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Update on 2022 Examinations

Who:
All candidates will sit the 2022 written and applied exam in person at one of our regional examination centres.

When:

Fall specialty examination schedule for 2022

Where:
Regional written hotel exam sites in Canada

How:
An online platform

Update on 2023 Examinations

Who:
All candidates will sit the 2023 written and applied exam in person at one of our regional examination centres.

When:
Spring specialty examination schedule for 2023

Fall specialty examination schedule for 2023

Where:
Regional written hotel exam sites in Canada

How:
A computer based platform

Assessment deadlines

Exam deadlines

The centre you choose for the written examination will be the same centre for the applied examination. Please note that changes to your exam centre locations will be not be allowed once exam registration closes.

Exam dates

Exam dates and times are subject to change. Confirmation of written appointment will be sent via email one month before the 2022 exams. Confirmation of applied appointment will be sent via email approximately two to four weeks before the 2022 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).

Fall 2022 Examinations Dates

(Updated: August 4, 2022)

Reminder

Exam dates and times are subject to change. Confirmation of written appointment will be sent via email one month before the 2022 exams. Confirmation of applied appointment will be sent via email approximately two to four weeks before the 2022 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
Fall 2022 examinations — April 15th of the year you take the exam

When: Fall examinations 2022

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).
• All Fall written exams have been scheduled as morning (AM) sessions. Registration opens at 8:15 a.m. and the written exam is from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. (local time), unless otherwise noted.

Where

All candidates will sit the 2022 written and applied exam in person at one of our regional examination centres in Canada:

How

• All candidates will sit the 2022 written and applied exam in person at one of our regional examination centres. Candidates will be assigned to an individual hotel room for both written and applied exams.
  
  
• 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 2022; 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.

Questions? Contact credentials@royalcollege.ca