CPD and AMD Audits

The CPD declaration submitted along with your AMD only confirms compliance with the CPD requirements, and no documentation is required.

Each year, CPA Ontario performs CPD audits of selected members. You may be audited at any time, so it is important to keep records and supporting documents related to your CPD activity for at least five years.

If audited, you will be asked to provide your CPD information through My Portal. You will be given notice by email with 30 days to complete the audit requirements. Please ensure your email address and contact information are always up to date. You must provide the specific course details for each activity including: course name, research area, method, CPD provider, start date, end date, and the number of verifiable hours or unverifiable hours, as appropriate. You may also be required to submit supporting documentation.

Refer to Regulation 7-2 for more information.

A failure to comply with audit requirements may result in suspension and eventual revocation of your membership.

No. The Professional Development Portal is a separate website and professional development information is not automatically transferred to the online CPD Audit log.

If you have used our online CPD Tracker to keep a record of the CPD you have taken, you must manually transfer this information to the CPD Audit log on My Portal. CPA Ontario does not have access to your CPD Tracker. It is not mandatory to use the CPD Tracker and is for your personal record-keeping and administrative purposes only.

The CPD Tracker is a web-based tool for members to record and keep track of their CPD hours throughout the year. Members may add new hours, edit previously reported hours or print out a summary. You will need to log in to access it.

The CPD Tracker is a convenient tool for your own record-keeping purposes, but members are free to track CPD hours however they prefer.

Using the CPD Tracker does not exempt members from filing a CPD Declaration or a CPD Audit. CPA Ontario does not have access to your CPD Tracker. The CPD Tracker does not link to the CPD Audit log in My Portal and is not used for readmission or reinstatement. Members must ensure they still submit their CPD declaration online annually.