Province/Territory | Regulator | Licence/Certificate Term | CE Required | |
Alberta | 1 year | July 1 – June 30 | 15 hours
Link: Continuing Education FAQs
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British Columbia | 1 year | June 1 – May 31 | 5, 10, or 15 hours
*Approved Designations: CFP, CLU, RHU, FCIA, FLMI, CEBS.
Link: Continuing Education
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Manitoba | 1 year | June 1 – May 31 | 15 hours
Link: Continuing Education
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New Brunswick | 1 or 2 years | Licences expire on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 15, whichever is closest to the anniversary of the date the licence was issued without exceeding one year. Agents and brokers who have renewed their licence at least five times, who have not had disciplinary action against them and/or do not have conditions on their licence for any reason, may be eligible for a two-year licence.
| None | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 year | A licence remains in effect, subject to the filing of annual reports and payment of an annual fee. The filing date is the last day of the month based on when the licence was issued. For example, if the licence was issued January 16, the annual filing date is January 31 each year.
| None | |
Northwest Territories | 2 years | Agent licences expire two years after the effective date with no specific renewal date.
| None | |
Nova Scotia | 3 years | Agent licences expire three years after the effective date.
| None | |
Nunavut | 1 year | All insurance salesperson licences expire annually on September 30.
| None | |
Ontario | 2 years | Agent licences expire two years after the effective date. Agents can apply to renew up to 60 days before their licence expires.
| 30 hours for every two-year licence period.
Link: Continuing Education | |
Prince Edward Island | 2 years | Agent licences expire two years after the effective date.
| None | |
Quebec | 1 year | Representatives must renew their certificate annually. The expiry date of a certificate is set on the last day of month as determined by the first letter of the certificate holder's surname.
Examples Surname beginning with A or B: February 1 to January 31
Surname beginning with C: March 1 to February 28
| Mandatory professional development is based on two-year reference periods that end on November 30 of an odd year.
30 or 40 professional development units (PDUs) per reference period:
Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF): Professional Development Units
Chambre de la sécurité financière (CSF): Professional Development Requirements
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Saskatchewan | 1 year | Agent licences expire one year after the effective date.
| 15 hours | |
Yukon | 1 year | All insurance salesperson licences expire annually on September 30.
| None |