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Prior Evidence

Joining Mensa Canada using Prior Evidence means you are applying to join Mensa using test scores you obtained in the past. Instead of taking the supervised Mensa Qualification Admission Test, you submit documents showing a qualifying score from an approved standardized intelligence test. This might be from a test you took as part of a psychological assessment, an SAT test you took in university, or a test taken as part of an education application process. Please review the section on Gifted Youth applications if you have a school screening test document.

Approved tests

This list shows approximately 150 approved tests. If you have a supervised test score that is not on this list, please contact the Admin Office to ask at info@mensacanada.org.

Please note that Mensa Canada does not accept any unsupervised test, or test taken over the Internet as prior evidence for admission purposes. All testing must have been given through a school, psychologist, or licensed agency.

Gifted Youth Applications - Special Requirements

Gifted Youth can apply to join Mensa using either an assessment report from a psychologist or a screening test done by school boards to assess eligibility for gifted school programs.

Mensa International requires that test scores used for qualification in Mensa must come from a full test, in which all subsets have been tested. Many school boards use a modified version of an approved test, in which they leave out some of the subsets. These give a good evaluation for the purposes of school screening for gifted programs; however, they are not a full test. This means they are not acceptable as documentation to apply to join Mensa.

Documentation from a full test will show a FSIQ score (Full Scale IQ) with a score of at least 98%. A score shown as a GAI (General Abilities Index) is only acceptable if the full test has been given, and the psychologist has provided an explanation of why the GAI has been used.

More details can be found at this link.

Joining Mensa Canada using documents from Mensa in other countries

If you have joined Mensa in another country, you do not need to join again. Please contact the Mensa Canada Administration Office at info@mensacanada.org, and request a transfer from Mensa in that country to Mensa Canada. You will have to provide proof of membership.

Sometimes people have taken the admission test in another country, were told they qualified, but did not actually join. In this case, you can join Mensa Canada, using that notification of qualification as a Prior Evidence documentation. We will validate the document with the Mensa administration in that country. Please contact the Mensa Canada Administration office for assistance at info@mensacanada.org.

Submitting Prior Evidence Documentation

To apply for membership using Prior Evidence, complete the online Prior Evidence Application Form at this link.

You will also be required to submit:

  1. A scan of the official test result document, or psychological report.
  2. The required $90 assessment fee, which is paid online. If your score is confirmed as meeting Mensa requirements, this payment includes Mensa membership for the remainder of the current calendar year.

Documentation Criteria

The documentation to be submitted must include the full name of the test, the score and percentile rank. It must also show the date /location of the test, and the full name and age of the test taker.

The test taker’s name on the documentation must match the name on the application. If it is different for some reason, documentation must be included. For example, a copy of a government document can be used to show a new married name.

If the test was given by an individual psychologist, the documentation must be on clinic letterhead and include the psychologist’s license/certification number issued by the province/state in which the psychologist practices.

Tests done by institutions or schools must be on institution/administering agency letterhead or website documentation format, and show the name and credentials of the psychologist /agency responsible for the testing. Please contact the Mensa Canada administration office for tests not listed, or any other questions.