What is Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?
CPD refers to ongoing learning that Canadian CPAs complete each year to maintain their designation and stay current with industry, regulatory, and technical developments.
What qualifies as CPD?
CPD includes learning activities that are relevant to your current or future professional responsibilities. This includes structured learning that’s measurable in duration.
What are verifiable CPD hours?
Verifiable CPD hours requires documentation, such as a certificate of completion, that confirms the learning occurred and can be validated by a third party.
Does LumiQ offer verifiable CPD hours?
Yes. LumiQ episodes qualify as verifiable CPD in all Canadian provinces and territories. Episodes include clearly defined learning outcomes, measurable duration, and completion certificates that make tracking and reporting easy.
What are my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?
CPD requirements, including minimum annual hours and ethics requirements may vary by province or territory. Most provinces use a rolling 3-year period, plus annual minimums.
Period | Total Hours | Verifiable Hours |
3-Year Rolling | 120 hours | At least 60 hours At least 4 hours professional ethics |
Annual Minimum | 20 hours | At least 10 hours |
Does LumiQ provide verifiable professional ethics hours for Canadian CPAs?
Yes, LumiQ offers a wide variety of ethics episodes that can be used to fulfill your CPD requirements.
Explore relevant episodes: https://app.lumiqlearn.com/library?fos=REGULATORY_ETHICS&cat=6MtpBdBrzK53z6VB1Pa6
CPD Requirements by Canadian Province
While most provinces have a similar requirement, each member should confirm the specifics with their provincial or territorial regulatory body, as details can differ.