The CIRE exam is the official CIRO (Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization) exam behind the CIRE (Canadian Investment Regulatory Exam) certification, validating the skills measured by the CIRO Canadian Investment Regulatory credential. It sits at the Entry / Foundation level of the CIRO (Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization) certification program. It also connects to Retail Securities Exam (RSE), Institutional Securities Exam (ISE), Supervisor Exam (SUP), Trader Exam (TRD), Derivatives Exam, Director and Executive Exam, Chief Compliance Officer Exam, Chief Financial Officer Exam, so the knowledge you build here carries over to those tracks as well.

The CIRE exam contains 110 questions to be completed within 120 minutes. Before exam day, divide the available time by the question count to work out a comfortable per-question pace, and mark any item that eats into it so you can return later instead of getting stuck. Timed sessions in the Actual4Labs test engines make that pacing automatic — run at least two full-length mock exams under the clock so time pressure never becomes the reason you drop points.

The passing score for the CIRE exam is Approximately 60% (not published officially), and the official registration fee is CAD $475 (first attempt); CAD $300 (per retake). Retakes are not discounted — every new attempt means paying the full fee again — so it pays to measure yourself before you book. Work through the 112 practice questions on Actual4Labs, sit a timed practice test, and schedule your exam only when your scores are consistently comfortable. That simple habit is the cheapest exam strategy there is.

No mandatory prerequisites; foundational exam for CIRO Proficiency Model. Replaced Canadian Securities Course (CSC) effective Jan 1, 2026. CFA Level I or charterholders may be exempt. Requirements can change when CIRO (Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization) revises its certification program, so confirm the current eligibility rules on the official exam page before you register.

You can book the CIRO Canadian Investment Regulatory exam through the official registration channels below:

• CIRO Enrollment / Candidate Portal
• Fitch Learning (exam delivery)

CIRO (Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization) recommends the following training resources for the CIRO Canadian Investment Regulatory exam:

• CIRE Syllabus & Study Guide (official PDF)
• CIRO Practice Exam & Study Resources

Official courses build the foundation; the 112 practice questions from Actual4Labs then show you how that knowledge is examined, so the two work best together.

Yes. Actual4Labs provides a free CIRE PDF demo so you can review the question style and answer quality before purchasing. Every purchase also includes 365 days of free updates — if CIRO revises the exam during that period, the updated material reaches you at no cost. Once the free-update year ends, you can extend your update service at a 50% discount.

Every CIRO Canadian Investment Regulatory purchase on Actual4Labs is covered by a 100% money-back guarantee with clear conditions: if you take the corresponding exam within 60 days of your purchase and do not pass, you can claim a full refund by submitting a scanned copy of your exam enrollment slip and your official score report as a PDF within two days of the exam date; claims are processed within seven days of submission. The guarantee does not apply to exams taken within three days of purchase, to material that was downloaded but never used in an exam attempt, or to free products and expired orders, and the candidate name must match the payer name. If you would rather not take a refund, you can instead exchange your purchase for two free exam preparation products of equal value and keep the update service on your original product.

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The CIRO Canadian Investment Regulatory exam blueprint is organized into 9 domains. The first three are:

• Prospective Client Relationships — ~10% of the exam
• Derivatives Fundamentals — ~5–8% of the exam
• Conflicts of Interest and Ethics — ~14–15% of the exam

For the complete domain-by-domain breakdown, scroll up to the full exam topics outline above and use it to plan how you distribute your study time.