Guides
Plain answers to the questions we are asked most about TEF Canada and TCF Canada. Each guide gives its sources and the date its figures were last checked.
TEF Canada and TCF Canada scores for each CLB level
The score you need in reading, writing, listening and speaking for every level from CLB 4 to CLB 10, on both exams, taken from the Government of Canada’s own tables.
Read the guideLast checked 3 October 2026TEF Canada or TCF Canada: which should you take?
Both are accepted for Canadian immigration and lead to the same CLB levels. How the two exams differ in length, tasks, scoring and results, set side by side from the exam bodies’ own pages.
Read the guideLast checked 3 October 2026
