Greetings to our friends up north! In this post we’ll be discussing everything you need to know to take the GMAT in Canada—including information on GMAT Canada test centers, test dates, and costs.
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GMAT Canada Test Centers
There are over 20 GMAT test centers spread throughout Canada, located in the following cities:
- Burnaby
- Calgary (2)
- Edmonton
- Halifax (2)
- Hamilton
- Kitchener
- London
- Montreal
- Ottawa
- Regina
- Saskatoon (2)
- Scarborough
- St. John’s
- Surrey
- Toronto (2)
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Windsor
- Winnipeg
GMAT Canada Test Dates
Testing dates vary by location, but you can use MBA.com’s Test Center Locator tool to identify which locations and days work best for you. Some centers offer weekend tests, while others are only available during weekdays. To avoid stress come exam day, we recommend scouting out your GMAT test location beforehand.
GMAT Costs in Canada
Once you’ve found a day that works for you, you’ll need to pay a registration fee of 250 USD (around 319 CAD at the time of this writing).
If it any point you discover that you need to reschedule, make sure to do it ASAP! As long as you reschedule more than seven days out from your original date, you’ll only need to pay 50 USD. Attempting to reschedule after this 7 day window will cost an additional 250 USD.
Likewise, if you need to cancel your registration, make sure you do so as early as possible! Cancelling more than seven days out will net you an 80 USD refund (not much, but it’s better than nothing!). There will be no refunds for cancellations within seven days of the originally scheduled test date (ouch!).
GMAT Scores in Canada
On your test day, you will be able to send five free score reports to five institutions anywhere in the world—Canada, the U.S., or elsewhere. You can use MBA.com’s Program Locator to find eligible institutions, or check out this list of the most popular programs. If you need to request any additional score reports, expect to pay 28 USD for each report.
Students interested in retaking the exam may want to purchase an Enhanced Score Report (ESR) for themselves, which contains detailed information about each subsection of the test. The fee for the ESR is 25 USD.
GMAT Canada: Final Thoughts
If you’re determined to take the GMAT, you can begin the process by following these four simple steps:
- Start by taking one of our GMAT Diagnostic Exams.
- Decide how much time you need to study—3 months is usually ideal.
- Pick a location, choose a date from the GMAT Canada test dates, and register for your exam on MBA.com.
- Start studying with Magoosh!
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