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 |
January 27, 2018 |
University of Toronto |
January 12, 2018 |
|
Ottawa |
February 10, 2018 |
University of Ottawa |
January 26, 2018 |
|
Toronto |
April 28, 2018 |
University of Toronto |
April 13, 2018 |
|
Ottawa |
May 12, 2018 |
University of Ottawa |
April 27, 2018 |
|
Toronto |
July 28, 2018 |
University of Toronto |
July 13, 2018 |
|
Ottawa |
August 11, 2018 |
University of Ottawa |
July 27, 2018 |
|
Toronto |
October 27, 2018 |
University of Toronto |
October 12, 2018 |
|
Ottawa |
November 10, 2018 |
University of Ottawa |
October 26, 2018 |
** 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.