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 requires documentation—such as a certificate of completion—that confirms the learning occurred and can be validated by a third party.
What are my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?
CPD requirements—including minimum annual hours and ethics obligations—vary by province or territory. You should check directly with your provincial CPA body for specific guidance.
Is LumiQ an approved CPD provider in Canada?
Yes. LumiQ episodes qualify as verifiable CPD in all Canadian provinces and territories. Episodes include clearly defined learning outcomes and completion certificates that make tracking and reporting easy.
Does LumiQ provide verifiable ethics hours for Canadian CPAs?
Yes, LumiQ offers 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 province.
In Canada, all provinces and territories are overseen by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada). CPA Canada supports the provincial, territorial and Bermudian regulatory bodies, and are led by CPA Canada’s executive team and governed by a Board of Directors.