Deadlines, dates & locations

Update on 2025 Examinations 

Who:  
All candidates will sit the 2025 written and applied exam in person at one of our regional examination centres. 

When:  
Spring specialty examination schedule for 2025
Fall specialty examination schedule for 2025

Where: 
Regional written exam centres in Canada

How:
A computer-based platform
For further details, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.

Assessment deadlines

Exam deadlines

Exam dates

Exam dates and times are subject to change. Confirmation of written appointment will be sent via email one month before the 2024 exams. Confirmation of applied appointment will be sent via email approximately two to four weeks before the 2024 exams.

Note: Due to the complexities of scheduling candidates, your scheduled date and time to attend the exam cannot be changed. All eligible candidates will be scheduled for each exam component according to the application deadline and the Royal College’s capacity. No candidate shall be granted a request to select a specific date or date range and/or time of their exam(s) unless specific conditions have been met (see policy).

Spring 2025 Examinations Dates

(Updated February 29, 2024)

Registration deadline
The deadline for registration for Spring 2025 examinations is November 4, 2024

When: Spring examinations 2025

Please note:
Please book off all the scheduled dates posted for your specialty exam as you must be available to write on all of the published dates (e.g. both April 7 and April 8).

Fall 2025 Examinations Dates

(Updated: January 22, 2024)

Reminder

Exam dates and times are subject to change. Confirmation of written appointment will be sent via email one month before the 2025 exams. Confirmation of applied appointment will be sent via email approximately two to four weeks before the 2025 exams.

Note: Due to the complexities of scheduling candidates, your scheduled date and time to attend the exam cannot be changed. All eligible candidates will be scheduled for each exam component according to the application deadline and the Royal College’s capacity. No candidate shall be granted a request to select a specific date or date range and/or time of their exam(s) unless specific conditions have been met (see policy).

Registration deadline
The deadline for registration for Fall 2025 examinations is April 15, 2025.

When: Fall examinations 2025

Please note:
Please book off all the scheduled dates posted for your specialty exam as you must be available to write on all of the published dates (e.g. both September 12 and September 13).

Where 

All candidates will sit the 2025 written and applied exam in person at one of our regional examination centres in Canada:

• Vancouver
• Calgary
• Edmonton
• Saskatoon
• Winnipeg
• London
• Thunder Bay
• Sudbury
• Hamilton
• Toronto
• Kingston
• Ottawa
• Montreal
• Sherbrooke
• Quebec City
• Halifax
• St. John’s

How

• All candidates will sit the 2025 written and applied exam in person at one of our regional examination centres.
• Written exams, both multiple-choice and short-answer formats, will be on a computer-based platform.
• Applied/oral exams will be delivered virtually as well. There will be no paper-based exams.
• Using a Royal College-issued laptop, candidates will log into an online exam platform at their designated exam centre to take their exams. Onsite invigilators will be on hand at exam centres to provide support for technological issues (hardware and software).
• For the applied component, the candidate and examiners will interact on a virtual platform in 2025; they will not be in-person and face-to-face. More details on the format of each specialty’s applied exam are available in the Information by Discipline section.

Note: The 2026 exam calendars will be posted at a later date.

Questions?

Contact credentials@royalcollege.ca