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Gifted Youth Applications

If your child has already undertaken a test and has a certificate of an intelligence assessment, you may be able to use it to apply for membership in Mensa. The prior evidence page explains this process, and lists the tests and scores that can be accepted.

If you would like to have an assessment of the mental ability level of your child, it is recommended you contact a psychologist near you. They are accustomed to interviewing young people, and can provide comprehensive assessments of children’s abilities in different types of intelligence.  They have access to a wide variety of tests suitable for children of all ages. The prior evidence page contains a list of the tests we accept for joining Mensa, and explains the process for using those test results to join.

Psychologists can also recommend resources in your community that specialize in gifted youth.

Age Requirements for the Supervised Mensa Entrance Test

Youth aged 14 and older are eligible to take the traditional pictorial and language-based tests at Mensa Canada testing sessions across the country, as well as the new online test.

Please note that Mensa Canada does not provide IQ scores. Test results are given as a percentile equivalency. To qualify for Mensa membership, this percentile score must be 98% or above.

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 eligible tests, or any other questions.