The EPPP in Canada: provinces, French, Part 2

The EPPP is a North American exam: ASPPB, the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, which owns it, has provincial regulators in Canada among its members as well as US state boards. Much of the exam is the same for a Canadian candidate, and some of it is not: where you sit it, which language you sit it in, what currency you pay in, and the exams your province adds. This guide covers what ASPPB says for Canadian candidates, then goes province by province through Ontario, Alberta, and Newfoundland and Labrador, each from the regulator's own documents.

The short answer

• The same 500 in Ontario and Alberta. Ontario's college "has adopted the ASPPB recommended passing score which is a scaled score of 500," and Alberta's passing score "is a scale score of 500 or higher."
• Sit it in Canada: "all Canadian candidates must test at a Canadian testing center."
• Pay in US dollars: ASPPB's fees are set in US dollars, $600 for Part 1 plus a $91.88 sitting fee.
• French depends on the province. The French EPPP is offered only where a jurisdiction's law requires it: Ontario offers English or French, Alberta English only, and the beta test is in English only.
• Provinces add exams. Ontario has its Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination and an oral examination; Alberta has its Law and Ethics for Alberta Psychologists (LEAP) Examination.
• Part 2 varies. Alberta says it "is not currently a registration requirement"; Newfoundland and Labrador's 2023–2024 report said its provisional registrants must complete it; Ontario's exam guidelines of September 2026 do not mention it.

What ASPPB says for Canadian candidates

Where you test. Any authorized Pearson VUE center will do, "regardless of the licensing authority where they are applying for licensure," with one rule by country: "all US candidates must test at a US testing center including US territories and all Canadian candidates must test at a Canadian testing center."

What you pay. The Handbook's fees are in US dollars: "$600 USD per sitting (non-refundable)" for Part 1, in English or French, plus a test sitting fee of "$91.88 per sitting (non-refundable)." Our guide to what the EPPP costs lists every fee.

Which language. "A French version of the EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge) (FEPPP) is available only to those candidates whose licensing authorities legally require the availability of a French form of the exam." The Handbook adds that "Canadian candidates are not required to take the FEPPP and may register to take the EPPP in the English version," and gives a warning worth reading twice: "Some licensing authorities do not accept EPPP scores from candidates who take non-English versions of the exam." If you might move provinces, ask the next regulator before you choose French.

French and the new exam. For the integrated EPPP, "Candidates in jurisdictions that require a French-language examination will have access to the integrated EPPP in French beginning in Fall 2027." The beta test is different: "The EPPP Beta Test will be administered in English only and will not be available in French." ASPPB's sample exams, for both the beta and the integrated EPPP, arrive in two stages, "beginning in Fall 2026 (English) and Summer 2027 (French)."

The ethics codes. The blueprint names both the American Psychological Association's and the Canadian Psychological Association's codes, so candidates in both countries study both; our guide comparing the APA and CPA codes sets them side by side.

Ontario

Ontario's regulator, the "College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario," sets out its exams in Section G of its Registration Guidelines, updated in September 2026. The EPPP "is one of two written examinations that candidates are required to pass in order to obtain a Certificate of Registration Authorizing Autonomous Practice," and the college recommends taking it early: "It is recommended that Supervised Practice members attempt the EPPP within a year of issuance of the Certificate of Registration Authorizing Supervised Practice."

• Language: "The EPPP is available in English or French. Language choice is specified at the time of registering to take the examination."
• Score: "The College has adopted the ASPPB recommended passing score which is a scaled score of 500."
• Attempts: "Candidates may not attempt the EPPP more than four (4) times in any 12-month period. This includes all attempts of the EPPP in any jurisdiction, not solely the times the EPPP was attempted as an Ontario candidate." After four failures, candidates "can expect to have their request to retake the EPPP referred to the Registration Committee."
• Time limit: "The Certificate of Registration Authorizing Supervised Practice may not be issued for a period of greater than two years."
• Part 2: Section G does not mention it.

