Canada · Qualifying examWhat replaced the PEBC Evaluating Exam in January 2027?
- You go directly to Part I (MCQ) once Document Evaluation is passed.
- Your Document Evaluation must be valid for the exam you apply for. It lasts five years from approval, and you renew it through Document Re-evaluation if it runs out first.
- You must pass Part I before you can apply for Part II (OSCE).
- Attempt limits stay the same: up to four at each part.
- PEBC said it would hold more Qualifying Examination sittings in 2027 and add an optional tool that gives feedback on your readiness for Part I.
PEBC says its New Certification Pathway page, last updated August 10, 2026, is the official source, and that it governs where another website describes the change differently.
If you passed the Evaluating Exam
Nothing changes for you, and that includes anyone who passed in June or October 2026. You can apply for Part I, Part II or both, in the same sitting or in any order, and your Document Evaluation doesn’t expire. PEBC set the release of October 2026 results for November 5, 2026.
Two rules carry on. The photo from your Document Evaluation is valid for five years, after which you complete Photo Renewal in your Portal. And if you’ve already failed the OSCE, you must pass Part I before you sit it again.
If you didn’t pass, or never took it
You follow the new pathway. With a valid Document Evaluation, you apply for Part I, and you must pass it before applying for the OSCE. That includes candidates who used all four Evaluating Exam attempts: PEBC says they can carry on, and it has reactivated closed Portal accounts.
If your Document Evaluation has expired, or will before the first day of the Part I window you want, finish Document Re-evaluation at least two business days before that exam’s application deadline. PEBC warns it can’t be done in two days, so start early.
You don’t need to do the remediation from an Evaluating Exam third-attempt letter. PEBC doesn’t refund the fee for an Evaluating Exam you sat.
Candidates already on PEBC’s Streamlined Pathway and U.S. graduates of accredited programs aren’t affected: they already went straight to Part I.
What the Evaluating Examination was
It was a single-day computer exam of 140 questions in two sections of 70, with 90 minutes for each and about three and a quarter hours in all. You passed with at least 60% of the total possible score. From June 2025 it covered three subject areas: pharmaceutical sciences (25%), pharmacy practice (55%) and behavioural, social and administrative sciences (20%).
PEBC’s figures for seven sittings, winter 2021 to winter 2024, show 36.2% of 4,735 first-time takers passed, and 38.4% of 2,601 repeat takers.
Evaluating Exam syllabus, books and sample questions
There’s no Evaluating Exam left to prepare for. If you were studying for it, switch to the Part I blueprint and PEBC’s Part I sample questions. Some prep sellers advertise Evaluating Exam courses, so check what a course is built for before you pay.
Sources: PEBC · Pharmacists’ Gateway Canada and 6 more. Checked November 2026.
- PEBC: New Certification Pathway for IPGs ↗
- PEBC: International graduates pathway ↗
- PEBC: Evaluating Examination, about the examination ↗
- PEBC: Evaluating Examination scoring and results ↗
- PEBC: Evaluating Examination subject areas ↗
- PEBC: Candidate Information, Computer-based Exams at a Test Centre, V.6 (PDF) ↗
- PEBC: Examination Dates and Fees ↗
- Pharmacists’ Gateway Canada: PEBC Certificate of Qualification ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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