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TEF exam centres near you: TEF and TCF Canada centres

Approved centres run both tests, and each sets its own dates, seats and rules. To find a TEF exam centre near you, use CCI Paris Île-de-France’s centre finder: search by city, choose TEF Canada and a date, and it lists centres with upcoming sessions. For TCF Canada, centres approved by France Éducation international register you on their own sites. The centres listed here offered one or both tests on their websites in October 2026.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

TEF and TCF Canada centres by city

Centres can add or drop tests, so check the centre’s page before you plan travel.

CityCentreTests listed
Toronto, North York, Mississauga, OakvilleAlliance Française de TorontoTEF Canada (4 or 2 tests), TCF Canada
OttawaAlliance Française d’OttawaTEF Canada, TCF Canada, TCF Quebec
Ottawa and PembrokeAlgonquin Collegee-TEF Canada, TEFAQ
MontrealMcGill School of Continuing StudiesTEF Canada, TEFaQ
MontrealCentre Yves-Thériault (Centre de services scolaire de Montréal)TCF Canada, TCF Quebec, TCF tout public, TEF
SherbrookeUniversité de Sherbrooke, Centre de languesTCF Canada
EdmontonAlliance Française d’EdmontonTEF Canada (4 tests, or listening and speaking)
CalgaryAlliance Française de CalgaryTEF Canada, TCF Canada, TCF tout public
Vancouver and New WestminsterAlliance Française de VancouverTEF, TCF Canada
VictoriaAlliance Française de Victoria; University of VictoriaTCF Canada
WinnipegAlliance Française du ManitobaTEF Canada
HalifaxUniversité Sainte-AnneTEF (4 tests, or listening and speaking)
St. John’sMemorial UniversityTCF Canada, for Newfoundland and Labrador residents
Alliance Française de Toronto ↗Alliance Française d’Ottawa: TEF Canada ↗Algonquin College ↗McGill ↗Centre Yves-Thériault ↗Université de Sherbrooke ↗Alliance Française d’Edmonton ↗Alliance Française de Calgary ↗Alliance Française de Vancouver ↗University of Victoria ↗Alliance Française du Manitoba ↗Université Sainte-Anne ↗Memorial University ↗

Where’s a TEF exam centre near you outside these cities?

  1. Open CCI’s centre finder on the Le français des affaires site.
  2. Enter a city or country and choose TEF Canada in the test list.
  3. Add the date you’d like, then search to see centres and their next sessions.
  4. Contact the centre, or click to pre-register.

CCI lists about 500 TEF centres in more than 110 countries. If there’s none in your country, it asks you to contact it. For TCF Canada, ask a nearby Alliance Française or university language centre whether it’s approved for the test.

Le français des affaires: find an approved centre ↗

Centre rules that differ

  • ID: Alliance Française de Vancouver accepts only a passport. Alliance Française de Calgary wants two photo IDs. Alliance Française d’Ottawa needs a passport for the permanent residence version. McGill needs a passport to register.
  • Who can register: Alliance Française d’Ottawa takes only residents of Canada, and Memorial University only Newfoundland and Labrador residents.
  • Seats and registration: Alliance Française de Calgary has 14 seats per session. Centre Yves-Thériault registers in person only, on set afternoons, with 50 places, and asks for your passport and immigration documents.
  • The day: plan for most of it. The Université de Sherbrooke says to arrive at 8:30 a.m. and keep the full day free, and Alliance Française de Vancouver runs exams between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
  • Late arrivals aren’t let in once the test starts, at every centre that mentions it.
Fees by centre →Booking and dates →
Sources: Le français des affaires · Alliance Française de Toronto · Alliance Française d’Ottawa and 16 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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