Although created by France the DELF is globally recognized, meaning anywhere where French is an official language your DELF is completely valid, and it always will be a DELF certificate never expires. They are often used by administrative bodies, employers, and educational institutions, having this on your resume, on job applications, or in school, applications can add extra value. Recently the examinations are becoming more well-known and receiving greater recognition from administrative organizations, employers, and educational institutions. The cause for this is the integration of the exam into Canada, even though the DELF is internationally recognized, up until recently those who knew about were those in the government and its branches such as education. In Canada, more than 65,000 people have taken the exams over the past few years. Those with a DELF level of B2 are exempted from the language entry test for registration in French universities. As an international student have the certification can open doors at universities in France and an increasing number of European and Francophone universities. The opportunities that having this certificate can give you are why I took it in my last year of high school. Although I was in French immersion and my immersion certificate would be all I need to qualify for many jobs Canada that requires you to be fluent in French, having the DELF on top of that gives me an advantage because it shows exactly how fluent I am. With just an immersion certificate the person could be any level of French speaker for an employer that uncertainty compared to the clearly explained and set level of a DELF is an easy choice to make when deciding which candidate to hire.