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Dates and Fees

IMPORTANT: New changes affecting the CSMLS MLT examination and Prior Learning Assessments. Please click here to learn more.

 
Registration opens and closes according to the EST/EDT time zone.

Candidates will not be reimbursed late registration fees (Including for deferrals, extensions, or cancellations).

We reserve the right to change fees without notice.

All fees must be received in Canadian funds.

 

Exam Dates and Deadlines*

All: MLT (General, Clinical Genetics, Diagnostic Cytology) and MLA

Year: 2025
Exam Type: ALL ALL MLA ONLY ALL
Exam Dates*: FEBRUARY 24 to FEBRUARY 28 JUNE 23 to JUNE 27 AUGUST 18 to AUGUST 22 OCTOBER 27 to OCTOBER 31
Registration: November 01 to December 15, 2024 March 01 to April 15 May 01 to June 15 July 01 to August 15
Late Registration: December 16 to December 31, 2024 April 16 to April 30 June 16 to June 30 August 16 to August 31
Results Released By: April 17 August 07 October 09 December 11

*Candidate to schedule testing seat for one Exam day only

 

Examination Fees*

Exam Discipline/Exam Session:        2025 Canadian Resident Non-Resident of Canada
Member Non-Member Member Non-Member
General MLT
Registration Fee $999 $1,285 $1,910 $2,210
Late Fee + $180 + $185 + $180 + $185
Clinical Genetics and Diagnostic Cytology
Registration Fee $1,175 $1,480 $2,325 $2,630
Late Fee + $180 + $185 + $180 + $185
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Registration Fee $220 $425 $310 $595
Late Fee + $140 + $145 + $140 + $145

*We reserve the right to change fees without notice
All fees must be received in Canadian funds

 

Service Fees

Service Fee Description Fee
Exam Cancellation Fee 14 or more days prior to the **exam date $155 – MLA
$205 – MLT
Less than 14 days before **exam date No refund
Rescheduling Exam Time/Testing Centre Appointments 30 or more days before **exam date No cost
5-29 days before scheduled **exam date $35 per reschedule, if available. Paid directly to the exam vendor.
Less than 5 days before exam date No changes are allowed
Deferral Request MLA * Fee applies to individuals requesting a deferral of their eligible exam date $145
Deferral Request MLT * Fee applies to individuals requesting a deferral of their eligible exam date $185
NSF Cheque Fee applied to non-sufficient-fund (NSF) cheques $25
Replacement Certificates Member Only Fee to replace certificate $50
Duplicate Exam Results Fee applied to obtaining a duplicate copy of exam results $25 – members
$50 – non-members
Re-establishing Eligibility Assessment
(for expired RELP** between 2nd and 3rd Exam attempts)		 MLT $720 – CSMLS member
$875 – non-member
MLA $160 – CSMLS member
$215 – non-member

*Candidates will not be reimbursed the difference between early and regular registration fees for any deferrals, extensions, or cancellations.

**Exam = the first date of any Exam session.

**Re-establishing Eligibility Learning Plan

We reserve the right to change fees without notice. All fees must be received in Canadian funds.

Indigenous Land Acknowledgement : We respectfully acknowledge the CSMLS office, located in Hamilton, Ontario, is situated upon the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississauga Nation, Anishinaabe Peoples, and the Neutral Peoples. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon wampum, which is a treaty between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We further acknowledge that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Treaty No. 3, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

 

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