1. Good Character
You must be of good character as verified by employers and a provincial association where you are registered.

2. Education
You must have your education certified by the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), or hold a professional degree in architecture where the degree program has been accredited by the CACB or NAAB not later than two years after graduation, or have satisfied the Canadian equivalent of NCARB's Education Requirement as specified in NCARB Education Standard.

3. Training
You must have satisfied the three-year training requirement of the Canadian Experience Record Book (CERB) or the Canadian Intern Architect Program or have satisfied the Training Requirement set out in Section 3, A through Y, of NCARB Requirements for Certification of U.S. Architects.

4. Examination
You must have passed the NCARB Architect Registration Examination (ARE), or the Canadian Architectural Practice Examination (CAPE) plus NCARB ARE Divisions A, B, and D through I, provided such examinations and the pass/fail standards applied were in accordance with NCARB or CAPE standards, as the case may be, current at the time you took the examination.

Alternative to the Examination Requirements
In lieu of satisfying the foregoing examination requirements, NCARB will accept any one of the following:

1. Written professional practice examinations together with the oral examination administered in the province of British Columbia from 1977 through 1986
2. Written professional practice examinations administered in the province of Ontario from 1975 through 1986.
3. Written professional practice examinations administered in the province of Quebec since 1977.
4. Professional practice examinations and/or oral examinations administered in any Canadian province up to 1987 together with five years of practice as a principal as defined in Section 3.W. of NCARB Certification Requirements.

5. Registration
You must be registered by a Canadian provincial association that has entered into a Letter of Undertaking [as described in the Inter-recognition Agreement between NCARB and the Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils (CCAC)] and either: (a) have your principal place of practice as defined in the Inter-recognition Agreement within the jurisdiction of the association or (b) have your principal place of practice in the United States.

6. Alternate
In lieu of the requirements set out in Sections 2 through 4 above, you must have been certified by a Canadian provincial association as having achieved the education, training, and/or examination which the provincial association deems equivalent to the current NCARB requirements for education, training, and/or examination, and have 10 years experience in practice as a principal.

7. General
In evaluating qualifications, NCARB may, prior to certification, require you to substantiate the quality and character of your experience, even if you have met the technical requirements set forth above.