Continuing Education Requirements and Guidelines
Continuing education (CE) is learning that helps fulfill the knowledge required to maintain a standard of professional competence and ensures practices remain current with an ever-changing industry.
This knowledge can be obtained through a variety of learning opportunities and should be sufficient to maintain and increase the licensees' knowledge in the insurance products they sell or adjudicate, while meeting the minimum number of credits the CE technical content criteria and CE credit eligibility requirements as outlined in the CE Requirements and Guidelines for each licence class.
CE helps licensees meet the competency standards established under Section 5.2 of the Insurance Council's Code of Conduct, whereby Licensees must conduct all insurance activities in a competent manner and remain current in their skills and knowledge.
In accordance with
Council Rule 7(5), licensees, must meet the requirements of the CE program established by the Insurance Council, as amended from time to time. Separate Continuing Education Requirements and Guidelines are provided for each licence class, which describe the CE requirements that licensees must meet for each licence period between June 1 - May 31.
Per
Council Rule 4(4), licensees cannot renew their licence unless they have met their CE requirements and are covered by the required E&O insurance. During annual licence renewal, licensees will be asked to submit declarations confirming that they are informed of and meeting their ongoing licensing requirements, including that they have met their CE requirements, before they may proceed to renew their licence.