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Gifted screening in Canada

In Canada, school boards screen for gifted programs, most often with the CCAT-7 — the Canadian edition of the CogAT — in grade 3 or 4. Our guides cover Ontario’s boards in detail.

The tests in Canada

  • CCAT-7

    Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test, 7th edition

    Fully covered

    Canadian school boards, usually as a whole-class screener in grade 3 or 4.

  • CAT4

    Cognitive Abilities Test, 4th edition

    Mostly covered

    Schools in the UK and many international and British-curriculum schools.

How it works

  • Boards decide who is screened, with which test and in which grade. Many Ontario boards screen every child in grade 3 or 4.
  • A screening score usually leads to a second step — often an individual assessment — before a child is identified.

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Sources

Last checked 11 October 2026. This page is general information, not advice: your school, district, board or area has the final word on its own tests and dates. Test names are trademarks of their publishers. Cub Climb is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any of them, or to any school or education department.