r/TEFCanada

Is the TEFCanada.info speaking prediction really helpful for the TEF exam?
And for listening too?

Hi everyone,

I’m going to have my second TEF attempt on July 15, but lately I’ve been feeling really down, stressed, and anxious. I’ve also been experiencing chest pain and headaches.

French is my only opportunity to gain points for Express Entry, and my work permit expires in 8 months.

Sometimes I feel like giving up, but then I remind myself that I’ve already come too far to quit now.

Sorry, I just needed to let it out. If anyone could share their experience, it would really help me a lot.

Wishing you all a nice day.

I worked as a cnc machinist in gta 72100, skill trades and will complete my 2 years in 2027 September. However, my employer also supporting me for oinp new stream.

And my ee score is 425 with years experience
And oinp old score were77.

I know both of them are low and my celpip score is 11,8,9,8.

Now two options
Should i start to learn french and achieve clb 5 as i have 13 months or should i focus on celpip or ielts and achieve clb 9 in all and wait for oinp or ee…
Please help and guide me..

Thank you..

Oinp and French

Whats better learning from native tutor or non natives for learning french from scratch? Who will teach you more quickly for tef without wasting time on unnecessary lessons?

Hi everyone! Is anyone interested in practicing for expression orale for TEF exam, i stay in india so time as per IST will work.
Thank you

I want to share my TEF success story because I know how stressful this exam can be, especially when you need to pass on the first attempt due to financial reasons.

I started learning French around October last year with a very basic level. At first, I used YouTube, Français Facile, and language apps. That helped me build a foundation, but I later realized I wasn’t actually preparing for TEF specifically; just learning general French.

After that, I moved into more structured preparation with guidance to focus on exam strategy.

Speaking

This was my weakest area because I’m naturally shy. I forced myself to speak 30 minutes daily on common topics. I also learned the most frequent TEF themes and prepared vocabulary, synonyms, and expressions for them. Part B (argumentation) was the hardest, but practice made a big difference.

Writing

Vocabulary was my biggest challenge. I focused on structure first, especially for Section A (80 words). Planning before writing Section B really helped me stay organized.

Listening

Generally manageable, but the last sections (long broadcasts/interviews) were tough. I used skimming and scanning techniques and focused on understanding key ideas instead of every word.

Reading

Short texts, graphs, and fill-in-the-blanks were easier. The difficulty came with long administrative texts and articles, which required strategy and practice.

What helped me

What helped me most was combining structured learning (French classes with guidance) and consistent self-practice. If you can, do both classes and self-study; but self-study alone can also work if you have the right resources and can put in long hours of dedication.

Most importantly, I practiced all four sections consistently. I did at least 20 mock questions per section.

My results:

EO (Speaking): C1,EE (Writing): B2

CO (Listening): B2, CE (Reading): C1

Im in b1 mid stage,
im doing listening from news and i understand 60% words
but what is the best resource to try a mock test
I want to keep prepmyfutur and tefcanada for last
please suggest very legit sites or apps
Thanks

Received result gave exam on 24 june i think so we should avoid them as they only give clb 4 in speaking how hard you practice they are making money .

Hi everyone,

I wanted to get some advice from people who have taken the TEF or TCF.

I'm currently finishing A2 at Alliance Française. So far we've covered the present tense, passé composé, imparfait, futur simple, conditionnel, comparatives, superlatives, and other core grammar topics.

My goal is to achieve CLB 7 on the TEF/TCF for immigration, and I'm wondering what the best next step is.

After A2, would you recommend:

Continuing with the B1 course at Alliance Française first, or

Starting exam-specific TEF/TCF preparation right away while studying the remaining B1 topics on my own?

For those of you who have already taken these exams and achieved CLB 7 (or higher), did completing a formal B1 course make a significant difference, or was focused exam preparation enough?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experience and what worked best for you. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m preparing for TEF Canada, and one of my friends told me that the exam is no longer repeating older questions and that most of the recent exams have completely new topics, especially in the reading and listening sections.

Is this true? Has anyone recently appeared for the TEF Canada exam and noticed this change?

I’m not asking for exact exam questions, but I would really appreciate it if someone could share whether the topics felt repeated from common practice materials or completely new.

Thanks in advance!

It’s been over 2 weeks, I’ve reached out to my exam center, said they can’t do anything since it comes from the CCI.

Reached out to the CCI by email twice, no answer.

Had my friend who lives in Paris call the CCI and they said they can’t do anything by phone and to send a mail… which I already did.

It’s so frustrating.