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. We will contact you 8 weeks before the exam and tell you which date your exam is scheduled for.

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 and Overflow Date	Application Deadline  (by 11:59 Eastern Time)
Note: Special application required for January exam! Learn more 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

Special application for the January 2026 examination

The January exam has a maximum capacity of 120 candidates.

Of these candidates, 100 must be Canadian-educated physiotherapy graduates who

• are taking the exam for the first time, or
• have passed the PCE Written Component but have not yet taken any other exam process approved by a Canadian provincial physiotherapy regulator.

This allows CAPR to ensure fairness and accuracy in determining the pass/fail standard for the new Canadian Physiotherapy Examination.

The standard setting process relies on performance data from this group – the “reference group”, and it is chosen because it most closely reflects the expected competence level of new, entry-to-practice physiotherapists trained in Canada. Using this group helps us establish a valid passing score.

The fee for this exam is specially discounted to $1500. If you are interested, please let us know through this survey, not through the Client Portal.

If we select you for the January 2026 exam, we will email you within 3 weeks of you completing the survey.  At that point, you will be asked to apply for the January exam through the Client Portal.

Candidates who take the January exam must fill out a feedback survey after the exam.

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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).