Perguntas frequentes
Is this the official TCF Canada?
No. This is an independent preparation course. All texts, recordings and questions are original and only practise the skills the test checks. For official information and registration, go to France Éducation international or an approved test centre.
What does the certificate of completion show?
It shows that you finished this course and scored at least 80% on its final assessment. It is not a TCF Canada result or an NCLC level, and IRCC does not accept it as proof of French.
Can my practice score tell me my NCLC level?
No. Only official TCF Canada scores convert to NCLC levels with IRCC's chart. Practice scores here are feedback that shows you what to study next.
How do the listening questions work?
Your device reads each French script aloud in a French (France) voice. Press play, listen, then answer. The script appears after you answer, so you can check what you missed. If your device has no sound, you can read the script instead.
Are the instructions in French or English?
Instructions, questions and explanations are in plain English. Practice texts, recordings and most answer options are in French, because that is the language you will be tested in.
How long is the final assessment?
It has 35 questions in 40 minutes, drawn at random from all five topics, so every attempt is different. Score 80% or more to unlock the certificate.
O certificado é acreditado ou reconhecido oficialmente?
Não. É um certificado de conclusão privado, apenas para o seu conhecimento. Não é reconhecido, acreditado nem aprovado por nenhum governo, entidade licenciadora, regulador ou instituição de ensino e não substitui qualquer licença, certificação ou formação exigida por lei.
Fontes
- IRCC: Language test equivalency charts
- IRCC: Express Entry language test results
- IRCC: Express Entry language testing
- IRCC: Language proof for citizenship (step 2)
- Alliance Française d'Ottawa (TCF test centre): TCF Canada
- Alliance Française du Manitoba (TCF test centre): TCF
- Alliance Française de Calgary (TCF test centre): TCF