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Session dates

Find the next RAD exam session near you. Make sure you get your entries in on time to share in students’ success. Exam entry portals close at midnight in your local time zone. Any late entries will be subject to a surcharge.

AEC & RAV (In-Person & Filmed* Exams)

SESSIONRegionClosing dateSession datesTarget date
Fall 2025British Columbia26 September 202517 November – 12 December 202523 January 2026
Fall 2025Alberta26 September 202512 November – 7 December 202519 January 2026
Fall 2025Saskatchewan26 September 202525 November – 11 December 202522 January 2026
Fall 2025Ontario26 September 202521 November – 11 December 202522 January 2026
Fall 2025Ottawa / Quebec26 September 202525 November – 6 December 202519 January 2026
SESSIONRegionClosing dateSession datesTarget date
Winter 2026British Columbia21 November 202517 February – 13 March 202613 April 2026
Winter 2026Yukon21 November 20252 – 6 February 20266 March 2026
Winter 2026Alberta21 November 202517 February – 20 March 202620 April 2026
Winter 2026Saskatchewan21 November 20251 – 31 March 202629 April 2026
Winter 2026Manitoba21 November 20258 – 13 March 202613 April 2026
Winter 2026Ontario21 November 202517 February – 6 March 20266 April 2026
Winter 2026Ottawa / Quebec21 November 202517 February – 9 March 20267 April 2026
SESSIONRegionClosing dateSession datesTarget date
Spring 2026British Columbia23 January 20267 April – 8 May 20268 June 2026
Spring 2026Alberta23 January 202620 April – 8 May 20268 June 2026
Spring 2026Ontario23 January 20266 April – 8 May 20268 June 2026
Spring 2026Ottawa / Quebec23 January 20267 – 23 April 202622 May 2026
Spring 2026Atlantic Provinces23 January 20266 – 26 April 202625 May 2026
SESSIONRegionClosing dateSession datesTarget date
Late Spring 2026British Columbia6 March 202629 May – 29 June 202628 July 2026
Late Spring 2026Alberta6 March 202625 May – 23 June 202622 July 2026
Late Spring 2026Saskatchewan6 March 20261 – 29 June 202628 July 2026
Late Spring 2026Ontario6 March 202625 May – 20 June 202620 July 2026
Late Spring 2026Ottawa / Quebec6 March 20268 – 25 June 202624 July 2026
SESSIONRegionClosing dateSession datesTarget date
Summer 2026British Columbia22 May 20266 – 13 July 202611 August 2026
Summer 2026Ontario22 May 20268 – 17 July 202617 August 2026

Solo Seal Examination (subject to minimum enrollment)

SESSIONRegionClosing dateExam date
2026Winter – British Columbia (Vancouver)21 November 202513 March 2026
2026Winter – Alberta (Edmonton)21 November 2025February / March 2026
2026Late Spring – Ontario (Toronto)23 January 202627 May 2026

*Target dates for filmed exams cannot be predicted.

At least 48 hours before submitting your exam entry:

  • Ensure your membership is current for 2025/26 and paid at least 48 hours before the exam entry deadline.
  • Ensure your Vocational students have a current membership before adding them to your exam entry. Memberships must be paid at least 48 hours before the entry deadline, and before you add students to the entry. Exam pricing is locked in at the time a student is added to the entry.

It is essential to Contact Your Exam Planner:

  • If you have any new students at your school who have already taken RAD exams. We can then transfer the student registration to your school.

Exams Calendar

  • Subscribe to our Exams Calendar to receive all Exam entry deadlines and reminders are automatically added to your phone calendar.

Contact details:

If you would like to know something about a specific AEC or RAV session, please get in touch with the tour organiser.

For further enquiries contact Carolyn Jones, Examinations Manager for RAD Canada, at cjones@radcanada.org.

If you have an urgent exams enquiry outside of normal business hours please contact the tour organiser of your session. Please note the following distinctions:

  • Approved Examination Centre (AEC) Sessions for Exams in Your Own Studio.
  • RAD Approved Venue (RAV) Sessions Studio Organised by the RAD.


We aim to release results online four weeks after the end of the exam session, with certificates, medals and bars sent six weeks after the end of the session.