Language examination

To obtain a Québec teaching licence, some applicants, including those who received their teacher education outside of Canada, must pass one of the following language examinations:

• French language examination: Test de certification en français écrit pour l’enseignement (TECFÉE) [compulsory French-language examination for teacher certification]
• English language examination: English Exam for Teacher Certification (EETC)

Passing a language examination will enable you to obtain a probationary teaching permit, a teaching authorization in vocational training or a teaching diploma. Some applicants may be required to take an oral examination. A language examination may be required by the program at the Québec university in which the applicant is enrolled, or by the Ministère if the candidate applies for a teaching licence.

Notice of conditional eligibility

A notice of conditional eligibility is issued to persons who have received teacher education outside Canada and is valid for a period of five years. This notice does not allow you to teach, but rather to be eligible for one of the language examinations. To obtain a notice of conditional eligibility, you must fill out an application for a Québec teaching licence online and attach all the supporting documents requested. If, after review, your application for a teaching licence is accepted, you will receive a notice of conditional eligibility, along with a document providing information about the compulsory language examination. You can only receive your teaching licence after you have passed the language examination and your declaration of a judicial record has been verified.

Application for a new notice of eligibility

You can apply for a new notice of conditional eligibility if you did not pass the language examination or did not write it during the examination sessions during which the notice was valid.

To apply for a new notice, please complete the form entitled Request for a new notice of conditional eligibility (PDF 100 Kb).