Abstract
The Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board (CCEB) is now in its fortieth year of providing quality measurement and evaluation services to the chiropractic profession in Canada. Dr. James Langford and his wife Lorraine are to be acknowledged for their significant contribution in the early days of the organization. The CCEB now provides both written knowledge and clinical skills examinations. External consultants are utilized on both examinations to ensure that the examinations are of high quality and to provide guidance to the CCEB and its Board of Governors. The CCEB is committed to expert consulting, research and publication, and external accreditation. The following is a description of the current measurement and evaluation practices, future advancements to the examinations, changes in the corporate structure and governance model, and sustainability of the examination processes.
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