Athira Krishnan
★★★★★
The best institution to learn french in a most natural way. My tutor was Anne, she is the best. Very friendly, always there for us to help to improve a lot. I really had lot of fun in her class as well.
French classes in Calgary: zero to CLB 7
TEF and TCF preparation with native teachers from France and Québec. Weekday evenings on Alberta time, live online, with Levels 1 to 3 in our downtown classroom when a group is open.
4,500+
Students trained27
Native teachers2017Teaching since
L1–3In a Calgary classroom
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From your first bonjour to CLB 7
Twelve months in two phases. CLB 5 after six to nine months, the level Francophone Mobility asks for. CLB 7 at the end, the Express Entry target.
Months 1–6
Learn the language
Levels 1 to 6, from zero to B1
Months 7–12
Prepare the exam
TEF or TCF, part by part
Months 1–3
Your first real conversations
Greetings, numbers, daily routines and the grammar under them. In Calgary this part can happen in the classroom.
Months 4–6
Solid B1
Past and future, opinions, phone calls. You can hold a 15-minute conversation without switching to English.
CLB 5 in 6–9 months, enough for Francophone MobilityMonths 7–9
The exam format
Timed listening and reading, the writing tasks and the speaking role plays the TEF and TCF use.
Months 10–12
Ready to book
Full mock exams with scores, then writing and speaking practice until your results are steady.
CLB 7 in 12 months, the Express Entry milestone+50
Express Entry points for French
That is the most strong French can add to your Express Entry score, and IRCC also holds draws only for French speakers.
Enrollment open
Choose your plan,
online or in Calgary
Pick your program, your start date and how you pay. Times are in Alberta time. The Calgary classroom shows here as Hybrid · Calgary while a classroom group is open.
1Your program
2Mode
3Starting date & time (Alberta time)
4Payment
Please note: Due to limited class sizes, registrations are final within 15 days of your class start date. See our full terms and conditions.
Three reasons Calgary candidates add French
A bigger federal score, a provincial program that takes your French result, and a city that welcomes French speakers on purpose.
Express Entry
Up to 50 more points
Strong French adds 50 points to your Express Entry score when your English is CLB 5 or higher, and 25 points when it is lower. IRCC also holds Express Entry draws only for French speakers.
AAIP
Alberta accepts your French result
Alberta's provincial program (AAIP) accepts TEF Canada and TCF Canada results as your language test, so the same exam can serve your provincial file and your Express Entry profile.
Since 2019
A Welcoming Francophone Community
Calgary is one of 24 places IRCC chose to welcome French-speaking newcomers. CANAF downtown and La Cité des Rocheuses help them settle, in French.
Allan Tataro
★★★★★
Salut! I found French quite difficult, and I knew almost nothing about it. But our teacher are always patient with us and encourage us to learn little by little. Our teacher remind us that learning French is a process, and it takes time, practice, and patience. I have gone from knowing almost nothing to knowing something. I know that I still have a lot to learn, but I am motivated to continue and improve everyday. Merci beaucoup Anne, pour ta patience, ton soutien et tes encouragements. Je suis vraiment heureux d’ avoir appris le francais avec toi:-)
Harwinder Singh
★★★★★
Great French class! Clelia is patient, knowledgeable, and explains everything clearly. The lessons are engaging and have helped me improve my French significantly. Highly recommended!
Divyansh Aggarwal
★★★★★
I was full of questions , when I came but the way she Tasnia explained, I m feeling much confident and ready to start. It was a good experience and explained well.
Luisa R
★★★★★
I’m loving the course, it’s very well paced - not too fast, not too slow - and the material is really good. My teacher, Camille, is amazing and I’m sure so are the others.
Mari Cris
★★★★★
This meet and greet convinced me to take a 6 month course! Every one is very accommodating and answered all my questions about learning French for immigration purposes 😊 I can’t wait to get started 🥳
Bonjour de Calgary !Live from the BeltlineCLB 7 on Alberta timeTwo evenings a week, at home or downtown
One program, two ways to attend the first months. Pick the one that fits your week; the price is the same.
Live online, Alberta time
Small groups on weekday evenings, so class fits after work. You speak in every lesson and your teacher corrects you on the spot.
Levels 1 to 3 in a real room
When a Calgary group is open, you learn the first three levels face to face downtown, then continue online with the same teachers. It costs exactly what online costs.
A missed evening is not a lost week
Live classes are not recorded, but your program includes an online course with recorded lessons on the same topics, open day and night.
In person in Calgary
Levels 1 to 3 in a downtown classroom
Our Calgary hybrid: the first three levels face to face with your teacher, the rest of the program online. Same price as online.
- Where
- Workhaus, 324 8 Ave SW 12th Floor, Calgary, AB T2P 2Z2
- In the room
- Levels 1, 2 and 3
- Online
- Levels 4 to 6 and the exam preparation
- Price
- The same as the online program
- Next start
- No classroom group is open right now. Ask us when the next one starts.
The classroom is on Stephen Avenue in the Home Oil Tower, one block from the 7 Avenue CTrain line, so you can come straight from work.
When a classroom group is open, it appears in the plans above with its start date. Until then, every program starts online on the same evenings.
The TEF or TCF in Calgary, when you are ready
You sit the exam near the end of your program, when your teacher says you are ready. Calgary has two official centres:
- Alliance Française de CalgaryKahanoff Centre, 105 12 Avenue SETEF CanadaTCF Canada
- CanLanguage4039 Brentwood Road NW, by Brentwood CTrain stationTEF Canada
From Airdrie to Okotoks, the same evening class
Online students join from anywhere around Calgary on Alberta time. The classroom groups meet downtown.
DowntownBeltlineKensingtonMarda LoopBridgelandSignal HillAirdrieCochraneOkotoks
You prepare with us, online or in our Calgary classroom. The exam itself is given by approved test centres: in Calgary, the Alliance Française de Calgary (TEF and TCF) and CanLanguage near Brentwood CTrain (TEF). You book it near the end of your program, when your teacher says you are ready.
Allez, on y va !
Start your French in Calgary
Take the free placement test, tell us when you want your exam, and we will tell you honestly which plan gets you there. No pressure either way.