On demand videos are quickly becoming the preferred format for convenient access to required CPD content. CPDonline.ca videos are accredited by the provincial societies. CPDonline.ca videos count towards some or all of the required hours in most jurisdictions.
Below please find your society’s video allowance. The information is believed to be accurate at time of posting, but please consult your society’s website for up-to-date information.
Each Lawyer in Alberta must make an annual CPD plan, make annual CPD declarations and must complete his/her CPD plan. There is no formal accreditation process of programs by the Law Society of Alberta, nor is there a mandatory hours requirement.
Individual legal professionals decide on the content of his/her CPD plan.
All CPDonline.ca videos may be included as a CPD learning activity in your annual Continuing Professional Development Plan in Alberta.
For more information, please visit the Law Society of Alberta website.
Each lawyer must complete 12 hours of CPD, of which 2 hours must be “Professionalism”: ethics, client communications, professional responsibility, or practice management. New members: completed bar admission in the reporting year, are exempt for the CPD requirement for that year. The Law Society of BC amended the requirement to view CPD content in the presence of a colleague in 2019 such that video material no longer needs to be viewed with a colleague to qualify.
Lawyers may carry over up to six unused CPD credits from one year into the next, provided that the two hour Professionalism (ethics and practice management) requirement is satisfied each year and cannot itself be carried forward
CPDonline.ca videos are eligible towards BC’s CPD requirement. Our programs are listed in the BC law society’s portal. CPDonline is an Approved Provider in British Columbia.
For more information, please visit the Law Society of BC website.
Each lawyer must complete one hour of eligible CPD for each month or part of a month during which the lawyer maintains active practising status. Lawyers who maintain active practising status for three or more months must complete as part of their total CPD hours 1.5 hours of eligible CPD activities related to ethics, professional responsibility or practice management (EPPM). The Law Society does not accredit providers. However, typical eligible activities include video replay of programs offered in an organized group setting (i.e. viewed with a colleague). Each lawyer determines if a particular activity is an eligible CPD activity based on the requirements and guidelines set out by the Law Society
CPDonline.ca videos may be eligible CPD activity if viewed with another colleague and discussed. Remote viewing with colleagues
Or, if watched alone, you submit a completed Question Sheet. Download the question sheet [PDF]
For more information, please visit the Law Society of Manitoba website.
CPDonline.ca videos are eligible towards New Brunswick’s CPD requirement. As of January 1, 2023, lawyers simply record qualifying activities (including CPDonline.ca videos) in their annual report; the Law Society no longer requires submission of an Activity Approval Request.
For more information, please visit the Law Society of New Brunswick webiste.
Each lawyer must complete 15 hours of annual CPD. CPDonline's videos are eligible provided the recording is not more than 365 days old. Eligible videos (within 365 days) will be indicated as such for NFLD and Labrador lawyers. Law Society of newfoundland and Labrador website.
View the list of eligible videos.
Each lawyer must complete 12 hours of CPD, of which 2 hours must be “Professionalism”: ethics, or practice management during each membership year (April 1st to March 31st). CPDonline.ca videos are eligible towards NWT’s CPD requirement.
For more information, please visit the Law Society of the Northwest Territories website
Each Lawyer must complete 12 hours of qualifying CPD annually. Lawyers decide for themselves which CPD content is relevant to their practice. Each must report his/her CPD activities in their Annual Lawyer Report.
CPDonline.ca videos are eligible towards Nova Scotia’s CPD requirement.
For more information on which CPD activities qualify, please visit the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society webiste.
Each lawyer must complete 12 hours of CPD annually, including one hour of professional responsibility or ethics content and one hour of cultural competency training.
CPDonline.ca videos are eligible towards Nunavut’s CPD requirement.
For more information, please visit the Law Society of Nunavut website.
Each lawyer must complete 12 hours of CPD, of which 3 hours must be “Professionalism”: ethics, client communications, professional responsibility, or practice management. Each year lawyers and paralegals must complete 1 Professionalism Hour that addresses issues of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
CPDonline.ca videos are eligible towards Ontario’s CPD requirement. Any, and all, CPDonline.ca videos can be counted towards the 9 hours of Substantive content. Only courses annotated as “Professionalism” can be counted towards Professionalism hours and annotated "EDI: can be counted towards EDI.
Ontario lawyers are allowed to view archived videos to fulfill their entire 12 hour CPD requirement. LSO has removed the requirement of viewing video CPD with a colleague.
For more information, please visit the LSO website.
To log your CPD hours, access your LSO portal.
Each lawyer must complete 24 hours of CPD within a 2 year period, of which 4 hours must be “Professionalism”: ethics, client communications, professional responsibility, or practice management.
CPDonline.ca videos are eligible towards PEI’s CPD requirement.
For more information, please visit the Law Society of PEI website.
New Regulation regarding the mandatory continuing education of lawyers was put into effect on the 1st of april 2019, it is up to the individual to choose the [CPD] training activities that best suits their needs. I invite you to consult the participant’s guide (Guide du participant) to obtain more information regarding participation in training activities. After having completed an eligible training activity, you are responsible for declaring said activity in your online file. - Le Barreau du Québec
Depuis le 1er avril 2019, date d’entrée en vigueur du nouveau Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats, il vous appartient de choisir les activités de formation qui répondent le mieux à vos besoins. Je vous invite à consulter le Guide du participant pour obtenir plus de renseignements sur la participation à des activités de formation. Après avoir suivi une activité de formation admissible, vous avez la responsabilité de déclarer cette activité de formation dans votre dossier de formation en ligne. - Le Barreau du Québec
All active members must accumulate a minimum of 12 CPD hours annually, including at least 2 hours of ethics content. CPDonline.ca videos are eligible towards Saskatchewan’s CPD requirement. As of January 1, 2024, there is no longer any accreditation or approval process; members self assess qualifying activities and report them directly.
For more information, please visit the Law Society of Saskatchewan website.
Each Lawyer must complete 12 hours of CPD annually. These 12 hours can be in any area of “Substantive” or “Professionalism” content.
CPDonline.ca videos are eligible towards Yukon’s CPD requirement
For more information, please visit the Law Society of the Yukon website.
*see individual programs and jurisidictional allowances for accredited hours/requirements for Canadian law societies.