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CAMRT National Certification Exam — Radiological Technology
Find the current format, timing, scoring, fees, eligibility, and testing options for Radiological Technology NCE, with direct links to official sources.
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Questions185 multiple-choice questions
Testing time4 hours
ScoringPass/fail; passing score set by the discipline Exam Validation Committee using a modified Angoff method; numerical marks not released
Exam feeCAD 980 certification exam fee per sitting (all disciplines), plus a separate Yardstick seat reservation paid at booking: remote proctoring CAD 86.05 (September 2026 sitting) or CAD 88.63 (2027 sittings), test centre CAD 166.75 / 171.75, plus applicable taxes; practice exam CAD 75; transfer CAD 75; cancellation CAD 100
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Exam overview
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- Who runs it
- CAMRT
- Category
- Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy
- Current version
- National Certification Exam Blueprint, effective May 2024 (Radiological Technology)
- Where it applies
- Canada — national
- Exam languages
- English, French
- Testing provider
- Yardstick Testing and Training (Yardstick/Meazure Learning)
- Format
- Computer-based; hybrid delivery at an approved test centre (across Canada) or remote proctored, chosen at registration
- Availability
- Three sittings per year (September, January, May — e.g., Sep 14-15 2026, Jan 11-12 2027, May 10-11 2027), each over 2 days; Radiological Technology exams held on Day 1 (typically Monday)
- Results
- Results released within 20 business days of the exam date, posted to the candidate's CAMRT online profile; certificates mailed within 6 weeks of the result date; unsuccessful candidates receive an Exam Performance Profile about 5 business days after result release
- Remote testing
- Available
Exam structure
185 competency-based multiple-choice items; minimum 80% application/critical-thinking and maximum 20% knowledge-based; domain weights: Clinical Expert 70-85% (129-157 q); Communicator + Collaborator + Care Provider 10-20% (19-37 q); Professional 5-10% (9-19 q); Leader 0%; Scholarly Practitioner 0%
Where rules vary
National entry-to-practice exam for Canada; Quebec maintains a separate certification exam through OTIMROEPMQ, and CAMRT and Quebec exam attempts count jointly toward the four-attempt limit.
Eligibility
Graduation from an accredited Canadian medical radiation technology program (radiological technology) within the last 5 years, or successful CAMRT/provincial regulatory body assessment for internationally educated medical radiation technologists
Retake policy
Maximum 4 attempts (one initial write plus three rewrites) within a five-year period; CAMRT and Quebec (OTIMROEPMQ) exam attempts count jointly toward the limit