Canada · Licensing examHow does REx-PN exam booking work?
- Apply to CNO or BCCNM and meet its requirements to write. Ask for any accommodation at this stage.
- Register with Pearson and pay. You need your program code, an email address and a Visa, Mastercard or American Express credit, debit or prepaid card.
- Watch for Pearson’s acknowledgement email. It should arrive within two days. If it doesn’t, contact Pearson before you pay a second time.
- Your regulator makes you eligible in Pearson’s system, and Pearson emails your Authorization to Test (ATT).
- Schedule online or by phone. NCSBN says first-time writers will be offered a seat within 30 days of asking, and repeat writers within 60. You can turn that offer down and pick a later date.
- Check the confirmation email, including that your names match your ID exactly.
Don’t leave it late. The dates on your ATT can’t be extended. If you miss them, you register and pay again. Your registration also stays open for only 365 days while your regulator decides whether you’re eligible, and you can’t have two open at once.
How much does the REx-PN cost?
NCSBN’s fees page and its 2026 candidate bulletin list these amounts in Canadian dollars. Local tax is extra on the registration fee, and BCCNM shows it as $350 plus the Goods and Services Tax (GST) per attempt.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Registration fee | $350 |
| International scheduling fee | $150 |
| Change regulator after registering | $50 |
| Change language after registering | $50 |
There are no refunds, for any reason. That covers duplicate registrations, a missed appointment and an appointment you didn’t change in time. Each attempt has its own fee. Your regulator charges its own application and registration fees on top, and those are on the Ontario and B.C. pages. Schools, agencies and employers can pay for you through Pearson’s third-party payment option.
Where is the REx-PN login?
The sign-in for booking is Pearson’s, using the username and password you made when you registered. NCSBN says to log in there if you need your ATT sent again. Pearson’s web address for it mentions the NCLEX, the National Council Licensure Examination, NCSBN’s other exam, and it’s the sign-in NCSBN links to from its REx-PN registration page.
Your regulator has a separate account for your application. In Ontario, that’s CNO’s Maintain Your Membership portal. In B.C., it’s your BCCNM online account. Your result comes through the regulator, not through Pearson.
Changing or missing your appointment
You can change the date, time or place online or with Pearson’s Candidate Services, but the deadline depends on the day of the exam:
- Exam on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday: at least 24 hours before your appointment
- Exam on a Saturday, Sunday or Monday: no later than the Friday before, and at least 24 hours ahead
- Holidays can close offices, so allow for them
A voicemail doesn’t count. You need a confirmation email. If you miss the deadline or don’t show up, you lose the fee, your ATT is cancelled and you’ll need to register again. If Pearson has a technical problem that keeps you waiting more than 30 minutes, you can choose to keep waiting or rebook at no charge.
REx-PN test centres and dates
CNO says the exam can be written at any time, at Pearson’s permanent and temporary centres, and you don’t have to write in the province you’re applying to. Temporary centres run on set dates only. NCSBN’s 2026 schedule named these places:
- British Columbia: Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo and Prince George
- New Brunswick: Fredericton
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Corner Brook
- Northwest Territories: Yellowknife
- Nova Scotia: Sydney
- Nunavut: Iqaluit
- Ontario: Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Windsor
- Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown
The last date on that schedule is November 17, 2026, in Charlottetown. For later dates, check NCSBN’s testing locations page. If you want a temporary centre, BCCNM suggests timing your application so your ATT overlaps its dates.
Writing the REx-PN outside Canada
Test centres in Canada and the mainland United States count as domestic. Anywhere else costs the extra international scheduling fee, plus value-added tax where it applies, and you must show a passport. To change an international booking, you have to phone. NCSBN’s testing locations page names these places:
- Australia
- Brazil
- France
- Hong Kong
- India
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico
- South Africa
- Spain
- Taiwan
- Türkiye
- United Kingdom
Testing accommodations
Only your regulator can approve them, so ask before you register with Pearson, in writing and as early as you can. Don’t schedule until you have written confirmation and an ATT that lists what was granted. If you were approved only for extra time (30 minutes, or 1, 2 or 3 hours), you can book online. Any other accommodation means phoning Pearson and asking for the REx-PN Accommodations Coordinator.
Items on Pearson’s comfort aid list don’t need approval ahead of time.
Sources: NCSBN · CNO · BCCNM and 6 more. Checked November 2026.
- NCSBN: Registration Process ↗
- NCSBN: Registration ↗
- NCSBN: Fees and Payment ↗
- NCSBN: Scheduling ↗
- NCSBN: Testing Locations ↗
- NCSBN: REx-PN Information Flyer (PDF) ↗
- NCSBN: 2026 REx-PN Candidate Bulletin (PDF) ↗
- CNO: REx-PN FAQs ↗
- BCCNM: Exam (REx-PN) ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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