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Important Examination Information – Montreal, Quebec

Further to your registration in the August 2021 AFK, please read the following information carefully.

Location information

Examination: Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge (booklet format)

Date: August 6, 2021

Location: Palais de congress de Montreal

159 Saint-Antoine Street West, 9th Floor
Room 511
Montreal, QC
CA H2Z 1H2

Check-in: 8:00 a.m.

You must present current government issued photo identification at check-in. Refer to the NDEB
2021 AFK Protocol for acceptable forms of identification. Individuals who do not provide
government issued photo identification will not be admitted.

Schedule: Morning Check-in 8:00 a.m.

Orientation 8:30 a.m.
Book 1 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Afternoon Check-in 12:00 p.m.
Book 2 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Examination Resources

The following documents are available on the NDEB website. These three documents govern the eligibility,
administration, format, content, grading, and passing standards of the examination. You should read each
document carefully.

• Protocol
• NDEB By-laws
• Policies for Examinations

Scent Sensitive

The examination room is a scent-sensitive environment. To respect those who are sensitive to scents, please limit
the use of perfume, lotion, cologne, aftershave, etc. Scented lotions and deodorants can be replaced by scent-
free products.

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Withdrawal

To withdraw from the examination, send an email to info@ndeb-bned.ca with the subject line “withdrawal request”.
The email should include your full name and NDEB ID number, examination name, and examination date.
Withdrawal fees will be applied.

If you experience a health-related issue or personal circumstance prior to the start of the examination that will
prevent you from showing your abilities, you must withdraw prior to the start of the examination. If you do not attend
the examination, you will not lose an attempt.

If, prior to the examination, you are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 you must withdraw from the examination.
Withdrawal due to medical reasons is subject to 25% of the examination fee. If you appear for the examination and
exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 you will be refused entry.

Cancellation Information

The ability for the NDEB to administer examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic relies heavily on the
recommendations of public health authorities and restrictions placed by federal and provincial governments. The
uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic means that it may be necessary to cancel or make changes to
examinations.

If the NDEB needs to cancel or make changes to this examination, you will be notified through your online profile.
Notice will also be posted on the NDEB website and Facebook page.

COVID-19 Examinations Regulations

The 2021 AFK protocols contain information about the assessment and should be read carefully. Due to the current
circumstances, additional regulations regarding health and safety will be in place. Please read the attached
COVID-19 Examination Regulations document carefully. Anyone who does not comply with the safety procedure
will not be allowed to test and will be charged the full examination fee.

There is currently a requirement for all individuals entering Canada to quarantine for 14 days. Some provinces and
territories may also have a 14-day quarantine period for those arriving from other parts of Canada. While
exemptions to mandatory quarantine requirements may be available under certain circumstances, the NDEB will
not accept any exemption and individuals who have not completed the 14-day quarantine will not be permitted to
take an NDEB examination.

You will be expected to present evidence that you have completed the 14-day quarantine when you register for
the examination. Evidence can be:

1. a boarding pass or itinerary for travel by plane or train.

2. hotel booking confirmation or receipt for individuals who travelled by car.

3. a letter from a member of the household in which you are staying confirming your date of arrival,
address, and contact information.
If you cannot attend the examination because you are not permitted to travel or are refused access to the
examination because you have travelled in the14 days prior to the examination, full withdrawal fees will be applied.

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New Examination Regulations Pertaining to COVID-19

The NDEB is continually monitoring the situation regarding COVID-19 and implementing strategies to protect
participants and staff. Accordingly, additional safety measures have been added to the August 2021
Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge (AFK) regulations.

NOTE: Each examination centre is required to comply with the guidelines and
legislation established by their municipal and provincial public health authorities
and governments. Please note that these may change from time to time.
Therefore, the measures may differ from exam centre to exam centre.

NOTE: Participants who elect to take the NDEB’s Assessment of Fundamental

Knowledge in August 2021 will be in an exam centre with other individuals. As such,
and as is the case in any setting with other individuals, there is a risk of contracting
COVID- 19. Any participants who proceed to take the examinations in light of this
risk are deemed to have assumed that risk.

NOTE: If you refuse to complete the screening questionnaire, to wear a mask, to

obey any rule or safety measure, or to undergo a temperature check (if required
by the university at your exam centre), you will be asked to leave the exam centre
and you will not be permitted to take the exam.

NOTE: Participants who elect to take the NDEB’s Assessment of Fundamental

Knowledge in August 2021 agree to the release of their name and contact
information to the third party centre and public health should there be an outbreak
or potential outbreak at the examination centre.

The rules below are introduced because of Covid-19 and supersede any contrary regulations published in the
examination protocol.

You will be required to wait outside the examination centre until directed to enter the registration area.
Admittance to the examination centre will be staggered; therefore, you are strongly advised to dress
appropriately for weather conditions.

• To ensure physical distancing, you must keep your distance from the person in front of you in the check-in
line outside, and when you are in the examination centre.

• You will be required to complete a standard screening questionnaire prior to entering the centre.

• You may be required to undergo a temperature check.

• If you do not pass the screening process, you will not be allowed to enter the examination room.

• You will be required to wear a surgical mask or face mask covering your mouth and nose at all times while
at the examination centre.

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• You will be instructed to perform hand hygiene with a hand sanitizer before entering the building, before
entering the registration area and before entering the examination room.

• During both the morning and afternoon check-in you will be required remove your mask for identification
purposes.

• You will be required to show your ID to the invigilators during registration.

• You will not be permitted to drink water in the examination room. You will have to take a washroom break
to drink water.

• You will not be permitted to use tissues in the examination room. You will have to take a washroom break
to use a tissue.

• You will be required to vacate the building as soon as you finish the morning examination and during the
mandatory lunch break. You will not be able to buy food on-site. Therefore, we recommend that you plan
your lunch in advance.

• Prior to the afternoon check-in, you will be required to wait outside until directed to enter the registration
area.

• You will be required to vacate the building as soon as you finish the afternoon examination.

• For your safety and for the safety of all others in the exam centre, you will be required to follow all
directional and other instructions of the invigilators proctoring the examination.

• To ensure the safety of everyone in the exam centre, all health and safety decisions made by the
invigilators will be a final decision.

• In the event that you become ill during the examination or during a break, depending upon the rules of
the test centre at which you are taking the examination, you may be required to leave the examination
without completing it. Any such determination will be at the discretion of the test centre.

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