What do you bring to CELPIP, and what are the test day rules?

Arrive 45 minutes before your test; check-in closes 15 minutes before the start, and latecomers are refused with no refund or transfer. At check-in your ID is scanned, you store everything except your ID, you turn out your pockets, roll up your sleeves and trouser legs and remove glasses for inspection, and some centres use a metal detector wand. You sign, and your photo is taken with your face fully visible; it is printed on your score report (celpip.ca).

The test does not pause for anything. For a washroom break, raise your hand and you are escorted; you go through security again when you return, and being away from your workstation for more than 20 minutes ends the test. You may hear other candidates speaking and typing, which is normal. Return the pen and notepaper at the end (celpip.ca).

These can get you removed from the room: taking test materials out, talking to another candidate, using prohibited items, eating, drinking or chewing gum, disruptive behaviour and ignoring staff instructions. Children are not allowed in the test room, and celpip.ca asks you not to wear perfume or other scented products. Answers that are memorised rather than original and spontaneous can lead to score cancellation (celpip.ca).

If something goes wrong, tell the staff at once and report it in your CELPIP account within 24 hours; later reports are not acted on (celpip.ca). Rules change. Check the test owner's own page before you book or sit the test. This guide is general information, not official advice from the test owner.