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Technical exam dates and fees, by regulator

PEO's next sitting, Spring/Summer 2027, runs from April to July 2027, and its registration runs from January 4 to January 29, 2027. Most regulators offer two sittings a year; APEGA charges $500 plus GST per exam and APEGS $460 plus a 15% administration fee and GST.

By the CertNova team. Updated .

The south cantilever arm of the Quebec Bridge reaching out over the river in 1907.
The Quebec Bridge under construction, 1907. Picture: Quebec bridge view No 48 (1907) by F. E. Cudworth, public domain.

PEO technical exam schedule by year

PEO sittingExams writtenRegistration
Fall/Winter 2026September to December 2026, from September 1 at the earliestJune 22 to July 17, 2026 (closed)
Spring/Summer 2027April to July 2027, from April 1 at the earliestJanuary 4 to January 29, 2027

Both sittings are written remotely by computer. PEO says the exact dates should be available one to two months before a sitting starts, and it points to EGBC's status page for online academic exams for notices. If an exam you need is not on a sitting's list, PEO asks you to email exams@peo.on.ca by that sitting's registration deadline so it can be offered at the next one.

What each regulator publishes

RegulatorSittingsFeesFormat
PEOTwo a year: Fall/Winter (September to December) and Spring/Summer (April to July). Spring/Summer 2027 registration: January 4 to 29, 2027.See PEO's fee scheduleOnline, remotely proctored
EGBCPer-exam dates in its schedule. Fall 2026 examples: 11-CS-1 on September 28 and 29, 16-Civ-A1 on October 19 and 20, 16-Civ-A2 on November 17, 2026.$460 per exam plus GSTOnline, remotely proctored
APEGATwo sessions a year, at most five exams per session. Next: April to June 2027, registration deadline January 29, 2027.$500 plus GST per examRemote
APEGSWritten online through EGBC$460 per exam plus a 15% administration fee and GSTOnline
OIQMay and NovemberSee OIQIn person, in French

We only list what each regulator publishes. Fees and dates change: confirm them on the regulator's page before you register.

Planning around the sittings

Count back from the sitting you want. Registration closes months before the exam, and most candidates need eight weeks or more of steady study per exam, so a candidate with four exams usually spreads them across two or more sittings.

Sources

Every fact above comes from these documents, read on November 3, 2026.

The finished Quebec Bridge seen from the north shore, around 1917.

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Picture: The bridge at Quebec by Bain News Service, Library of Congress, public domain.