Hi - I'm a new CPA in Ontario. Does anyone know of any free resources to get the required professional development hours? I noticed that a lot of places promote fairly expensive course options, and unfortunately, I have to pay for my PD myself (my employer isn't paying for this). Any advice would be super!
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Hi Lizzy. The good news is that you don't have to pay for your PD credits.
Here's a link to CPA's online learning/PD resources:
https://www.cpacanada.ca/en/career-and-professional-development/webinars?page=0&num=2147483647&date=%7BA3D2E8AE-71BB-4C85-B85B-57743CFBE539%7D&type=%7B4F23AB3C-62BE-47E3-A253-1A2547A578EF%7D&topic=%7BA2FA1C0E-3C24-4426-9FA9-F1750FAD00B8%7D&sortBy=date&sort=desc
Many of the webinars are free and available to watch even after the webinar dates. You'll receive a certificate (which you can save as proof of attendance) after you finish watching the webinar and answer 3 quiz questions. Note that you'll have multiple attempts at each question.
Here's the newer link, for anyone who needs free CPD hours: https://www.cpacanada.ca/en/career-and-professional-development/webinars