Test Schedule and Registration Procedures
The CanTEST is administered by the University of Ottawa's Language Testing Services in Ottawa and Toronto at regular intervals. The dates for the upcoming sessions are listed below. If you wish to take the CanTEST at one of our other test sites, please contact the test site for information about their test fees and dates.
Candidates may not repeat the CanTEST at any test site within three months of their last attempt.
Test Dates
|
Site |
Date |
Test Location |
Registration Deadline |
|
Toronto |
October 26, 2019 |
University of Toronto |
October 11, 2019 |
|
Ottawa |
November 9, 2019 |
University of Ottawa |
October 25, 2019 |
|
Toronto |
January 25, 2020 |
University of Toronto |
January 10, 2020 |
|
Ottawa |
February 8, 2020 |
University of Ottawa |
January 24, 2020 |
|
Toronto |
April 25, 2020 CANCELLED |
University of Toronto |
April 9, 2020 |
|
Ottawa |
May 9, 2020 CANCELLED |
University of Ottawa |
April 24, 2020 |
| Toronto | July 25, 2020 CANCELLED |
CANCELLED | CANCELLED |
|
Ottawa |
August 8, 2020 |
CANCELLED | CANCELLED |
| Toronto |
October 24, 2020 |
CANCELLED | CANCELLED |
| Ottawa |
November 14, 2020 |
CANCELLED | CANCELLED |
** Dates are subject to change without notice.
Registering Deadline
Registration for the CanTEST closes ten business days prior to the test session; however, Language Testing Services reserves the right to close registration prior to this date if the session is full. After the registration deadline, late registrations are accepted on a space-available basis; an additional fee of $35 will be charged for late registrations.
Test Fees
| Listening, Reading and Writing | Speaking Test | Writing Re-test | |
| Ottawa | $160 | $90 | $50 |
| Toronto | $180 | $100 | $60 |
Registering for the test
There are three ways to register for the CanTEST.