Saskatchewan
The APEGS NPPE: fee, deadlines and attempts in Saskatchewan
APEGS uses the national NPPE with its own fee, deadlines and attempt limit. Here is how to register, when to book, and how to prepare.
APEGS sets its own deadlines, so plan from them
APEGS sets its own registration deadline for each NPPE sitting, and for 2026 its deadlines came earlier than some other regulators'. A date you read on a national calendar, another province's site or a forum thread may not be the one that applies to you. The deadline that counts is the one on the APEGS exam page, so find it first and plan from there.
Then work forward. Register with APEGS by its deadline, book a seat in the booking window about a month before the sitting, and write during the three-day sitting itself. If you want around eight weeks of preparation, start studying before you register rather than after: by the time the booking window opens, you should already be well into the topics.
Sources:APEGS: Professional practice examNPPE exam dates (nppexam.ca)
How to write the NPPE as an APEGS applicant
From the APEGS deadline to your result, in five steps.
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Confirm your eligibility with APEGS
Read APEGS's professional practice exam page for who can register and how the NPPE fits into your application for licensure.
- 2
Register through APEGS before its deadline
Register for your sitting through APEGS by its deadline and pay $175.09, including GST and fees. Use APEGS's date, not one from another regulator.
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Book a seat in the booking window
After APEGS registers you, book an exam time with the exam administrator in the booking window, which opens about a month before the sitting.
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Write online under a remote proctor
Answer 110 multiple choice questions in 2.5 hours, closed book, on your own computer. A remote proctor watches through your webcam and a phone or tablet used as a second camera.
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Get your result through APEGS
Your pass or fail result comes through APEGS about 2 to 3 weeks after the sitting. If you did not pass, a report by content area shows where to focus next.
Upcoming NPPE sittings for Saskatchewan applicants
The sitting dates are national: 5 a year, each over three days. The registration deadline for each one is set by APEGS, so check it before you start counting back your study weeks.
NPPE exam dates (nppexam.ca)APEGA: National Professional Practice Exam
November 2 to 4, 2026
Booking window Oct 2 to Oct 18
January 11 to 13, 2027
Booking window Dec 11 to Dec 27
March 22 to 24, 2027
Booking window Feb 26 to Mar 14
June 7 to 9, 2027
Booking window May 7 to May 23
August 23 to 25, 2027
Booking window Jul 23 to Aug 8
November 1 to 3, 2027
Booking window Oct 8 to Oct 24
Four attempts, then a one-year wait
APEGS allows four attempts at the NPPE. After a fourth unsuccessful attempt, there is a one-year wait before a fifth. At $175.09 an attempt, the APEGS fee is among the lowest published NPPE fees, so the real cost of a fail is time: another registration deadline, another sitting, and less room left before that wait.
That makes the first attempt worth getting right. Write when your timed mock exam results are steady across all six sections, not because a sitting is next on the calendar. If you have already failed once, start from the content-area report that came with your result, rebuild your plan around the weakest areas, and see our NPPE retake guide.
Before you register with APEGS
Five things to settle before the APEGS deadline, so the weeks after it go to studying.
Find the APEGS date for your sitting
Take it from the APEGS exam page, not a national calendar or another regulator's site.
Count back your study weeks
Our NPPE study plan lays out eight weeks. NPPE Pro's study plan does the counting for you and gives you one task a day.
Check your exam setup
You will need a computer with a webcam and, since June 2026, a phone or tablet as a second camera.
Budget for the fee
$175.09 per attempt, including GST and fees, paid to APEGS each time you write.
Know how you will judge readiness
Plan to sit the 4 timed mock exams in your last weeks, and read how to pass the NPPE for the strategy around them.
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Questions people ask
More answers in the NPPE FAQ.
How much does the NPPE cost through APEGS?
APEGS charges $175.09 for the NPPE, including GST and fees, and you pay it again for each attempt. That is among the lowest NPPE fees published by Canadian regulators. Fees change, so confirm the current amount on the APEGS exam page before you register.
How many times can I write the NPPE with APEGS?
APEGS allows four attempts. After a fourth unsuccessful attempt there is a one-year wait before a fifth. Each attempt is registered and paid for separately, so it is worth writing when your mock exam results are steady rather than using a sitting to see what the exam is like.
When is the APEGS deadline to register for the NPPE?
APEGS sets its own registration deadline for each sitting, so check the APEGS exam page for the date that applies to yours. For 2026 its deadlines ran a few days ahead of the national ones (September 14 for the November sitting, against September 18 nationally), so do not plan from a national calendar or another province's date. After registering, you book a seat in the booking window.
Is the NPPE the same in every province?
Yes. It is one national exam with the same blueprint, questions and pass standard wherever you write it. What differs by regulator is the fee, the registration deadline, and rules such as how many attempts you get and when you write it in your application.
How often is the NPPE held?
The NPPE runs 5 times a year, each sitting spread over three days. The next sitting is Nov 2 to 4, 2026. You register with your regulator before its deadline, then book a seat with the exam administrator during the booking window.
What is the format of the NPPE?
The NPPE has 110 multiple choice questions, each with four options and one correct answer, to be answered in 2.5 hours. 100 questions are scored and 10 are experimental questions that do not count, and there is no penalty for guessing. It is closed book and remotely proctored, and since June 2026 candidates need a phone or tablet as a second camera.
What is the pass mark for the NPPE?
The pass mark is a scaled score of 65, which is not the same as 65 percent. Scores are scaled so that a pass means the same thing at every sitting, and results are reported only as pass or fail. Candidates who fail receive a report showing their performance by content area.
Is NPPE Pro affiliated with my regulator or the NPPE?
No. NPPE Pro is an independent study platform built by CertNova, the team behind CBA Pro and competencybasedassessment.ca. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by any engineering or geoscience regulator, or by the administrators of the NPPE.
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