NBAP has adopted the National Continuous Professional Learning Standard for the Planning Profession in Canada. Mandatory continuous professional learning (CPL) demonstrates to the public that the planning profession will maintain competency on a continuous basis, and will remain current with contemporary theory, methods, and practice within the profession.
Annual Requirements
Each year, Registered Professional Planners and Candidate planners are required to obtain a total of 18 CPL Learning Units:
- 9 Organized & Structured, minimum, and
- 9 Self- Directed or Unstructured, maximum.
In addition:
- All 18 (or more) Learning Units can be Organized & Structured.
- 9 Organized and Structured Learning Units may be carried over to the next year
- Self-Directed or Unstructured Learning Units cannot be carried over to the next year.
- Activities that form part of your daily duties or which represent work for which you are paid cannot be claimed towards CPL.
Students and pre-candidate members are exempt from the CPL requirements. The CPL System Guide outlines the details and gives examples of each type.
Candidates and RPPs can log their CPL activities in the Members Area.