MFDA CE Coming Soon

Mutual Funds Dealers Association of Canada

ILScorp currently has 2 MFDA accredited courses and more coming soon! Courses listed at the bottom of this post.

MFDA Continuing Education Requirements

MFDA Rule 1.2 and 1.2.6 and Policy 9 (collectively the “CE requirements”) came into effect on December 1, 2021. Only recognized Continuing Education (CE) activities taken on or after this date can be reported in the CE Reporting and Tracking System (“CERTS”) and count towards the fulfillment of the new CE Requirements.

All Participants must complete the required number of credits in each CE cycle. Each cycle will be 2 years in length, starting December 1 of each odd numbered year. This aligns with the CSF’s continuing education cycle.

Participants registered as Dealing Representatives must take 30 credits total in each cycle, which is comprised of:

8 Business Conduct (BC) Credits. A minimum of 1 and maximum of 2 of these Business Conduct Credits must relate to ethics. A single Business Conduct Credit consists of 1 hour of training in educational material that promotes, directs and guides ethical and compliant conduct. It includes education regarding ethical issues, MFDA Rules and Policies, other applicable legislation, and Member’s policies and procedures for complying with regulatory requirements. This would include topics such as conflicts of interest, Know-Your-Client standard and suitability, and complaint handling.
20 Professional Development (PD) Credits. A single Professional Development Credit consists of 1 hour of training in educational material that maintains or enhances an advisor’s financial knowledge or proficiency. This would include topics such as products, financial planning, and investment strategies and asset allocation.
2 MFDA Compliance (MC) Credits. These must be obtained by completing continuing education activities specifically created and designated by the MFDA for the purposes of MFDA Compliance Credits.

Those Participants who are not Dealing Representatives, but are registered or designated as Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs), Ultimate Designated Persons (UDPs), Branch Managers (BMs), Alternate CCOs or Alternate BMs are required to take 10 credits total in each cycle: 8 Business Conduct credits (1 to 2 in ethics) and 2 MFDA Compliance credits.

For further guidance and information, please refer to the following: CE PARTICIPANT GUIDE

ILScorp currently has 2 courses accredited in the credit category of MFDA Business Conduct – Ethics – available now as part of the FP Canada CE Subscription.

Courses Accredited as MFDA Business Conduct – Ethics CE