# NAV CANADA Online Assessment 2026: Time, Format and Next Steps > NAV CANADA online assessment guide: the official approximately 30-minute first test, invitation and device guidance, what is unpublished, and free practice. Canonical: https://www.atcpracticetest.com/nav-canada/online-assessment/ Site guide: https://www.atcpracticetest.com/llms.txt **The NAV CANADA online assessment is the first invited assessment after eligibility screening.** According to NAV CANADA’s [dedicated selection page](https://www.navcanada.ca/en/air-traffic-control-selection-and-training.aspx), it is **remote, timed and approximately 30 minutes long**. You do not travel to an assessment centre for this stage. A desktop or laptop is **recommended**, rather than a phone or tablet. _Last checked November 7, 2026. The timing is a published estimate, not a guaranteed test length or your personal completion deadline. The employer’s invitation takes precedence._ ## NAV CANADA online assessment: facts versus unknowns _On a narrow screen, swipe this table horizontally to read the final column. Keyboard users can focus the table and scroll to see the information not published by NAV CANADA._ Topic What NAV CANADA currently publishes What this guide cannot verify Entry Apply through Workday; eligible candidates receive an invitation by email Whether a particular application round is open today or whether **you** have been invited Place and duration Remote, timed, approximately **30 minutes** Exact start time, deadline, timer behaviour, permitted pauses or number of attempts Equipment Desktop or laptop **recommended** over phone/tablet Supported browsers, permissions, accessibility settings or specific technical constraints of your invitation Content and outcome The **first** assessment in a multi-stage selection process Named online subtests, private scoring, cut-off score, percentile, guaranteed next step or FEAST equivalence The [selection-stage overview](/nav-canada-assessment/) describes the whole process. This page focuses only on the online stage, not the later **approximately six-hour in-person test** or the separate **half-day assessment centre**. ## 1\. How you receive the online assessment NAV CANADA first checks eligibility. Candidates who meet the requirements are invited **by email** to complete the online assessment; applications are submitted through its **Workday recruiting system**. Read the current [NAV CANADA careers information](https://www.navcanada.ca/en/careers-in-aviation) and our [application-process guide](/nav-canada/application-process/) before assuming you can book a test yourself. Check the contact details supplied with your application, your official candidate messages and your email folders. An invitation contains instructions applicable to your candidacy. A careers page being publicly available is **not** evidence of an open recruitment window, a reserved test appointment or an immediate invitation. ## 2\. Before you start: a practical checklist These are **general setup suggestions**, not additional rules imposed by NAV CANADA: 1. **Read the invitation in full.** Confirm its deadline, time zone, access method, identification rules, technical requirements and support contact. Follow any restrictions on external help, notes, calculators and browser tools that appear there. 2. **Use an appropriate device.** NAV CANADA recommends a **desktop or laptop, not a phone or tablet**. Check whether the particular invitation specifies an operating system or browser; the public selection description does not. 3. **Reduce avoidable interruptions.** Prepare a quiet space, charge your laptop, use a stable connection and close unnecessary notifications where allowed. 4. **Reserve enough time.** Although the employer says approximately 30 minutes, allow time for reading instructions and handling ordinary setup. Do not create a universal 30-minute deadline from this estimate. 5. **Keep the support instructions available.** If you have a technical problem, use the employer or assessment administrator contact provided with your invitation rather than guessing whether the test can be paused, resumed or restarted. There is **no published universal right to restart, pause or return to earlier questions** on the selection page. Do not rely on a private tutorial or a seller’s mock interface as evidence of what your actual assessment permits. ## 3\. Why some NAV CANADA pages say 10 minutes instead As of November 7, 2026, NAV CANADA’s **dedicated selection pages** in [English](https://www.navcanada.ca/en/air-traffic-control-selection-and-training.aspx) and [French](https://www.navcanada.ca/fr/selection-et-formation-en-controle-de-la-circulation-aerienne.aspx) describe an **approximately 30-minute** online assessment. However, a [different French-language career page](https://www.navcanada.ca/fr/carrieres/controleur-de-la-circulation-aerienne.aspx) still gives an **approximately 10-minute** figure, alongside older descriptions of subsequent stages. These are **conflicting statements on public employer pages**, not proof that every candidate receives two versions of the test. This guide follows the dedicated selection pages for its headline estimate and explicitly records the discrepancy. **Your own official invitation and instructions determine the applicable conditions.