Questions & Answers

1. What are “core jurisdiction” and “extended jurisdiction” clients?

Core jurisdiction clients are organizations that are governed under the Public Service Employment Act for their appointments.

Extended jurisdiction clients are organizations that have their own appointment authority. This includes separate employers such as the Canada Revenue Agency, Parks Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, among others.

2. When is there a cost for second language evaluation testing?

Core jurisdiction clients

There is no fee for core jurisdiction clients to use the reading, writing or oral proficiency tests. There is a fee for clients who prefer to have the Public Service Commission (PSC) administer the tests on their behalf. The fee is $100 per candidate, per test for supervised tests and $740 per group for unsupervised tests.

There is also a fee for no-shows or late cancellations.

Extended jurisdiction clients

The fee for extended jurisdiction clients to use the reading and writing tests is $42 per test for the paper version and $30 per test for the online version.

The fee for oral proficiency tests is $315 per test administered by the PSC.

There is also a test administration service fee for clients who prefer to have the PSC administer the reading and writing tests on their behalf. The fee of $100 per candidate, per test for supervised test and $740 per group for unsupervised tests.

There is also a fee for no-shows or late cancellations.

3. What is the Test Results Search Tool?

The Test Results Search Tool is a system for accessing second language evaluation test results.

The Test Results Search Tool is available on a fee-for-service basis and is updated daily. A Personal Record Identifier is required to make a transaction (query) and the cost is $1.25 per transaction.

4. The administration fee for second language evaluation reading and writing supervised tests is $100 per candidate, per test, but there is also a $100 test administration services fee mentioned in the price list. Why is this?

The test administration services fee is a per candidate, per test fee for tests that are not second language evaluation (SLE) tests; they are administered by a Public Service Commission regional office.

5. Where can I find billing information about Personnel Psychology Centre products and services?

Email all your questions about billing to cfp.dfa-inforev-fad.psc@cfp-psc.gc.ca.