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Register for the Professional Certification Exams
The Gold Standard of Editing
Being certified by Editors Canada is the recognition of an editor's high level of professional knowledge and skill. In today's competitive job market, certification demonstrates your expertise—and gives you a marketing advantage.
Editors Canada typically offers two professional certification exams each year, on a two-year rotation.
In 2023, we are offering the structural editing and proofreading exams.
Exam Registration
Registration for the structural editing and proofreading exams closed on October 28, 2023. The exams will be held on November 18, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., local time (structural editing), and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., local time (proofreading).
Professional certification exams for copy editing and stylistic editing will be offered in 2024.
Exam Format
Editors Canada Professional Certification exams are fully electronic. The 2023 Structural Editing and Proofreading exams will both be written onscreen. The Structural Editing exam will be on Microsoft Word. The Proofreading exam will be on PDF, which can be edited with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (available for free) or other Adobe tools. For further details on how the exam will be administered, visit the Professional Certification page.
Exam Date 2023
Proofreading
Saturday, November 18, 2023
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., local time
Structural Editing
Saturday, November 18, 2023
2 p.m. to 5 p.m., local time
Exam Fees
| Editors Canada members | Non-members | |
|---|---|---|
| One exam | $450 | $550 |
| Two exams (when two are offered in the same year) | $850 | $1,050 |
Cancellation: If Editors Canada cancels an exam for which you have registered, you'll have the opportunity to either transfer your registration or receive a full refund of your registration fees. If you cancel your registration for any other reason and the association receives written notice of your cancellation on or before October 28, 2023, Editors Canada will refund your registration less a $100 cancellation fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after October 28, 2023.
Exam Format
In 2023, the exams will be offered remotely and onscreen (as in 2021 and 2022)
(Previously, professional certification exams were typically offered at official exam sites in Vancouver, Toronto, and Ottawa. We also offered them from time to time in other locations within Canada if we received enough applications from candidates there.)
Remote Testing
Candidates will write the exam on their own computer at home (PC or Mac). The 2023 Structural Editing and Proofreading exams will both be written onscreen. The Structural Editing exam will be on Microsoft Word. The Proofreading exam will be on PDF, which can be edited with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (available for free) or other Adobe tools.
We'll provide you with the exam and ask you to download it, complete it and upload it within the exam time frame. You will need to have reliable Internet access and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, or other Adobe tools, and Microsoft Word installed on your home computer (NOT Google Docs). You should also have a quiet, private space in your home during the exam, in which to write the exam.