** If they differ, rely on the invitation or ask NAV CANADA for clarification. ## 4\. What questions are in the real online assessment? NAV CANADA’s public selection process **does not publish a confirmed list of named online subtests, live assessment questions, scoring weights or a pass mark**. Do not treat labels from private practice vendors - such as particular memory, spatial or FEAST software modules - as verified descriptions of your own online assessment. NAV CANADA does list **seven broad cognitive abilities for the later regional in-person tests**: memory, working speed, spatial visualization, thinking and reasoning, attention, information processing, and simple math. Those are **not seven proven online test modules**. The employer provides a familiarisation-platform link **to candidates invited to the in-person stage**; that link is not presented as an open public online-assessment simulator. Read the [official test-format scope guide](/nav-canada-assessment/test-format/) for this distinction. If you want voluntary, **unofficial** learning exercises, our [30 free original questions](/nav-canada-assessment/practice-questions/) each include an explanation, while the [34-question free drill](/nav-canada/practice-test/) groups answers into eight sections. Neither exercise set has official timing, pass thresholds or predictive validation. ## 5\. After the test: result, next stage and reapplication Passing or completing the online assessment **does not guarantee** a new invitation. NAV CANADA selects candidates for later **regional in-person cognitive testing** according to its operational requirements. The employer describes approximately six hours of in-person testing; it also describes a short **15-minute pre-screening interview on the same day** for candidates successful at that test. This is separate from a subsequent **half-day assessment centre**. The public selection page does not offer a universal time to results for every online candidate. Follow the candidate messages in **Workday and your personal email** rather than assuming a reply must arrive within a fixed number of days. **If unsuccessful at the online stage**, NAV CANADA publishes eligibility to reapply **one year after that testing date**. The separate later-stage waiting periods are **two years after the in-person test** and **three years after the assessment centre**. Reapplication eligibility is not a guaranteed retest appointment. See the [retake-policy guide](/nav-canada/retake-policy/), [selection timeline](/nav-canada/selection-timeline/) and [in-person test](/nav-canada/assessment-test/) for their individual scopes. ## 6\. Free preparation without implying a required purchase NAV CANADA’s public instructions **do not require buying third-party preparation software**. Start with the employer’s selection page and your invitation. If practising general attention, arithmetic, spatial or reading skills helps you feel comfortable with unfamiliar instructions, our [free-first preparation guide](/nav-canada-assessment/preparation/) explains how to use the optional [30 original questions](/nav-canada-assessment/practice-questions/) or [34-question sectional drill](/nav-canada/practice-test/). These educational examples are **not from NAV CANADA, not FEAST screens, not licensed assessment simulations**, and their scores **cannot predict selection**. No commercial products or affiliate links are offered on this particular page. ### Official public sources checked November 7, 2026 - [NAV CANADA - Air Traffic Control Selection and Training](https://www.navcanada.ca/en/air-traffic-control-selection-and-training.aspx): first online stage, remote timing, device recommendation, stages, invitations, and retake policy. - [NAV CANADA - Sélection et formation en contrôle de la circulation aérienne](https://www.navcanada.ca/fr/selection-et-formation-en-controle-de-la-circulation-aerienne.aspx): current dedicated French selection description, approximately 30 minutes. - [NAV CANADA - French career description with a different online duration](https://www.navcanada.ca/fr/carrieres/controleur-de-la-circulation-aerienne.aspx): approximately 10 minutes; included solely to document the discrepancy, **not** as this guide’s governing estimate. - [NAV CANADA - Careers in Aviation](https://www.navcanada.ca/en/careers-in-aviation): eligibility, Workday and variable recruitment progression. **Editorial independence:** [ATCPracticeTest.com](https://www.atcpracticetest.com/) is not part of NAV CANADA, does not administer its assessment and has no access to confidential questions, candidate results, personal invitations or employer scoring criteria.