Dates and Fees
Schedule for new Canadian Physiotherapy Examination
Each exam date has an alternative ‘overflow’ date, in case candidate volumes exceed examiner or proctor availability. Keep both dates open for the month you apply. The date your exam is scheduled for will be outlined in your Exam Appointment Confirmation email (sent 3 weeks before the exam).
You must apply through the Client Portal by 11:59 ET on the application deadline. You cannot apply for an exam or reschedule into an exam if its application deadline has passed.
2026 Exam Dates
| Exam Date Overflow Date | Application Deadline (by 11:59 Eastern Time) |
| Wednesday, January 28 Tuesday, January 27 | November 19, 2025 |
| Saturday, February 28 Friday, February 27 | December 20, 2025 |
| Saturday, May 30 Friday, May 29 | March 21, 2026 |
| Wednesday, July 15 Tuesday, July 14 | May 6, 2026 |
| Saturday, August 29 Friday, August 28 | June 20, 2026 |
| Wednesday, September 23 Tuesday, September 22 | July 15, 2026 |
| Saturday, October 24 Friday, October 23 | August 15, 2026 |
| Wednesday, December 9 Tuesday, December 8 | September 30, 2026 |
Fees for the new Canadian Physiotherapy Examination
2026 is a transition year for candidates taking the new Canadian Physiotherapy Examination. For that reason, CAPR is offering a discounted fee to candidates who passed the current Physiotherapy Competency Examination – Written Component in 2025 and now need to take the new exam. From February through December 2026, the discounted fee is $1800
For all other candidates, the fee for this exam is $2500.
Other Examination Fees
| Rescheduling | Before application deadline | $250 |
| After application deadline but more than 48 hours before the exam | $1250 (50% of exam fee) | |
| Less than 48 hours before the exam | $2500 (100% of exam fee) | |
| Withdrawal | Before application deadline | CAPR refunds 90% of the exam fee paid. Candidate forfeits 10% ($250). |
| After application deadline but more than 48 hours before the exam | CAPR refunds 50% of exam fee paid. Candidate forfeits 50% ($1250). | |
| Less than 48 hours before the exam | No refund. Candidate forfeits 100% of exam fee paid ($2500). | |
| Post-exam Services | Administrative Reconsideration | $410 |
| Appeal | $410 | |
| Re-scoring | $300 | |
| No-show | Candidate does not attend the exam. | No refund. Candidate forfeits 100% of exam fee paid ($2500). |
| Late | Candidate arrives more than 15 minutes late on exam day. | No refund. Candidate forfeits 100% of exam fee paid ($2500). |
| Cannot test | Candidate cannot check in or complete the exam due to technical or testing environment issues that were within their control. | No refund. Candidate forfeits 100% of exam fee paid ($2500). |
| Abandonment | Candidate completes the oral section but does not start the written section on time. | No refund. Candidate forfeits 100% of exam fee paid ($2500). |