Straight answers about French for Express Entry
No score guarantees, no padding. The questions people actually ask before they spend money on a test — answered as honestly as we can, whether or not you buy anything from us.
How long does it take to reach NCLC 7?
An honest range by starting level, what the CRS points are actually worth in 2026, and where the months really go.
Read the guide → ⚖️TCF Canada or TEF Canada?
Both count identically for Express Entry. The difference is format — and which one suits how you listen and handle time pressure.
Read the guide → 🎯Am I ready to book my test?
Why your weakest skill decides your result, four signals you are not ready, and what to do in the final fortnight.
Read the guide → 🌱Starting French from zero
Can you reach NCLC 7 with no French at all? The real hour count, why NCLC 4 should be your first target, and what month one looks like.
Read the guide → ⚖️Is French worth it for Express Entry?
What the points and category draws are really worth, what the hours cost — and three cases where the honest answer is no.
Read the guide →Or just try it
Three days with everything unlocked — listening, reading, writing, speaking and the drills. A card starts the trial; cancel before day 3 and you pay nothing.
Starting from zero
For people who do not speak French yet. The exam pages below will still be there in six months.
- Learn French for Canada — the 58-lesson beginner course, stage by stage
- Your first French phrases — free, and the traps in them
- NCLC 4 — the milestone worth aiming at before NCLC 7
- A beginner study plan — one that survives a full-time job
- Vocabulary themes — the situations both papers keep returning to
Exam reference pages
Formats, timings and the exact NCLC 7 score for every section.
- TCF Canada — format, scoring and NCLC 7 · listening · reading · writing · speaking
- TEF Canada — format, scoring and NCLC 7 · listening · reading · writing · speaking
- NCLC 7 — what it means and the eight scores you need
- French for Express Entry — points, draws and timelines