Before applying for a CCEB examination, make sure you meet the eligibility requirements. Eligibility is based primarily on your chiropractic education and where you are in your program.
If you’re unsure whether you qualify, review the information below before starting your application.
Be enrolled in or have graduated from an accredited or approved chiropractic program.
Apply for the Written Examination up to 10 months before graduation and the Clinical Competency Examination up to 3 months before graduation.
Canadian citizenship is not required to apply for a CCEB examination.
You do not need to live in Canada to apply for a CCEB examination.
To apply for a CCEB examination, you must be enrolled in or have graduated from a chiropractic program recognized by the appropriate chiropractic education accrediting body.
Accredited and approved chiropractic programs can be found through the following organizations:
When you apply, you’ll need documentation confirming your educational eligibility.
Depending on where you are in your program, you will be required to submit:
For a complete list of required documents and application requirements, visit the How to Apply page.
Review the information you’ll need before your examination:
CCEB examinations are offered in both English and French. Be sure to use the application and examination information for the language in which you plan to complete the exams.
Yes. You may apply for the Written Examination up to 10 months before graduation and the Clinical Competency Examination up to 3 months before graduation from an accredited or approved chiropractic program.
If you are still enrolled in your chiropractic program, you must submit a letter from your program confirming your current GPA and anticipated graduation date.
For a complete list of required documents and application requirements, visit the How to Apply page.
Graduates must submit a final official transcript confirming successful completion of their chiropractic program.
For a complete list of required documents and application requirements, visit the How to Apply page.
Candidates who are within 3 months of graduation may apply for both examinations during the same application period.
Candidates may attempt the Written Examination up to four times and the Clinical Competency Examination up to four times.
You have four years from your first Written Examination attempt to successfully complete both the Written and Clinical Competency Examinations.
A CCEB Certificate is issued after you have:
Your chiropractic program must send your final official transcript (confirmation of successful graduation) directly to CCEB within three months of completing both examinations. If it is not received within this timeframe, your Clinical Competency Examination result will be void.
The CCEB Examinations Candidate Handbook is the official reference for the written and clinical examinations.
It includes detailed information about:
Use the handbook whenever you need more detailed guidance about the examinations.