CELPIP Exam Dates, Times, Fees, Cancellations and Appeals in Ottawa

I have posted the following dates and times until August from the official website because it is specific to Ottawa only, while the Official CELPIP registration site lists all the Ontario centers together. Do check the official website to tell you whether the test is full or not. The three centers in Ottawa that offer the CEPIP test are Algonquin College, Ottawa University and the English Testing Center (ETC). For specific addresses and contact information go to the TPS CELPIP Ottawa Registration Page or CELPIP official website. If you want to contact CELPIP about other issues try writing to  CELPIP Paragon Testing Enterprises.

You can see that the test, depending on the center, is held on Friday, Saturday or Sunday and the times are either at 10 am, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm or 2:30 pm

1. Algonquin College

CELPIP General Test ($280)

March 7, 2020 - Saturday at 12:30 pm
April 4, 2020 - Saturday at 12:30 pm
May 2, 2020 - Saturday at 12:30 pm
June 6, 2020 - Saturday at 12:30 pm

CELPIP L&S ($195)

March 7, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am
April 4, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am
May 2, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am
June 6, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am

2. Ottawa University

Test Dates

CELPIP General Test    ($280)
February 22, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am
March 7, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am
March 7, 2020 - Saturday at 2:30 pm
March 21, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am
April 4, 2020 - Saturday at 10:oo am
April 18, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am
May 2, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am
May 23, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am
June 6, 2020 - Saturday at 10:00 am

CELPIP L&S
February 22, 2020 - Saturday at 2:30 pm
March 21, 2020 - Saturday at 2:30 pm
April 18, 2020 - Saturday at 2:30 pm
May 23, 2020 - Saturday at 2:30 pm

3. The English Testing Center (ETC) Ottawa

150 Isabella St, Unit 155, Ottawa

Test Dates

CELPIP General Test (280)
February 23, 2020- Sunday at 1:00 pm
March 8, 2020 - Sunday at 10:00 am
March 15, 2020 - Sunday at 10:00 am
March 22, 2020 - Sunday at at 1:00 pm
April 5, 2020 - Sunday at 10:00 am
April 24, 2020 - Friday at 10:00 am
April 24, 2020 - Friday at 2:30 pm
April 26, 2020 - Sunday at 10:00 am
May 8, 2020 - Friday at 10:00 am
May 15, 2020 - Friday at 10:00 am
May 15, 2020 - Friday at 2:30 pm
May 31, 2020 - Sunday at 10:00 am

CELPIP L&S ($195)
February 23, 2020- Sunday at 10:00 am
March 8, 2020 - Sunday at 2:30 pm
March 22, 2020 - Sunday at 10:00 am
April 5, 2020 - Sunday at 2:30 pm
April 26, 2020 - Sunday at 2:30 pm
May 8, 2020 - Friday at 2:30 pm
May 31, 2020 - Sunday at 2:30 pm

How Much Does the CELPIP Exam Cost?

In Ottawa, like other areas around Canada, the CELPIP General Test will cost you a whopping $280 + taxes; the CELPIP LS (Listening and Speaking) at $195 + taxes. As a comparison to IELTS, CELPIP is only slightly cheaper, particularly if you take the CELPIP LS is for immigration however, it is not far behind IELTS at $319 (taxes included).

Cancellation and Resitting

The cancellation policies of CELPIP, like IELTS, are very strict and allow few reasons for cancellation. You must put in a cancellation request no less than 9 days before your tet date and even then you will only get 50% back . You can transfer it to another date as long as you apply for it at least 9 days but you will have to pay a fee of $50. You may still have a shot at getting your transfer if you provide a doctor's note or proof that a relative has died but short of that, it is not likely to be accepted.

To contact them you contact their customer service number at at 778-327-6854 or info@celpip.ca

To retake the rest but you will have to wait 30 days (1 week more than what IELTS alllows).

Appeal (reevaluation) of CELPIP Score

If you feel your score was not done correctly or fairly, you can appeal. Both CELPIP and IELTS seem to hide the issue of score appeals or re-evaluations. You do not get such information on it from the test takers section but in the FAQ section of the official CELPIP site. If you want to appeal, you do not have to have the whole test reevaluated like with IELTS. You can just state which of the 4 sub-skills (ie reading listening writing or speaking) you want re-evaluated and then pay the re-evaluation fee for that component. A few rules apply:

You have to do it within 6 weeks past the test you took
You have to pay the re-evaluation fee in advance