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Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Hours (PDHs/CPDs)

Continuing education is a core requirement for maintaining a professional engineering licence in Canada. Each provincial or territorial regulator sets its own continuing professional development (CPD) requirements, including annual reporting and learning expectations.

EPIC courses are designed to help meet these requirements with recognized, high-quality training. As an Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) accredited provider, EPIC awards Continuing Education Units (CEUs), which can be converted into Professional Development Hours (PDHs/CPDs) for reporting purposes.

1 CEU = 10 hours of structured learning (PDHs).

What This Means for You

  • Earn recognized training hours aligned with Canadian engineering requirements
  • Apply CEUs/PDHs toward licence maintenance and annual reporting
  • Access training formats that meet formal and structured learning criteria

Professional Development Requirements by Province

Below is a high-level overview of CPD requirements across major Canadian engineering regulators. Select your province to view details.

Ontario

PEO – Professional Engineers Ontario

Professional Engineers Ontario administers a mandatory Continuing Professional Development program through the PEAK framework.

  • CPD participation is required annually to maintain a licence
  • Engineers must complete key program elements each year, including:
    • Practice Evaluation
    • Professional Practice Module
    • Continuing Professional Development report
  • Typical CPD targets are up to 30 hours per year, based on individual practice scope

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses qualify as formal learning activities and can be applied toward annual CPD reporting requirements.

Quebec

OIQ – Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec

Engineers in Quebec must meet mandatory continuing professional development requirements set by the OIQ.

  • A minimum of 30 hours of continuing education is required over a two-year reference period
  • The reference period runs from April 1 to March 31 (biennial cycle)
  • Activities must be relevant to professional practice and support maintaining or enhancing competency
  • Engineers must declare completed activities after each reference period through the OIQ portal

Additional considerations:

  • Excess hours can carry over (up to 7 hours) to the next period
  • Requirements may be prorated for newly registered members

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses provide structured, verifiable learning hours that meet OIQ continuing education requirements and can be directly applied toward the required 30-hour cycle.

Alberta

APEGA – Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta

Engineering professionals in Alberta must participate in a mandatory continuing professional development program focused on maintaining competency.

  • CPD is required annually, but no fixed minimum hour requirement applies
  • Engineers must:
    • Develop and follow a Personal Annual Competency Evaluation (PACE) plan
    • Complete assigned mandatory learning modules
    • Ensure learning activities are relevant to their practice and professional risks

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses support structured, competency-based learning and can be used to meet formal development needs identified in a professional's annual development plan.

British Columbia

EGBC – Engineers and Geoscientists BC

Engineers in British Columbia must meet mandatory continuing education requirements to maintain their licence.

  • Minimum requirement:
    • 60 hours of continuing education over a 3-year rolling period
    • (approximately 20 hours per year)
  • Annual requirements include:
    • At least 1 hour of ethical learning
    • Completion of a mandatory regulatory learning module
  • Engineers must maintain a continuing education plan and report activities each year

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses provide structured learning hours that align with EGBC requirements and can be applied directly toward the 3-year continuing education cycle.

Manitoba

Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba

Engineers in Manitoba must meet mandatory professional development requirements through the ProDev program.

  • Minimum requirement:
    • 240 hours of professional development over a 3-year period (approximately 80 hours per year)
  • Engineers must:
    • Participate in a range of learning activities across multiple categories
    • Maintain detailed records of their professional development activities
  • Reporting is required on an annual basis

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses provide structured, trackable training hours that can be applied toward Manitoba's ProDev requirements.

Saskatchewan

APEGS – Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan

Engineers in Saskatchewan must meet mandatory continuing professional development requirements set by APEGS.

  • Minimum requirement:
    • 30 CPD credits per year for professional members
    • A portion of these must be verifiable learning activities (minimum 12 credits)
  • Engineers must also:
    • Complete at least 1 hour of ethics training annually
    • Earn credits across multiple activity categories
    • Maintain a CPD plan and track activities throughout the year
  • CPD activities must be reported annually through the APEGS portal

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses provide structured, verifiable learning hours that support APEGS credit requirements and help meet annual CPD targets.

New Brunswick

APEGNB – Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick

Engineers in New Brunswick must meet mandatory continuing professional development requirements to maintain their licence.

  • Minimum requirement:
    • 30 professional development hours per year
  • Annual requirements include:
    • Minimum ethics learning (2 hours)
    • Minimum regulatory learning (1 hour)
  • Engineers must:
    • Maintain a record of activities
    • Submit CPD information annually through the member portal

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses provide structured learning hours that meet annual CPD requirements and support both technical and regulatory learning needs.

Nova Scotia

Engineers Nova Scotia

Engineers in Nova Scotia must complete annual continuing professional development to maintain good standing.

  • Minimum requirement:
    • 30 professional development hours per year
  • Annual requirements include:
    • Minimum ethics learning (2 hours)
    • Minimum regulatory learning (1 hour)
  • Engineers must:
    • Track and declare CPD activities
    • Submit compliance annually by December 31

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses support annual CPD targets with structured, instructor-led training that aligns with Engineers Nova Scotia learning categories.

Prince Edward Island

Engineers PEI

Engineers in Prince Edward Island must meet continuing professional development requirements over a rolling multi-year cycle.

  • Minimum requirement:
    • Average of 80 hours per year over a 3-year period
    • With a minimum of 60 hours in any given year
  • Engineers must:
    • Track activities across multiple categories
    • Record and submit CPD activity summaries annually

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses provide structured training hours that support high annual CPD targets and help maintain compliance across the 3-year cycle.

Newfoundland and Labrador

PEGNL – Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador

Engineers in Newfoundland and Labrador must meet annual continuing professional development requirements.

  • Minimum requirement:
    • 30 professional development hours per year
  • Annual requirements include:
    • Minimum ethics learning (2 hours)
    • Minimum regulatory learning (1 hour)
  • Engineers must:
    • Record activities throughout the year
    • Submit CPD reports annually through the online portal

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses deliver structured, trackable learning hours that align with PEGNL requirements and support annual compliance.

Northern Territories

NAPEG – Northwest Territories & Nunavut

Engineers in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are expected to maintain competency through continuing professional development activities.

  • Minimum requirement:
    • 240 professional development hours over a 3-year period (equivalent to ~80 hours per year)
  • Program expectations:
    • CPD follows a flexible, self-directed model based on individual scope of practice
    • Activities should span multiple categories (technical, formal, informal, participation, etc.)
  • Reporting:
    • Engineers must declare compliance annually at renewal (or report under another jurisdiction if applicable)

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses provide structured, trackable learning hours that support NAPEG's recommended CPD targets and help meet annual reporting expectations.

Yukon

Engineers Yukon

Engineers in Yukon must participate in continuing professional development to maintain licensure and professional competence.

  • Minimum requirement:
    • 240 professional development hours over a 3-year period (recommended ~80 hours per year)
  • Annual expectations include:
    • At least 1 hour of ethics-related learning per year
  • Engineers must:
    • Track CPD activities across recognized categories
    • Report hours annually during license renewal

How EPIC helps:

EPIC courses provide structured training hours that align with Yukon's CPD framework and help engineers efficiently meet recommended annual targets.

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