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Exam booking
You book each module with your provincial regulator once your accredited LLQP course is complete. Book when your timed mock scores say you are ready. Facts checked 12 Oct 2026.
Life, Accident and Sickness, and Segregated Funds: 35 questions each (30 scored, 5 pilot). Ethics: 25 questions (20 scored, 5 pilot). Each module is 75 minutes, and you need 60% to pass each one.
Full rules: Insurance Council of BC, LLQP exam information. Other provinces publish their own steps; see how to get a life licence.
You can rewrite it. In BC there is no waiting period after the first three failed attempts and a one-year wait after the fourth. All required modules must be passed within 12 months of the first module you pass. See LLQP rewrite rules.
Apply for your licence within 12 months of the first module you passed (BC rule). Passing the exam alone does not let you sell insurance.
Each provincial regulator runs its own sittings. In BC, the Insurance Council lists sittings in Vancouver and Surrey and arranges exams in other regions through test centres; you book through its online portal after an eligibility check.
Not in BC (the Insurance Council stopped online LLQP exams on 1 July 2023) or Ontario (online exams ended on 1 July 2026, with accommodations for distance-related limitations).
12 months. You must write the exam within 12 months of completing the accredited LLQP course (BC rule).
In BC, there is no waiting period after the first three failed attempts; after the fourth you wait one year (rule from 1 July 2024).
Not sure you are ready to book?
Take a free timed mock. Book when you pass full module mocks with questions you have not seen.
Take the free mock →Not affiliated with CISRO, CCIR or any provincial insurance regulator. Rules and fees are set by each provincial regulator and can change; confirm before you book.