WHAT IS E-TEF CANADA / E-TEFAQ?

E-TEF Canada and E-TEFAQ are directed to candidates who want to assess their level of proficency in French for immigration applications to Canada, or Québec, or for Canadian citizenship application. It is recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Ministry of Immigration and Cultural Communities (MICC) in Québec as an official proof of language proficiency. It is an assessment and proof of your French language proficiency at the time you take the test, and it is valid for two years.

FOR WHOM?

Anyone can sit for E-TEF Canada or E-TEFAQ to get a proof of language proficiency in French. You can register with mckhavens consulting to write it.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

It is compulsory to strictly follow the registration process & deadlines as well as the rules and regulations of Mckhavens Consulting. The test is computer-based. During the test, 4 modules will evaluate your level of proficiency in oral and written skills:

Compréhension écrite (reading): 60 minutes – 50 questions – 300 points

Compréhension orale (listening): 40 minutes – 60 questions – 360 points

Expression écrite (writing): 60 minutes – 2 topics – 450 points

Expression orale  (speaking): 15 minutes – 2 topics – 450 points

The level of proficiency is assessed on a 7 level scale : from 0 for most basic skills to 6 for complete fluency. These levels corresponds to the A1 to C2 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) which are also the levels in use for french classes at Mckhavens Consulting. It’s also equivalent to the 12 levels of the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB). The higher your level in French is at the time you take the test, the higher you’ll score at E-TEF and E-TEFAQ.

HOW DO I PREPARE FOR E-TEF?

Once registration has been completed, log-in details will be sent to candidates to have access to the online preparatory platform edu360live.firmtecglobal.com which is directed to candidates who already have an intermediate or advanced level of proficiency in French and already registered for the test: it focuses on the technical aspects of E-TEF or E-TEFAQ and helps to practice the different types of exercises to be done during the test.

For additional tutoring, candidates with a B1 Intermediate Level can register for private preparatory classes which come in 5 hours and 10-hour packages respectively. These preparatory classes can be held online or in-person according to personal preference.