1. IDC, APDIQ and CIDQ Announce French Language NCIDQ Exam
Toronto, ON – June 9, 2015 – Interior Designers of Canada (IDC), the Association Professionelle des
designers d’intérieur du Quebec (APDIQ) and the Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ), are
pleased to announce the creation of a jointly funded French language NCIDQ Examination. All three
sections of the exam have been translated to ensure that anyone in Canada will have the opportunity to
write the exam in either of the country’s two official languages. The French language exam is to be
delivered for the first time this fall and access is now available to the NCIDQ exam website in French for
information on the exam and registration process.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with CIDQ and APDIQ on this project,” said Denis Chouinard, President of
IDC. “We will continue to work together to help the next generation of interior designers become
qualified.”
The NCIDQ Certification is the highest symbol of professionalism and prestige for interior designers in
North America. The certification demonstrates your competence and unique qualifications through a
combination of education, experience and examination to protect the health, safety and welfare of the
public. THE NCIDQ Exam is administered in three sections twice annually and can be taken concurrently
or in stages.
“Becoming an NCIDQ certified interior designer is an important designation that identifies professionals
who are qualified with the necessary knowledge and skills,” said Johanne Denis, President of APDIQ.
“Our provisional members sincerely appreciate the translation.”
Successful completion of the NCIDQ Examination is required for full-status membership by all of IDC’s
nine provincial interior design associations.
“CIDQ, APDIQ and IDC share a commitment to incorporate more French language content to ensure we
are inclusive of Canada’s population,” said Carol Williams- Nickelson, Executive Director of CIDQ.
IDC is currently working on study sessions in French to help candidates prepare for the exam.
For more information on the NCIDQ Exam, please visit: the website in French or in English.
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For more information, please contact:
Jennifer Armel, Communications Coordinator, Interior Designers of Canada
Email: jarmel@idcanada.org | Phone: 416.649.4441

2. ABOUT IDC
IDC is the professional association for interior designers in Canada. IDC’s mandate is to advance the
profession of interior design across Canada as well as internationally. It does so through advocacy with
government and the public, and by providing continuing education opportunities and business practice
support to members.
ABOUT APIDQ
The Association of professional interior designers of Quebec (APDIQ) is a not-for-profit organisation that
serves as a classification and certification of the profession in order to insure its recognition and to
protect a professional individual competency as well as its mean of accreditation.
ABOUT CIDQ
Founded in 1974 as an independent non-profit organization, the Council for Interior Design
Qualification, Inc. (CIDQ), is the global leader in identifying and testing the competencies necessary for
the professional practice of interior design. Once qualified candidates pass the rigorous three-part
NCIDQ Exam, they become NCIDQ Certified Interior Designers.