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Pan-Canadian Examinations

All applicants except those who qualify for registration through reciprocity registration, applying for registration as a Registered Acupuncturist (R.Ac.), Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbalist (R.TCM.H.), or Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner (R.TCM.P.) with the College must successfully complete the Pan-Canadian Written and Clinical Case-study Examinations in respect to the title of registration applying for.

Announcements

During the pandemic, the best way to reach CTCMA staff is by email so that your questions can be answered promptly.  All exam application enquiries can be sent to: [email protected]

Examination Schedule

The examination schedule for April 2024 Pan-Canadian Examinations is as below. Please note that to avoid delays in ordering official transcripts and/or credential evaluation reports during the holiday season, we would recommend the applicants interested in writing the April 2024 Pan-Canadian Examinations to start to collect information as early as possible.

We accept PCE applications by either mail or via Uploading to April 2024 PCE application Upload Site.  Please check Page 9 of the Application Guide for details.

APRIL 2024 – PAN-CANADIAN EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULE

Application Starts:

Monday, December 11, 2023 (8:30 AM Vancouver Local Time)

Application Deadline:

Monday, January 15, 2024 (4:30PM Vancouver Local Time)

Deadline for Special Accommodation Request:

Monday, January 15, 2024 (4:30PM Vancouver Local Time)

Application Fee Due Date:

48 hours after the payment link sent from CTCMA

Examination Fee Due Date:

February 15, 2024 (the payment link will be sent to those approved candidates by February 9, 2024)

SUBJECT TO FURTHER REVISION

Deadline** for Withdrawal of Applications

February 15, 2024 (application fee is non-refundable)

SUBJECT TO FURTHER REVISION

Date of TCM Herbalists Examination – HER

  • Offered in English in April 2024

April 2 & 3, 2024

Date of TCM Practitioners Examination – PRA

  • Offered in both English and Chinese in April 2024

April 4 & 5, 2024

Date of Acupuncturists Examination – ACU

  • Offered in both English and Chinese in April 2024

April 24 & 25, 2024

Important Notes:

A.  The computer-based April 2024 Pan-Canadian Examinations will be delivered IN-PERSON at TESTING CENTERS across Canada.  For the latest available testing center locations across Canada, please refer to the CARB-TCMPA website HERE.

B.  Please refer to the CARB-TCMPA website for future exam dates HERE.

Examination Requirements and Forms

Education Requirements

Applicants are required to meet the education requirements (both TCM and two years liberal arts/sciences study) for registration in respect to the title of registration applying for.  Please refer to the Registration section of the website for further information.

Application Forms and Fees

Please use the forms below to submit your application to register.

  • 2024 April Pan-Canadian Entry-Level Examination – Application Form  – available on December 11, 2023

If you plan to take the Registration Examination and graduated from a TCM/A education program for more than 3 years ago (Bylaws S60.3(2) & (3)) OR failed an examination and will apply for the 2nd or 3rd attempt (Bylaws S60.4(4) & (5)), you are required to complete a Refresher Program/Course that is pre-approved by CTCMA. The Refresher Program/Course must be pre-approved by CTCMA before you start it and completed before the examination application deadline. Please use the following form to apply for the pre-approval from the college:

  • Application Form for Refresher Program/Course (NEW)

If you request accommodation for special needs, you are required to complete the following two forms and submit to [email protected] directly.  Please note that an Accommodation Request form is required for each specific examination administration,  and the request when approved by CARB-TCMPA, will only apply to the current examination administration.

 Pan-Canadian Examinations Fee Chart:

Examinations

Application

(Non-refundable)

Examination

(plus applicable tax)

PCE Acupuncturists Examination – ACU

 $200

  $915

PCE TCM Herbalists Examination – HER

  $200

  $915

PCE TCM Practitioners Examination – PRA

  $300

  $1258

Examination Resources

Past PCE Examinations Results and Future Dates

Application Guide

The Application Guide is designed to provide candidates with information on the application process, policies, and instructions for the Pan-Canadian Examinations.

Blueprint

The Blueprint documents outline the content tested on the Pan-Canadian exam. For the Pan-Canadian Registration Examination for Acupuncturists, TCM Herbalists and/or TCM Practitioners, the content consists of the competencies that an entry-level practitioner is required to possess in order to practise safely, effectively and ethically. Please refer to the Examination Blueprint Table(s) on Page 12 and 14 of the Pan-Canadian Examination Candidate Handbook – Updated November 26, 2023

Entry-Level Competencies for TCM practitioners

For more information on the Entry-Level Competencies for TCM practitioners, please refer to the Entry-Level Competencies page.

Pan-Canadian Examinations Candidate Handbook

The Examination Guide is designed by the Canadian Alliance of Regulatory Bodies of TCM Practitioners and Acupuncturists (CARB-TCMPA) to familiarize candidates with the format of the actual examination and to provide information on the content of the examination. More information is available at CARB-TCMPA.