All CPAs must make a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Declaration each year, even if they qualify for an exemption from the minimum CPD requirements.
If you haven’t had a chance to make your 2021 CPD Declaration yet, please login and do so. These instructions provide detailed information on how to do so. A late filing penalty of $150 will be assessed to those Alberta CPAs who have not made a CPD Declaration by March 1, 2022.
If you have completed and submitted your declaration in the last two days, please confirm your declaration has been received by following these instructions.
Note: The CPD Tracker that is part of the CPA Alberta website is not your declaration. If you have completed the CPD Tracker, you are still required to login and make a CPD Declaration.
Reporting requirements:
The reporting period for CPD is the calendar year. Your declaration is due each year on March 1st for the prior calendar year. All Alberta CPAs are required to make their CPD Declaration annually, regardless of any previously declared exemptions relating to Continuing Professional Development or membership fees.
Your declaration must be made for both your annual and your three-year rolling requirements. Additional information and more details regarding CPD Declarations can be found on the CPA Alberta website.
As a reminder, the CPD requirements are:
- Completion of a minimum of 20 hours of CPD learning activities annually of which 10 hours must be verifiable; and
- Completion of 120 hours over a three-year rolling cycle (current year and prior two years), of which 60 hours must be verifiable and four (4) of those verifiable hours must be in the area of professional ethics.
Some Alberta CPAs may qualify for CPD exemptions. Please see the CPA Alberta website for more information on exemptions.
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding the CPD requirements or your declaration, CPA Alberta is here to help. To contact CPA Alberta, email cpdreporting@cpaalberta.ca or call toll free at 1-800-232-9406.
