Alors
TEF & TCF Canada · Expression écrite
A French writing coach that corrects only what's actually keeping you below your target level — and stops there.
Je vous écris pour vous dire que afin de vous signaler un problème. Bien que le service soit rapide, la qualité est la qualité laisse à désirer.
Enter a writing score from either exam and see the NCLC band it lands in. Free, no sign-up, nothing stored — the arithmetic runs in your browser.
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| NCLC | TEF écrite / 450 | TCF écrite / 20 | Source |
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Only three of these floors are verified against published sources: TEF 310 and 371, and TCF 10. The rest are interpolated between them and are marked provisional above. Confirm any number that matters against France Éducation International (TCF) or CCIP Paris Île-de-France (TEF) before acting on it.
I'd rather show you which rows are solid than present eight numbers as though they were all equally certain.
Reaching NCLC 7 in French adds up to 50 points to an Express Entry profile.
Francophone category-based draws run at scores well below the general rounds.
Ontario and New Brunswick run French-speaker streams; a nomination is worth 600 points.
These are published IRCC facts, stated as general information. They are not advice about your situation — see the note at the bottom of this page.
Every other tool flags every imperfection. If you need NCLC 7, you don't need NCLC 12 prose — you need to stop making the few errors capping you at 6. You get the minimum set of fixes that gets you there, ranked by how much each is actually worth.
Language models systematically over-weight grammar and under-weight whether you answered the question. Each criterion is scored in a separate isolated pass, task fulfilment before any language marking — so good content in imperfect French isn't marked as though it were missing.
TCF uses two human graders and calls a third when they differ by more than 4 points of 20. The grader mirrors that. When the raters disagree, you're told the band is uncertain instead of being handed false precision.
Every rounding, tie-break and correction estimate is deliberately biased downward. Being told a band you haven't reached is the one failure that costs you a $290 exam fee — so where the arithmetic could go either way, it goes the conservative way.
| Tier | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Score converter, format guides, a few writing evaluations |
| Sprint | $29 | 90 days · 40 writing evaluations |
| Pass | $49 | 180 days · fair-use evaluations, full timed mocks, study plan |
| Lifetime | $79 | Everything, forever |
For comparison, in-person coaching in Canada runs $125–185 per week, and the exam itself costs around $290 to sit.
Nothing here is available to buy. The grading engine is built and tested; it has not been validated against human-scored writing yet, and it won't be sold until it has. These prices are what's planned, not what's live. Join the list and you'll hear when that changes.
Not immigration advice. This site teaches French and converts exam scores. It does not provide immigration advice, assess eligibility, or recommend a programme. In Canada only lawyers in good standing, Quebec notaries, and consultants licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants may give immigration advice for a fee. For advice about your own case, consult one of them or read IRCC directly.
Not affiliated with the exam boards. TEF Canada is a trademark of CCIP Paris Île-de-France. TCF is administered by France Éducation International. This site is independent and is not associated with, approved by, or endorsed by either organisation. Exam names are used only to describe what the practice material prepares you for.
Scores are estimates. Any band produced here is a study estimate, not a prediction. Official examiner ratings vary, and no result on this site guarantees any outcome on a real exam.
Alors is an independent product. NCLC and Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens are the Government of Canada's language standards, referred to here only to describe what the scores mean — they are not part of this product's name or branding.
Score conversion table last reviewed 2026-08-19.