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CAPR exam dates and deadlines for the CPTE

Every Canadian Physiotherapy Examination (CPTE) date comes with an overflow date, used if there are more candidates than examiners or proctors, so keep both days free. The Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR) lists its exam dates for 2027 with an application deadline for each, and you apply through its Client Portal.

  • 6CPTE dates CAPR lists for 2027
  • 3 weeksBefore the exam, when CAPR confirms your day
  • 11:59 EasternCut-off time on each deadline day
See the dates and fees page

Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What are the CAPR exam dates for 2027?

Exam dateOverflow dateApply by
Saturday, February 20, 2027Sunday, February 21, 2027December 12, 2026
Saturday, May 15, 2027Sunday, May 16, 2027March 6, 2027
Saturday, August 28, 2027Sunday, August 29, 2027June 19, 2027
Saturday, September 25, 2027Sunday, September 26, 2027July 17, 2027
Saturday, November 13, 2027Sunday, November 14, 2027September 4, 2027
Saturday, December 11, 2027Sunday, December 12, 2027October 2, 2027

CAPR’s 2026 schedule ends with Wednesday, December 9, 2026, with Tuesday, December 8 as its overflow date. Applications for it closed on September 30, 2026. In November 2026, CAPR hadn’t listed any dates after December 2027.

CAPR’s schedule lists dates for the CPTE only. The overview explains how the CPTE relates to the Physiotherapy Competency Examination (PCE).

Read about the PCE switch →

Your exam day and time

Your Exam Appointment Confirmation email says whether you sit on the main date or the overflow date, and at what time. After it arrives, you can’t change the time.

CAPR doesn’t take requests for particular times. If you sit from outside Canada, it tries to give you a reasonable local time, within the limits of Canada’s time zones. Keep the address on your Client Portal profile up to date no later than 30 days before the exam, so you get a time in the right zone.

Deadline rules

The application deadline matters for more than your first application:

  • Once an exam’s deadline has passed, you can’t apply for it or reschedule into it.
  • Testing accommodations requests go in through the Client Portal by the same deadline, and the option disappears after it.
  • Your payment has to reach CAPR by the deadline. If it doesn’t, CAPR closes the application and returns the payment.
  • You can be registered for only one exam date at a time.
Read about accommodations ↗

CAPR’s fees for changes and reviews

ItemFee
Reschedule before the deadline$250
Reschedule after the deadline$1,250
Reschedule within 48 hours$2,500
Withdraw before the deadline$250 kept
Withdraw after the deadline$1,250 kept
Withdraw within 48 hoursNo refund
Administrative reconsideration$410
Appeal$410
Re-scoring$300

CAPR lists these fees with its 2027 exam fee, and the reschedule and withdrawal amounts are set as shares of that fee. “After the deadline” means after the application deadline of the exam you’re registered for, but more than 48 hours before it. You also lose the whole fee if you don’t turn up, arrive more than 15 minutes late, can’t check in or finish because of a problem within your control, or finish the Oral Section but don’t start the Written Section on time.

Sources: CAPR and 4 more. Checked November 2026.

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

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