# Compare your options

> Every comparison on French Test Canada in one place: side-by-side guides, the best ways to prepare and what changes for your role. Honest, sourced and free.

Canonical: https://frenchtestcanada.ca/compare
Last updated: 2026-10-26

Side-by-side guides for the choices people ask us about most, with the official sources linked on every page.

## Side by side

- [TEF Canada vs TCF Canada](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/vs/tef-vs-tcf): TEF Canada vs TCF Canada side by side from the official formats: question counts, timing, scoring, retake waits, citizenship tests and results timing.
- [TEF Canada vs CELPIP: the French route or the English route](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/vs/tef-canada-vs-celpip): TEF Canada vs CELPIP-General for Express Entry: format, scoring, results timing, and how French can add up to 50 CRS points on top of English.
- [TEF Canada vs TEFAQ](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/vs/tef-canada-vs-tefaq): TEF Canada vs TEF Québec (TEFAQ): same section formats, but TEFAQ is modular and isn’t accepted by IRCC, while TEF Canada counts for both IRCC and Québec.

## Best ways to prepare

- [The best ways to prepare for TEF Canada](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/best/ways-to-prepare-for-tef-canada): The best ways to prepare for TEF Canada, honestly ranked: official materials first, then the format, timed practice, writing and speaking feedback.

## By role

- [A French test plan for Express Entry candidates](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/for/express-entry-candidates): A French test plan for Express Entry candidates: pick TEF Canada or TCF Canada, aim for NCLC 7 in all four, time it around 2-year validity and retake waits.
- [French tests for Québec immigration](https://frenchtestcanada.ca/for/quebec-immigration): French tests for Québec immigration: which TEF and TCF versions Québec accepts, the 2-year rule, approved centres, and why TEF or TCF Canada covers both.