For each module you will be required to complete a three-hour examination. Examinations are generally held on the first Wednesday of May and November.

Examination details are emailed to you prior to the examination. These will show your code number (for use on the examination script - no name is to be used), the venue and invigilator for the examination and exam room regulations. Special sittings can only be arranged with permission from the Director of Education. Requests for a special sitting must be made prior to the examination date.

If you withdraw from a course no part of the fee will be returned. If you fail an examination, fail to sit an examination, or withdraw from an examination after the closing date, you will not be entitled to a refund and will be required to pay a re-sit fee. However, if you are unable to sit an examination due to illness, you may be permitted to postpone your examination(s) until the next sitting at no additional cost, on production of a medical certificate.

You must arrive at the examination venue on time. No extension of time is permitted if you arrive late.

WARNING:
Any student caught copying another person’s work, or otherwise found guilty of cheating, will have their registration cancelled. No refunds will be given. Such an individual will not be permitted to re-register with the Institute.

Examination Dates

Exams are held twice annually - the first session in the Spring and the second in the Autumn.

Professionals already accepted into the IQS Student program may register for the next exam at any time by completing one of the IQS Examination Applications below. Please note that you will need to be signed in to access the form. If you are not already signed in, clicking on the link will first take you to the membership login page.

Select an IQS Exam Application based on your residential address

• Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, PEI, North West Territories, Nunavut, Tukon
• British Columbia
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario, Newfoundland, New Brunswick
• Outside of Canada

2010 Sessions
Starting with the 2010 sessions, the scheduling of the Canadian Division exams will now coincide with the UKRIAT examination dates to take place over a period of three days.

AM : 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
PM : 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

June 2010

November 2010

Results

Every effort is made to ensure that the results are available by August 31st in the case of the Spring examinations and February 28th in the case of the Fall examinations.

The institute's pass mark for all examinations is 50%. The marked grade bands for the Institute's examinations are as follows:

• Distinction 75% - 100%
  
• Merit 65% - 74%
  
• Pass 50% - 64%
  
• Fail 0% - 49%

Moderation

Examination results are monitored and reviewed jointly by the Institute, examiners, reviewers and an Assessment Review Panel. Only under special conditions will a request for remarking of examination script/s be considered by Chartered Secretaries Canada . In the first instance, requests for a re-mark should be made in writing to the Director of Education.

Registration
 
Students need to register to take the exams. Regular registration is accepted two months prior to the exam date and may be considered on a permission basis up to one month prior to the exam date. Please note that the examination registration form is only available to current students in good standing.
 
Please note that you will need to be signed in to access the form. If you are not already signed in, clicking on the IQS Exam Application links below will first take you to the membership login page.

Select an IQS Exam Application based on your residential address

• Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, PEI, North West Territories, Nunavut, Tukon
• British Columbia
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario, Newfoundland, New Brunswick
• Outside of Canada

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