Law Society of Alberta

Law Society of British Columbia

Law Society of New Brunswick

Law Society of Newfoundland & Labrador

Law Society of Northwest Territories

Law Society of Nunavut

Law Society of Ontario

Law Society of Prince Edward Island

Law Society of Saskatchewan

Law Society of Yukon

Barreau du Quebec

Manitoba Law Society

Nova Scotia Barrister's Society

For Ontario lawyers, please submit an application for accreditation as well as supporting documents that show the content of the program (i.e. agenda, outline, presentation slides, etc.), duration, and connection to the subject matter for accreditation. Subject matter must meet one or more of the following criteria: 

• Ethics and Professional Responsibility 

• Client Service 

• Practice Management 

• Ethical Advocacy 

• EDI 

• Other Opportunities related to practice management 

For BC lawyers, please submit an application for accreditation as well as supporting documents that show the content of the program (i.e. agenda, outline, presentation slides, etc.), duration, and connection to the subject matter for accreditation. Subject matter must meet one or more of the following criteria: 

• Substantive Law 

• Procedural Law 

• Professional Ethics 

• Practice Management (Including Client Care And Relations) 

• Lawyering Skills 

• Professional Wellness 

For Alberta lawyers, consider including this activity as a CPD learning activity in your annual Continuing Professional Development Plan. Identify the connection to the subject matter for accreditation. Subject matter options are: 

• Legal Practice 

• Continuous Improvement 

• Cultural Competency & Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 

• Lawyer-Client Relationships 

• Practice Management 

• Professional Conduct 

• Professional Contributions 

• Truth & Reconciliation 

• Well-Being 

For Saskatchewan lawyers, please submit an CPD activity application for approval, as well as supporting documents that show the content of the program (i.e. agenda, outline, presentation slides, etc.), duration, and its connection to the subject matter for accreditation. Subject matter must meet one or more of the following criteria: 

• Substantive Law  

• Procedural Law  

• Professional Ethics/Responsibility  

• Practice Management (Including Client Care And Relations)  

• Lawyering Skills  

• Professional Wellness 

For Manitoba lawyers, consider including this activity as part of your annual CPD requirements.  Produce supporting documentation and include the following in your report: 

• Number of hours dedicated to the educational activity (exclude social aspects and lunch hours) 

• Name of the provider 

• Type of activity (in person; on-line; written materials) 

• Your role (presenter; learner; author) 

• Subject matter (area of substantive law; ethics, practice management, professional responsibility) 

• Primary audience (lawyer, law students, support staff) 

For Quebec lawyers, please submit an application for accreditation as well as supporting documents that show the content of the program (i.e. agenda, outline, presentation slides, etc.), duration, and connection to the subject matter for accreditation. Subject matter must meet one or more of the following criteria: 

• Knowledge of law (Quebec, Canadian or foreign). 

• Know-how (eg management skills). 

• Soft skills (for example, relational skills). 

• Ethics and Professional Responsiblility 

• Practice Management 

• Client Service 

• The exercise of the legal profession, in particular within a company, in multidisciplinarity, in solo practice or in any other type of organization 

• Learning technological tools related to the exercise of the profession in general. 

• Any other professional skill specific to the practice of a member of the Order. 

For New Brunswick lawyers, consider including this activity as part of your annual CPD requirements.  Produce supporting documentation. The subject matter for each activity to be reported must deal exclusively with at least one of: 

• Substantive law 

• Procedural law 

• Professional ethics 

• Practice management (including client care and client relations) 

• Lawyering skills 

• TRC Call to Action #27 

For Nova Scotia lawyers, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your mandatory annual Continuing Professional Development Plan as required by the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. Continuing professional development” is any activity that has education as its primary purpose that is: 

• Relevant To The Professional Needs Of A Lawyer; And 

• Preserves And Enhances A Lawyer’s Knowledge Or Skills In The Areas Of: 

• Substantive Legal Education And Skills Development; 

• Risk And Practice Management; And 

• (Iii)  Professionalism. 

For PEI lawyers, consider including this activity as part of your annual CPD requirements.  Produce supporting documentation. The subject matter for each activity to be reported must pertain primarily to any one or any combination of the following topics: 

• Professional Responsibility; 

• Ethics; 

• Practice Standards; 

• The Code of Professional Conduct; 

• Conflicts of Interest; 

• Rules of the Law Society; 

• Client Relations; 

• Practice Management. 

For Newfoundland and Labrador lawyers, consider including this activity as part of your annual CPD requirements. Complete CLE report and plan and keep supporting documentation for your records. The subject matter for each activity to be reported should deal with the following: 

• the practice of law (including ethics, professional responsibility, practice standards, substantive law, procedural law etc.); 

•  lawyering skills (such as advocacy, drafting, research, communications, interviewing, negotiation etc.); and 

• practice management (including client relations, wellness, time management, practice technology etc.). 

For Yukon lawyers, consider including this activity as part of your annual CPD requirements. Keep supporting documentation including the course name/activity description, identifying information (e.g. format – name of course provider), role (attendee, presenter, author, etc.), date of course and number of hours attended. Eligible CPD activities include content dealing with 

• Substantive law and substantive legal issues 

• Procedural law (including amendments to the Rules, electronic document protocols, or etiquette) 

• Practice of law (including professional ethics, obligations such as trust accounting, professional responsibility, practice standards, etc.) 

• Practice management (including client relations, wellness, time management, practice technology, etc.) 

• Lawyering skills (such as advocacy, drafting, research, communication, etc) 

• Cultural competency training which includes the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law and Aboriginal-Crown relations, as outlined in Recommendation #27 of the Truth and Reconciliation Recommendations 

For Northwest Territories lawyers, consider including this activity as part of your annual CPD requirements. Keep supporting documentation including the course name/activity description, identifying information (e.g. format – name of course provider), role (attendee, presenter, author, etc.), date of course and number of hours attended. Time accredited to your CPD must be: 

• relevant to a lawyer’s professional needs, 

• pertinent to long-term career interests as a lawyer, 

• in the interests of the lawyer’s employer, or 

• related to the professional ethics and responsibilities of lawyers. 

For Nunavut lawyers, consider including this activity as part of your annual CPD requirements. Keep supporting documentation including the course name/activity description, identifying information (e.g. format – name of course provider), role (attendee, presenter, author, etc.), date of course,  number of hours attended and recognized category. Time accredited to your CPD must include: 

• one hour devoted to professional responsibility & ethics; and 

• one hour devoted to cultural competency.