The TEF – Test d’Evaluation de Français – is designed to assess the level of French language of people who are not native French speakers. It is useful if you need to evaluate your French skills for Canadian Immigration, Quebec Immigration or simply for work. The TEF is also recognized by the French authorities for the process of naturalization.

• It assesses comprehension and expression skills in French.

• It gives a quantitative and qualitative measure of the level of candidate’s linguistic and communication skills.

• It offers a detailed and personalized analysis of results.

The overall objective of the TEF is to measure the level of the candidates’ knowledge, linguistic and communications skills in French. The TEF includes:

Two comprehension tests

• Reading Comprehension (60 mn)

• Listening Comprehension (40 mn)

Two expression tests

• Written expresssion (60 mn)

• Spoken expression (15 mn)

Notes: 

• Canadian Federal Government requires the above 4 tests for immigration purposes

• No diploma is required to take the TEF exams

• You can take the TEF exams as many times as you want

• The results certificate is valid for two years for Canadian and Quebec purpose.