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CPD Sources

Where Are You Getting Your CPD?

As every CPA’s professional role is unique, so are the CPD needs for each member. While CPABC offers an abundance of PD seminars to help members access the professional knowledge they require, the membership is so diverse such that not every relevant topic can be offered. To assist members identify other potential sources of CPD, we have compiled a sample of the many CPD sources available. The following list is by no means exhaustive. CPABC is not accrediting or endorsing the following providers in any way. It is up to each member to determine what CPD is relevant to their professional role.

Provider1 Comments/Website Options Outside
Vancouver Area
Verifiable
On-Line Options2
Low Cost
Options

Chartered
Professional
Accountants of
Canada

CPA Canada
www.cpacanada.ca  

 

Conferences
www.cpacanada.ca/conferences

 

In-Person Courses
www.cpacanada.ca/courses

 

Web-Based Learning
www.cpacanada.ca/online

 

Web-Based Learning for Professional Ethics Requirement

  • Anti-Money Laundering and Ethics: A Canadian and Global Perspective (2 hours)
  • Applied Ethics in a Professional Setting (4 hours)
  • Ethics and Governance Podcast Series (2 hours total, 1 hour ethics)
  • Ethics and Tax (4 hours)
  • Ethics for the Auditor (4 hours)
  • Ethics for the CFO (4 hours)
  • Ethics for the Consultant (4 hours)
  • Ethics in the Public Sector (4 hours)
  • The Importance of Ethics: UDocs Video Series (up to 6 hours)
  • Upholding Professional Integrity (1 hour)

CPA Canada Store

  • www.cpastore.ca
x x x

Chartered
Professional 
Accountants of BC
(CPABC)

CPABC PD offers over 500 seminar titles for you to choose from, including in-house presentations, PD on Audio. 
pd.bccpa.ca/pd-search

 

Web-Based Learning
pd.bccpa.ca/online

 

Free Web-Based Learning
pd.bccpa.ca/free

 

Web-Based Learning for Professional Ethics Requirement

  • Various titles of live webinars (4 hours)
  • Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Update (1 hour) (FREE)
  • Anti-Money Laundering: An Interactive Overview (1 hour)
  • Asking the Tough Questions: Ethics and Biases in AI (1 hour)
  • Audit Engagements - CAS 240: Risk Related to Fraud (3.5 hours total; 0.5 ethics)
  • Client Acquisition: Ethical Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Great Clients 2.5 hours total; 1 hour ethics)
  • Conversations in the Boardroom, Conversations in the Hallway (2.5 hours)
  • Critical Thinking and Managing Bias for Objective Decision-Making (2 hours) (FREE)
  • Emerging Ethical Challenges for CPAs (1.5 hours) (FREE)
  • Ethical & Audit Considerations of Cryptocurrency (1.5 hours)
  • Ethics: Conflicts of Interest Unpacked (1.25 hours)
  • Ethics: Mission Control, Not Damage Control (1.25 hours)
  • Ethics: The Ethics of Change – Keeping Your Balance in Risky Times (2 hours)
  • Ethical Tax (1.5 hours)
  • Lies, Alternative Facts and Professional Skepticism (2 hours)
  • Mastering Your Ethical Intelligence (4 hours)
  • Principles of Ethical Leadership (4 hours)
  • Professional Ethics: Critical Thinking (2 hours)
  • Professional Ethics: Improving Psychological Safety in the Workplace (2 hours)
  • Technoethics (2 hours)
  • The Bernie Madoff Investment Scandal (0.75 of an hour)

Volunteer opportunities with CPABC

Instruct CPABC PD Seminars email pdreg@bccpa.ca

Check with your Regional CPA Chapter for upcoming events www.bccpa.ca/members/cpabc-chapters

x x x

CPA Chapters

Check with your Regional CPA Chapter for upcoming events.

Regional CPABC Chapters - www.bccpa.ca/members/cpabc-chapters
x   x
Member Forums Join a forum and discuss relevant issues. x   x

Independent Accounting Standard-Setting Boards

Keep abreast of the upcoming changes to the profession through the standards setting boards. x   x

Other Accounting Bodies

If you are a non-resident of British Columbia, check with your Provincial CPA Body or your local accounting organization. x x x

Other Professional Organizations

Courses relevant to your professional role through another professional organization may also qualify for CPABC CPD credit.  Those learning activities do not necessarily have to include accounting, tax or assurance courses. 

If you are a member of another professional organization you may claim the same course for CPD credit through CPABC as well.
x x x

Professional Firms

Many accounting and law firms host free seminars, offer webinars and post publications on their websites.

x x x

Universities and Colleges

Check universities or colleges for continuing education or executive programs. Some offer distance-learning programs.

x x x

Business Associations and Clubs

Check with your trade/business association or regulators for events, seminars and presentations relevant to your industry. x   x

Public Resources

Provider1 Comments/Website Options Outside
Vancouver Area
Verifiable
On-Line Options2
Low Cost
Options

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

www.cra-arc.gc.ca

x   x

Ministry of Finance – BC

www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/TaxProfessionals

x   x

Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner

www.oipc.bc.ca/privacyright

PrivacyRight helps small businesses and organizations in BC understand their obligations under the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

x   x

Other BC Ministries

www.gov.bc.ca/ministries

x   x

British Columbia Securities Commission

www.bcsc.bc.ca

x   x

Small Business BC

www.smallbusinessbc.ca

x   x

Develop Your Own Learning Program

Provider1 Comments/Website Options Outside
Vancouver Area
Verifiable
On-Line Options2
Low Cost
Options

Study Groups

Convene a group of business associates or peers to meet periodically.  Come together to share ideas and work through real issues, or take turns presenting topics of interest to all. x   x

Your Workplace

Gather colleagues within your organization.  Take turns presenting on topics relevant to your industry or your department.

x   x

Coaching

Work with a career coach to help you perform at your best.

x    

Third-Party PD Providers

Provider1 Comments/Website Options Outside
Vancouver Area
Verifiable
On-Line Options2
Low Cost
Options

Third-Party PD Providers

CPABC does not accredit third party PD providers.  Members are responsible for ensuring that the PD is relevant to their role.

x x x

1 This is just a sample of the many CPD sources available.  CPABC does not endorse any of these providers--this sample list has been provided as a service to help members identify relevant sources of CPD.  

2 CPD can be verifiable or unverifiable.  On-line CPD is verifiable only if it involves the successful completion of an examination or certification.

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