The second written exam is Ontario's own. "The Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination (JEE) is a required course and examination that focuses on legislation, regulations, standards, guidelines, and Code of Ethics applicable to the practice of psychology in Ontario." It runs online, on demand, in English or French, in seven modules. Then comes the oral exam: "The Oral Examination is administered twice a year, usually in June and December," and "To be invited to the Oral Examination, candidates must have passed the EPPP and JEE and fulfilled all other requirements, including the required period of authorized supervised practice."

Both written exams have deadlines tied to the oral exam: for a June oral examination, "the EPPP must be written on or before April 30" and "the JEE must be successfully completed on or before April 30." For accommodations, Ontario has its own form, and "Accommodations for the EPPP can only be made available consistent with what is allowable by the examination owner, the ASPPB, and provided through the testing agency (Pearson Vue) that administers the examination." Our guide to EPPP accommodations covers ASPPB's side.

Alberta

The College of Alberta Psychologists lists two exams as "a requirement in the registration process": the EPPP and its own Law and Ethics for Alberta Psychologists (LEAP) Examination. On Part 2 it is explicit: "The EPPP (Part 2-Skills) is not currently a registration requirement of CAP."

• Score: "The passing score is a scale score of 500 or higher."
• Language: "The only version available in Alberta is in English."
• The LEAP: it "is an entrance to practice requirement that assesses a psychologist's knowledge of Alberta jurisprudence and ethical psychological practice," it is "open-book," and "The minimum pass score on the LEAP Examination is 80%." Provisional psychologists "are required to attempt the LEAP within six (6) months of their provisional status being granted."
• Time limit: "Registered provisional psychologists must ensure they meet all requirements for full registration within the initial five-year term and this includes successfully passing the EPPP." The EPPP "must be completed one month before your status as a provisional psychologist expires," and "Applications are NOT accepted in the last four months of your five-year term as a provisional psychologist."
• After a failure: "As of August 1, 2026, if a provisional psychologist is unsuccessful on their first EPPP attempt, they will be required to submit a detailed EPPP Study Plan with their second and third EPPP Application." Retakes go through the college: "Do not request a re-take through the ASPPB."

On the change ahead, the college says it is "participating in the EPPP Beta Testing and is offering registered provisional psychologists the opportunity to write the EPPP Beta Test," and that "Further information will be provided to regulated members once CAP has finalized our approach to the integrated exam."

Newfoundland and Labrador

The Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board took up Part 2 early. In its annual report for 2023–2024, it called itself "an early adopter of the new enhanced EPPP, (or EPPP2) which began in November 2020," and said that "All provisional registrants are now required to complete the Enhanced EPPP." The report covers the year to March 31, 2024; ask the board how its rule applies now and to the integrated exam.

The other provinces and territories

British Columbia's college could not be checked for this guide, and the others are not covered here. Whichever regulator you apply to, four questions settle the EPPP's part in your registration: which score it accepts, whether it requires Part 2 until the integrated exam replaces it, which language versions it accepts, and which of its own exams come before registration. For "Specific licensure requirements," ASPPB's Handbook sends you to the licensing authority itself, with a link to board contact information.

What changes in 2027

When the integrated EPPP launches in fall 2027, Part 1 and Part 2 "will no longer be available to first-time test takers," in Canada as in the US, and "Effective April 1, 2028, the EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge) and EPPP (Part 2-Skills) will be retired and will no longer be available." Our guide to the 2027 change covers the dates, and our EPPP by state guide the US boards' rules.

A question to try

The course's questions look like this one: a situation, a lead-in that names the task, four options and one best answer, with the reasoning and its source. It comes from Ethical and Professional Practice, 20% of the integrated EPPP, and from Canada's research ethics policy.

Where to start

• Find your starting point. A free account starts with a short diagnostic, 18 questions in about 25 minutes, and builds your study order from the exam's weights and from what you already know.
• Plan the weeks. Our guide to studying for the EPPP turns your date into a plan, and the plan on the EPPP page comes by email.
• Read a domain in full. With a free account, the eight Consultation and Supervision lessons open in full, with their questions and flashcards.
• Practice at length. Full access opens all 85 lessons and their 2,902 questions, and the timed 215-question mock.