The CPTE is delivered virtually and recorded from check-in to finish. CAPR's rule is blunt: if your room, device or connection doesn't meet the requirements on the day, you don't sit the exam and you forfeit the $2,500. Here is what has to be true, and when to check it.
Updated September 2026 from CAPR's Testing Setup Requirements for Candidates (May 2026). Read the current version on alliancept.org and watch CAPR's exam-day flow video before your sitting.
| Required | Allowed | Prohibited |
|---|---|---|
| Government photo ID — Canadian driver's licence, PR card or passport only, matching your registered name Your testing device and everything in the technology list below | Water in one clear unlabelled bottle or glass; a small snack on a plate or in a clear container (oral section: eat only while reading the case); a few loose tissues; foam earplugs; untinted glasses; lip balm; medications without packaging; medical and orthotic devices; a hand mirror for the room scan; religious head coverings | Phone or any electronic device (other than the proctoring phone); second screen; headphones or earbuds; watch or wearable; paper, pen, pencil, highlighter, whiteboard; any study material; bag, wallet, keys, photos, plants; hat, jacket, blanket; tinted glasses; coffee, tea or anything but water |
The required and allowed lists are exhaustive; anything not on them is prohibited. Anything extra needs a Testing Accommodations request before the application deadline.
A smartphone or tablet (Android 8+ or iOS 15.8+) with the ProctorExam app, on Wi-Fi, silent and in airplane mode, auto-lock off, rotation on, landscape, plugged in, showing your workstation and surroundings. A second laptop is not accepted.
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Three weeks before | Exam Appointment Confirmation email arrives with your start time and which of the two dates you have |
| At least 7 days before | Run every check in CAPR's document: Amazon Chime readiness check, disk, RAM, OS, Chrome, permissions, Mac screen-sharing. Use the exact device and connection you'll use on the day |
| One week before | "Please register for your exam" email from ProctorExam with your personal System Check link (ignore its Step 2 — it doesn't apply to the CPTE) |
| No later than 48 hours before | Complete the System Check from the exam device, in the exam room. Problems go to exams@alliancept.org |
| The day before | Set up the room. Repeat the Chime check |
| Exam day | Repeat the Chime check, then open the link in your Appointment Confirmation. Oral section first (2.5 h, no breaks), about an hour off the clock, then the written section (2.5 h, no breaks). Arriving more than 15 minutes late, or finishing the oral and not starting the written on time, forfeits the fee |
Sit at least one full mock in the exam room, on the exam device, in exam order: oral cases for 2.5 hours, an hour's break, then a 100-question paper. Nothing else tells you whether your chair, your lighting, your bladder and your concentration survive five hours.
Yes — macOS 10.13 or later, with screen recording enabled for Chrome at the system level. Chrome is the only supported browser on any system.
For the written section, yes: a smartphone or tablet running the ProctorExam app as a second camera, on Wi-Fi, plugged in, silent, airplane mode, auto-lock off, landscape. A second laptop is not accepted. The oral section uses the testing device only.
No. Wired and wireless headphones and earbuds are prohibited; use the device's speakers and microphone.
Only three: a Canadian driver's licence, a Canadian permanent resident card, or a passport. The name must match your CAPR profile exactly.
CAPR allows any private indoor space that meets the requirements — a room at work, a hotel room, a library room, university space. Open-plan rooms need temporary dividers; windows onto other people must be covered.
You are not allowed to proceed, and CAPR states you forfeit the entire fee. That's why the system check a week before, and the readiness checks in the days before, matter.
