Frequently asked questions

An online grader for TCF Canada and TEF Canada writing and speaking. You write a text or record an answer on a prompt in the exam format; an AI set up with the official criteria estimates your NCLC level, corrects your mistakes sentence by sentence, scores each criterion and writes a model answer on the same prompt.

TCF Canada writing (task 1: 60–120-word message; task 2: 120–150-word article or letter; task 3: 120–180-word comparison of two opinions) and TEF Canada writing (section A: continue a news story, 80 words minimum; section B: opinion letter, 200 words minimum). France Éducation international publishes the same writing sample test for TCF Canada, TCF Québec and TCF tout public.

Yes. Record your answer to a speaking task (TCF Canada tasks 1 to 3; TEF Canada sections A and B) or type what you would say. The recording is transcribed automatically and the transcript is assessed with the exam criteria: estimated NCLC level, corrections, useful phrases and a model answer. Pronunciation and intonation are not assessed, and in the interactive tasks the examiner is not simulated: you record your own lines.

No. All our prompts are original. They follow the official format (text type, recipient, word count) but are neither real questions nor remembered “sujets d’actualité”. You can also paste the instructions of any prompt.

Usually 20 to 60 seconds. The report then stays in your account.

No, it is an estimate. Only France Éducation international (TCF Canada) and CCI Paris Île-de-France (TEF Canada) issue official results, and IRCC sets their NCLC equivalence.

The AI scores your text out of 20 against the criteria published by the official bodies (vocabulary, grammar, spelling, coherence, development of ideas, fit to the situation). The score is then converted to NCLC with IRCC’s chart. For TEF Canada we also show the matching score band out of 699.

It is meant for practice and tracking progress, not for predicting your exact result. An official grader reads three tasks (TCF) or two sections (TEF) together; we assess one task at a time. Watch the trend over several texts and the mistakes that keep coming back. Above B2 the estimate is conservative: a C1 text is often estimated at B2. Once you get your official result, you can report it from your report page (optional, no name asked): it helps us improve the estimate.

With the official TCF rule: a word is any group of signs between two spaces. « C’est-à-dire » counts as 1 word, « un bon sujet » as 3. Stand-alone punctuation marks are not counted.

Under the official TCF instructions, a paper can be rated “A1 not reached” if a task does not respect the required word count, is off topic, or if a task is missing. Our report warns you in red in those cases.

France Éducation international says that from the 1 September 2026 sessions, re-mark requests for the writing and speaking tests are no longer accepted for about a year, with the service planned to resume in autumn 2027. All the more reason to arrive well prepared.

The preview (estimated level and 2 corrections) is free, 2 times a day. The full report costs US$9.90 for 10 corrections, US$24.90 for 40, US$49.90 for 100, or US$29.90 for an unlimited 30-day pass.

No. All payments are one-time, with no automatic renewal.

After your first purchase you get a personal access link. It is saved in your browser; open it on another device to see your corrections there. Do not share it: it gives access to your account.

Write to us from the contact page with your payment email or order number: we check the purchase and send you a new link.

Yes, in full, within 7 days of purchase, once per customer, no questions asked.

Your texts are only used to produce your report. They are not published, sold or shared for advertising. You can ask us to delete them at any time.

No. The recording is only used to produce the transcript, then it is discarded. We keep the transcript and the report, as for a written text.

No. We only use two technical cookies: a device identifier (for the free preview and visit measurement) and, after a purchase, your account access.

IRCC accepts both and converts them to NCLC. Their writing formats differ: three short tasks with a word maximum in the TCF, two longer texts with no maximum in the TEF. Our guide compares them in detail.

It depends on the program. For example, Express Entry’s French-language proficiency category requires NCLC 7 in all four abilities, and the Comprehensive Ranking System grants extra points from NCLC 7 in French (IRCC pages updated 16 October 2026). We do not give immigration advice: always check the requirements on IRCC’s website.