TCFQ Canada French Exam

TCFQ  –  Test de connaissance du français pour le 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).

The TCFQ is accepted as proof of proficiency in the French language by the Quebec Visa & Immigration department. If you want to send in your application for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program, you can take the TCFQ test to get the PR faster.

TCFQ consists of 2 modules: listening and speaking

  •  Expression orale         (speaking):            15 minutes –    3 Questions
  • Compréhension orale  (listening):           40 minutes –     29 questions

Validity

Your certificate has a limited validity period. It is valid for 2 years.

Certificate

An official certificate of results will be available from 4 to 8 weeks after the test. Please note that the official certificate of results is the only document that can be used for immigration purposes for Canada.

THE TCF QUEBEC ENABLES POINTS TO BE OBTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SCALE:

MAIN APPLICANT
MAXIMUM OF 16 POINTS
A1 TO B1B2C1C2
LISTENING25 minO point5 points6 points7 points
SPEAKING12 minO point5 points6 points7 points
READING45 minO point 1 point 
WRITING1hO point 1 point 
SPOUSE OF THE MAIN APPLICANT
MAXIMUM OF 6 POINTS
A1 TO B1B2C1C2
LISTENING45 minO point2 points3 points3 points
SPEAKING12 minO point2 points3 points3 points