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)
SESSION | Region | Closing date | Session dates | Target date |
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Fall 2025 | British Columbia | 26 September 2025 | 17 November – 12 December 2025 | 23 January 2026 |
Fall 2025 | Alberta | 26 September 2025 | 12 November – 7 December 2025 | 19 January 2026 |
Fall 2025 | Saskatchewan | 26 September 2025 | 25 November – 11 December 2025 | 22 January 2026 |
Fall 2025 | Ontario | 26 September 2025 | 21 November – 11 December 2025 | 22 January 2026 |
Fall 2025 | Ottawa / Quebec | 26 September 2025 | 25 November – 6 December 2025 | 19 January 2026 |
SESSION | Region | Closing date | Session dates | Target date |
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Winter 2026 | British Columbia | 21 November 2025 | 17 February – 13 March 2026 | 13 April 2026 |
Winter 2026 | Yukon | 21 November 2025 | 2 – 6 February 2026 | 6 March 2026 |
Winter 2026 | Alberta | 21 November 2025 | 17 February – 20 March 2026 | 20 April 2026 |
Winter 2026 | Saskatchewan | 21 November 2025 | 1 – 31 March 2026 | 29 April 2026 |
Winter 2026 | Manitoba | 21 November 2025 | 8 – 13 March 2026 | 13 April 2026 |
Winter 2026 | Ontario | 21 November 2025 | 17 February – 6 March 2026 | 6 April 2026 |
Winter 2026 | Ottawa / Quebec | 21 November 2025 | 17 February – 9 March 2026 | 7 April 2026 |
SESSION | Region | Closing date | Session dates | Target date |
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Spring 2026 | British Columbia | 23 January 2026 | 7 April – 8 May 2026 | 8 June 2026 |
Spring 2026 | Alberta | 23 January 2026 | 20 April – 8 May 2026 | 8 June 2026 |
Spring 2026 | Ontario | 23 January 2026 | 6 April – 8 May 2026 | 8 June 2026 |
Spring 2026 | Ottawa / Quebec | 23 January 2026 | 7 – 23 April 2026 | 22 May 2026 |
Spring 2026 | Atlantic Provinces | 23 January 2026 | 6 – 26 April 2026 | 25 May 2026 |
SESSION | Region | Closing date | Session dates | Target date |
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Late Spring 2026 | British Columbia | 6 March 2026 | 29 May – 29 June 2026 | 28 July 2026 |
Late Spring 2026 | Alberta | 6 March 2026 | 25 May – 23 June 2026 | 22 July 2026 |
Late Spring 2026 | Saskatchewan | 6 March 2026 | 1 – 29 June 2026 | 28 July 2026 |
Late Spring 2026 | Ontario | 6 March 2026 | 25 May – 20 June 2026 | 20 July 2026 |
Late Spring 2026 | Ottawa / Quebec | 6 March 2026 | 8 – 25 June 2026 | 24 July 2026 |
SESSION | Region | Closing date | Session dates | Target date |
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Summer 2026 | British Columbia | 22 May 2026 | 6 – 13 July 2026 | 11 August 2026 |
Summer 2026 | Ontario | 22 May 2026 | 8 – 17 July 2026 | 17 August 2026 |
Solo Seal Examination (subject to minimum enrollment)
SESSION | Region | Closing date | Exam date |
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2026 | Winter – British Columbia (Vancouver) | 21 November 2025 | 13 March 2026 |
2026 | Winter – Alberta (Edmonton) | 21 November 2025 | February / March 2026 |
2026 | Late Spring – Ontario (Toronto) | 23 January 2026 | 27 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
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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.