For the Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) Entry-to-Practice Exam — covers all 9 competency domains of the CICC's official EPE Blueprint
About the exam
The Entry-to-Practice Exam (EPE) is the final licensing requirement to become a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC), administered by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) — the federal body that regulates immigration and citizenship consultants in Canada (formerly the ICCRC).
The exam has 135 multiple-choice and case-based questions (125 scored, 10 unscored pretest items), is closed-book, computer-based, and must be completed within a 3-hour sitting. There's no published fixed pass percentage — CICC sets the cut score per sitting using a criterion-referenced standard-setting process called the Bookmark method. Content follows CICC's official EPE Blueprint across 9 competency domains, from foundational immigration law through case management, professionalism, and communication skills.
ExamHub's free RCIC practice quiz has 160 original questions across all 9 blueprint domains, checked against the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, its Regulations, the Citizenship Act, and the CICC Code of Professional Conduct.
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Five questions pulled from the full bank, with the answer shown — use the quiz above for the real timed simulation.
Why: Vavilov established reasonableness as the presumptive standard for judicial review of most administrative decisions, replacing the older multi-factor analysis, while preserving correctness review for a narrow set of exceptional categories.
Why: Misrepresentation can render an applicant inadmissible and is an offence under IRPA s.127. The CICC Code prohibits knowingly assisting a client with misrepresentation, and requires ending the retainer if the client insists on the fabrication.
Why: IRPA s.57 requires an initial detention review within 48 hours, a further review within 7 days, and subsequent reviews at least every 30 days, with the Minister required to justify why continued detention remains warranted at each review.
Why: CICC requires a written Agent Agreement defining the scope of tasks the Agent may perform, and the supervising RCIC retains full professional responsibility for all work the Agent does under that agreement.
Why: Managing emotional situations requires pausing, responding with empathy, and allowing the client time to process before proceeding, rather than rushing forward or dismissing their feelings.
FAQ
The EPE has 135 multiple-choice and case-based multiple-choice questions, of which 125 are scored and 10 are unscored pretest items mixed in randomly (you won't know which ones). It must be completed within a 3-hour, closed-book sitting.
The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) doesn't publish a fixed percentage. It sets the pass mark for each sitting using the Bookmark method, a criterion-referenced standard-setting process involving a panel of RCICs — so the cut score can vary slightly from exam to exam. ExamHub uses 65% as a practice benchmark, not an official figure.
Nine competency domains from CICC's official EPE Blueprint: Foundational Knowledge (17.6%), Case Management (19.2%), Legal Research & Informatics (8.8%), Business Management & Leadership (12.8%), IRB & Administrative Tribunals (8.8%), Professionalism (8.8%), Cultural Competence (6.4%), Communication/Counselling/Advocacy (11.2%), and Critical Thinking/Evidence-Based Practice (6.4%).
Candidates who have completed a CICC-recognized qualifying education program (a graduate diploma or certificate in Canadian immigration and citizenship law) and met the language requirement. The EPE itself is the final licensing exam before becoming a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC).
Up to 4 times, and all attempts must fall within 3 years of completing your qualifying education program. Deferred or missed sittings don't count as an attempt.
No. ExamHub is an independent, free study resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or reviewed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants. Every question is original, written from CICC's own published Candidate Guide and Essential Competencies document, plus the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, its Regulations, and the Citizenship Act — not copied from any exam-dump or prep-course site.