Canadian Adult Education Credential
Canada has traded the GED with the Canadian-made CAEC (Canadian Adult Education Credential) in May 2024. The Canadian GED was offered only in a paper-based format, while the new CAEC exam (pronounced “cake”) can be written on a computer or paper (in most provinces).
Like the GED (General Education Development) exam, the CAEC test gives adult learners without a high school diploma a chance to earn an educational credential that’s equivalent to a standard high school diploma. To learn who qualifies for the new CAEC exam, check our post on CAEC qualification requirements.
The diploma that’s awarded to students who have passed the five separate CAEC sub-exams has the same status as a regular high school diploma, though in Canada, they are not identical. In most jurisdictions, institutions of post-secondary education and employers accept the CAEC diploma just like a high school or GED diploma.
Cansego CAEC Preparation
Cansego, through Onsego Canada, is a website that prepares students for the five individual sub-exams that make up the new Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC) Exam. The five sub-exams cover the academic subjects of Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts Writing, and Language Arts Reading. The exam is available in English and French.
The new CAEC exam is challenging, and the academic subject fields covered are vast. Cansego has divided the complex CAEC curriculum into small, bite-sized portions and presents the subjects in short video lessons that address one topic at a time.
This way, students can retain the study material presented much easier and better than when everything is shown in long lessons, where it is harder to remain concentrated. Each short video lesson is followed by a mini quiz to help students determine if they understand the material covered.
Throughout Cansego’s CAEC preparatory programs, there are multiple longer practice tests and sample questions that resemble the question formats used on the official CAEC test.
From GED to CAEC
So, Canada has replaced the GED with the Canadian-made Canadian Adult Education Credential. Students who have already taken and passed some parts of the GED test can use their GED results for the CAEC exam until May 2027.
The CAEC is a Pan-Canadian program used for high school equivalency testing in most provinces and territories. Only British Columbia has not implemented the program as it introduced its successful British Columbia Adult Graduation Program in 2014, and Yukon is likely to follow BC.
The GED test is no longer offered in Canada, and Cansego has adjusted its program to align entirely with the new CAEC exam. Cansego continues to provide top-level online classes for the CAEC exam via Onsego Canada, and the practice tests are also perfectly tailored to simulate the new CAEC question formats.
CAEC Test Subjects
The CAEC test is available in English and French. It includes five separate, modular sub-exams that cover elements from the following academic subject areas: Language Arts Reading, Language Arts Writing, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
Let’s take a closer look at how many questions are in each sub-exam and how much time you are given to complete the five subtests. Please keep in mind that the paper-based CAEC test is not available in some provinces and territories. You may also want to check out our page with information about the CAEC passing standard requirements.
| Subjects | Time | Number of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Language Arts Reading | 75 minutes | 50 questions |
| Language Arts Writing | 75 minutes | 1 Essay |
| Math Part I (Without Calculator) Part II: Calculator |
120 minutes in total 30 minutes 90 minutes |
42 questions in total 12 questions 30 questions |
| Science | 90 minutes | 35 questions |
| Social Studies | 90 minutes | 40 questions |
Please note that we provide quality CAEC prep courses online. We are NOT offering the CAEC exam itself. We aim to help you pass the CAEC exam efficiently and quickly, but please confirm our information with official CAEC sources; that’s essential for accuracy.