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<ownershipDocument>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2003-06-03</periodOfReport>


    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000794927</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CANTERBURY CONSULTING GROUP INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CITI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001057787</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>PIKUS STANTON M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeSecurity>
        <securityTitle>
            <value>$35,500 Senior Convertible Promissory Note</value>
        </securityTitle>
        <conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <value>0.355</value>
        </conversionOrExercisePrice>
        <transactionDate>
            <value>2003-06-03</value>
        </transactionDate>
        <deemedExecutionDate>
            <value>2003-06-03</value>
        </deemedExecutionDate>
        <transactionCoding>
            <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
            <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
            <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
        </transactionCoding>
        <transactionTimeliness>
            <value></value>
        </transactionTimeliness>
        <transactionAmounts>
            <transactionShares>
                <value>100000</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionShares>
            <transactionValue>
                <value>0.355</value>
            </transactionValue>
            <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                <value>A</value>
            </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
        </transactionAmounts>
        <exerciseDate>
            <value>2003-06-03</value>
        </exerciseDate>
        <expirationDate>
            <value>2006-06-02</value>
        </expirationDate>
        <underlyingSecurity>
            <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </underlyingSecurityTitle>
            <underlyingSecurityShares>
                <value>100000</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </underlyingSecurityShares>
        </underlyingSecurity>
        <postTransactionAmounts>
            <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                <value>100000</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
        </postTransactionAmounts>
        <ownershipNature>
            <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <value>D</value>
            </directOrIndirectOwnership>
        </ownershipNature>
    </derivativeSecurity>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Senior Convertible Promissory Note is convertible at the option of the Holder into 100,000 restricted common shares of the Registrant up until June 2, 2006.  However, such shares can be convertible in whole or part immediately.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Does not include previously issued stock options.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Stanton M. Pikus</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-06-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

