We are simplifying the certification process and activity categories by replacing two- and three-credit-per-hour certification with a new model of Optional Enhanced Activities. All activities will be certified at one credit per hour with the ability to earn additional credits by adding optional elements to CPD programs.

This gives you the opportunity to customize programs and extend and reinforce learning.

We’ve been listening to providers and understand that some CPD activities are more longitudinal in nature. In recognition of this we have extended certification periods for specific activities.

• Certified Activities – 12 months
• Certified Assessment Activities – 36 months
• Faculty Development Activities (either Certified or Certified Assessment) – 36 months

We are simplifying the original Quality Criteria Framework to enhance your delivery of CPD activities, allowing them to be more inclusive, reflective, and thoughtful for participants. The new criteria will still include requirements and standards but we’ve made it easier to understand and follow by offering reader-friendly compliance examples and simplified language.

The improved Quality Criteria Framework addresses:

1. Needs Assessment and Practice Relevance
2. Active Learning, Engagement, and Program Format
3. Incorporation of Evidence
4. Evaluation and Outcome Assessment

Note: There will be one set of criteria each for Certified Activities and Certified Assessment Activities.

If you are hosting a session between October and the end of December 2024, be sure to submit copies of the sessions well before November 6, 2024.

Sessions that require ethical review and are not already approved will not be migrated into the new system. Submit the copies of the session materials early to allow sufficient review   time. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Yes, program applications must be submitted by October 17, 2024. Ethical review submissions will be accepted until November 6, 2024.

Documents are in development and will be made available via this landing page.

Programs approved as Certified Activities on or after December 16, 2024, will have a certification period of 12 months from the date of approval.

Programs approved as Certified Assessment Activities will have a certification period of 36 months from the date of approval.

Faculty development activities, whether they are Certified or Certified Assessment, will have a certification period of 36 months from the date of approval.

All migrated active programs will retain their original expiration dates.

**A reminder that all two- and three-credits-per-hour programs will have expiration dates no later than December 31, 2025. **

If any CPD provider has received support—in-kind and/or financial—from a for-profit organization, the activity is considered a for-profit funded activity.

If no funding or in-kind support is received but the activity is being developed by a for-profit organization, the activity is considered for-profit.

This varies, based on provincial or national certification:

• Provincial Certification: at least one Practising class CFPC member from the province/territory of program delivery
• National Certification: at least two Practising class CFPC members

All activities will still require sessions. The only change is that none will go for ethical review. Sessions remain an important way of recording information about different instances tied to an activity. For example, the different dates of a webinar or in-person series, breakdown of hospital rounds, etc. Session IDs will also still be required for participants to claim credits.