Canada · Qualifying exam

PEBC exam fees for pharmacists

Part I, the multiple-choice question (MCQ) exam, costs $870 and Part II, the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), costs $1,950 at the 2027 sittings, both in Canadian dollars. International pharmacy graduates (IPGs) also pay $715 for Document Evaluation before they can apply. Each attempt is a new application and a new fee. These PEBC exam fees are set by the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC), and other organizations along the way charge their own.

  • $715Document Evaluation, international graduates
  • $870Part I (MCQ), 2027 fee
  • $1,950Part II (OSCE), 2027 fee

How much are the PEBC exam fees?

ItemFee
Document Evaluation$715
U.S. Document Evaluation$250
Part I (MCQ), 2027$870
Part II (OSCE), 2027$1,950
Rescoring, Part I (MCQ)$100
Rescoring, Part II (OSCE)$200
Educational Credential Assessment report$100
Licensing statement sent to a regulator$100
Replacement certificate$100

All amounts are in Canadian dollars, and PEBC says it can change its fees at any time. PEBC’s schedule lists no separate fee for ID and Education Verification, the check Canadian graduates complete. Rescoring and certificate replacement are explained on the results page.

How to pay

Online applications take Visa or Mastercard credit cards only. PEBC’s FAQ says American Express, Visa Debit, regular debit and Interac aren’t accepted.

For Part I and Part II, offline payment is only for candidates with money on account with PEBC. In Canada, that means a certified Canadian cheque, bank draft or money order in Canadian dollars, made out to PEBC. From outside Canada, it’s an international money order or bank draft drawn on a Canadian bank, and one that doesn’t meet PEBC’s rules costs a $30 handling fee.

PEBC sets its fees in Canadian dollars only and doesn’t list them in rupees or any other currency. It doesn’t issue T2202 tuition tax receipts. Your fee receipt goes into your Portal’s Digital Wallet.

What does the PEBC exam cost if you withdraw?

When you withdrawRefund
By the application deadlineFee minus $150
After it, but 8+ weeks before the exam50%
Under 8 weeks before the first exam dayNone
With documented illnessUp to 33%
For bereavement or compassionUp to 50%

PEBC decides refunds six weeks after the exam and takes $50 off if it has to send a wire transfer. Illness and bereavement refunds are decided case by case, with a medical certificate or death certificate sent within 14 days of the exam. For Document Evaluation, you get the fee minus $150 if you withdraw before it’s finished, and nothing after.

A visa refusal follows the usual refund rules. Withdrawing before the exam starts doesn’t count as an attempt, and if you’d booked a Part I appointment you also cancel it with Prometric.

Costs set by other organizations

  • Pharmacists’ Gateway Canada, run by the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA): $390 plus taxes to enrol, effective January 2026, and $390 for each extra regulator you add
  • Prometric: $60 plus Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) to reschedule or cancel a Part I appointment, where it applies, paid to Prometric. PEBC says Prometric collects the fee if you reschedule within 29 days of your appointment.
  • Your provincial regulator: its own application, jurisprudence exam and licence fees
  • Travel to an OSCE centre, which PEBC says is your cost
Sources: PEBC · Pharmacists’ Gateway Canada and 3 more. Checked November 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.