Practise Canadian Physiotherapy Examination (CPTE) with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR) · CPTE Blueprint 2025, effective for examinations from January 2026; Companion Guide version 1.1, September 2026; Candidate Guide, November 2025. Verified on 2026-10-12. The assigned workbook label refers to the former Physiotherapy Competency Examination (PCE). CAPR explicitly identifies CPTE as its replacement from 2026; the assigned PCE slug is preserved for this evidenced successor mapping.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- Canadian Physiotherapy Examination: Blueprint 2025
- CPTE Candidate Guide — November 2025
- CPTE Blueprint 2025 Companion Guide — Version 1.1, September 2026
- CAPR: Important Transition Information
- CAPR: General Overview
- Model Standards of Practice — Updated October 2024
- Code of Ethical Conduct and Core Professional Values — September 2023
- 2019 ACR/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for Management of Osteoarthritis
- Canadian Stroke Best Practices: Lower Extremity, Balance, Mobility and Aerobic Training
- American Thoracic Society: Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Diabetes Canada: Hypoglycemia in Adults — 2023 Update
- Heart and Stroke Foundation: Signs of Stroke
- Heart and Stroke Foundation: Heart Attack
- PHAC: Routine Practices and Additional Precautions — Part A
- College of Physiotherapists of Ontario: Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment Guide
- College of Physiotherapists of Ontario: Supervision Standard
- College of Physiotherapists of Ontario: Collaborative Care Standard
- College of Physiotherapists of Ontario: Communication Standard
- College of Physiotherapists of Ontario: Communication Guide
- College of Physiotherapists of Ontario: Documentation Standard
- College of Physiotherapists of Ontario: Evidence-Informed Practice Standard
Canadian Physiotherapy Examination (CPTE)
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A client with persistent low back pain has reduced lumbar movement, difficulty lifting a laundry basket, and has stopped participating in a community gardening group. Which finding most directly describes a participation restriction?
Canadian Physiotherapy Examination (CPTE)
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Assessment and Diagnosis
A.03 — Selecting standardized measures
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