Apply for Exam

The CSCP certification exam will be held in the Fall annually.

The 2024 exam will be administered via local testing centres on Monday, November 4, 2024.  

The fee to apply is $950.00. You must be an Associate Member of the CSCP in good standing to apply for the exam ($350.00).

The deadline for application is July 1, 2024 - NO EXCEPTIONS

Before completing this form, please ensure you have the following:

1.  You have paid your Associate membership dues in your member's profile for fiscal year July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) payable by July 1, 2024.

2.  You have one of the following ready to upload:

*OFFICIAL* transcripts from your accredited training institution

OR

If, at the time of application, your official transcripts are not available from your accredited training institution due to the date of your graduation, you must alternatively provide a letter from your accredited training institution temporarily confirming your enrolment in the program along with your expected date of graduation.  Official transcripts must be received either electronically, Canada Post or by courier directly from your accredited training institution no later than September 30 (no exceptions) in the year you intend to write the exam.  If official transcripts are not received by the September 30th deadline, you will be ineligible to write the exam and will be refunded the exam fee, less a $200.00 cancellation fee.

3.  You have a passport-quality photo ready to upload (do not upload a picture of your passport, selfies will be accepted)

4.  You have 50 cases documented and ready to upload (if your graduation from an accredited training program is more than 12 months before the date of the CSCP certification exam.)

5.  If this is your second attempt at writing the exam, you have 75 clinical cases documented and ready to upload (from the date of examination in the first instance.) 

6.  If this is your third attempt at writing, you have 100 clinical cases documented and ready to upload (from the examination date in the second instance.)

Please ensure all patient identifying information has been removed from clinical case documents uploads.

Clinical case documents must be in either an Excel spreadsheet or Word document.  
Headings for the document shall be:  Date, Procedure, Surgeon, Hospital
Number each case
Identify the document with your name at the top of each page.