Exam dates and fees

NPPE applicants may consider enrolling in the one day Professional Practice Workshop presented by Engineers Nova Scotia. The fee for the workshop is payable to Engineers Nova Scotia (visit www.engineersnovascotia.ca for more information).

2026 Exam and Registration Dates

Exam Dates	Registration Deadline	Booking Window Dates
January 19-21, 2026	December 5, 2025	December 19, 2025-January 7, 2026
March 30 - April 1, 2026	February 13, 2026	February 27-March 16, 2026
June 8-10, 2026	April 24, 2026	May 8-25, 2026
August 17-19, 2026	July 3, 2026	July 17-August 3, 2026
November 2-4, 2026	September 18, 2026	October 2-19, 2026

NPPE Fees

The fee for writing the NPPE in Nova Scotia is $ 375.00 (HST incl). If writing outside of Nova Scotia, additional fees are required, with fees payable in Canadian Funds (please refer to table below). Make your cheque or money order payable to “Geoscientists Nova Scotia.” Payments by credit card for the full amount (including applicable taxes) can be made on our secure Payments page.

APGNS National Professional Practice 2026 Exam Fee

Total Payable (HST incl)
Written in Nova Scotia	$373.75
Written within Canada	$517.50
Written within USA	$586.50
Written Overseas	$655.50

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