Fees, booking & eligibility
Plan PTE Core booking: how registration works, what affects the test fee, rescheduling windows, when Core results are available, and who is eligible to take it.
PTE Core is booked through the official Pearson account, where you choose a test centre, date, and time. The test fee varies by country and currency, and the amount shown at checkout is the one that applies, so confirm it before paying rather than relying on an older figure.
Reschedules are free only while more than 14 full days remain before the test (up to 6 per appointment); within 14 days you must cancel and rebook, with a 50% refund at 7–14 days and none at 7 days or fewer. The Canadian fee is roughly C$340–360 — confirm the exact amount at checkout. Core results typically arrive within 2 business days (up to 5) and are shared with IRCC through the official process.
PTE Core has no separate academic prerequisite — anyone can sit it. Whether your score counts is decided by the receiving Canadian program or authority, so confirm the route requirement and the target CLB level before booking rather than treating the test itself as the gate.
Booking and test day rely on valid identification, with a passport as the standard ID and booking details that match it exactly. Test takers under 18 need approved parental or guardian consent, and accessibility accommodations should be requested through the official process before booking.
A Core booking plan starts with the route requirement, not just a test date.
Pearson sets fees by country — in Canada, PTE Academic is C$360 as of July 2026, and the current PTE Core fee for your country is shown on Pearson’s booking site. You must book at least 24 hours before the test, and there is no late-booking surcharge.
PTE Core results typically arrive within 2 business days, and never later than 5 business days. Scores are valid for 2 years, but for Canadian citizenship applications your results never expire.
Rescheduling is free only more than 14 full days before the test (up to six times per appointment); inside 14 days you cannot reschedule and must cancel and rebook instead. Refunds are 100% with more than 14 days’ notice, 50% at 7–14 days and nothing after that, and you can take at most 12 tests in any rolling 12 months.
