Application Help

Before proceeding with the application, please ensure your program or conference meets the following minimum requirements for accreditation, If you have any questions about the application process or fees, please contact cpd.accreditation@utoronto.ca

As per the National Standard for Accredited Activities, the CPD provider for the program must meet the definition of a physician organization.

The program or conference must be led by a Program Director or Conference Chair who is a University of Toronto faculty member with an active appointment in the Faculty of Medicine.

The application must be submitted at least 10 weeks prior to the start date of the program to avoid late fees. Applications submitted within 2 weeks of the intended start date will not be considered.

We accept applications for programs or conferences seeking Royal College MOC Credits – Including Section 1 (Group Learning) and Section 3 (Self Assessment and Simulation Activities); and/or CFPC Mainpro+ Credits (single-delivery conferences, faculty development programs, and online asynchronous programs, as well as locally- or provincially promoted live or online regularly scheduled programs). We also accept applications for Certificate Programs from UofT departments and divisions (including certificates of completion, advanced certificates of completion).

Overall financial responsibility for the program must rest with a University of Toronto department, hospital, society or other not-for-profit physician organization.

A scientific planning committee is in place, led by the Program Director or Conference Chair, which:

  1. is responsible for all aspects of the CPD activity from needs assessment and development through to implementation and evaluation
  2. is representative of the target audience
  3. engages the CPD Director and/or Chair of their department early in the planning process and obtains approval for the academic and financial aspects (liability) of the program/conference
  4. ensures that the CPD activity complies with the Policy on Sponsorship of University of Toronto Continuing Education Activities from Commercial Sources and the National Standard for Accredited Activities
  5. ensures that signed Sponsorship Agreements are in place by the program start date for any program that has sponsorship (financial or in-kind support).
  6. has a specialist physician if applying for Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada accreditation, and at least one active practicing class CFPC member if applying for College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+ certification (note that nationally-promoted conferences/program seeking Mainpro+ credits require at least two active practicing class CFPC members).

The CPD activity meets the following educational and ethical criteria, which include, at minimum:

  1. a needs assessment of the representative target audience(s) has been completed
  2. learning objectives have been defined according to the learning needs
  3. a minimum 25% of the CPD activity is dedicated to interactive learning
  4. content must be evidence-based and balanced, with references provided for all evidence cited
  5. learners must have an opportunity to evaluate the CPD activity
  6. a registration fee is required for programs and conferences to be considered for accreditation. Faculty development* or departmental/divisional research days are exempt.
  7. for programs or conferences with financial or in-kind sponsorship support (for profit, not-for-profit, and public sector): if there is external funding for the CPD activity, it must be held as an unrestricted educational grant through the Program Director or Conference Chair’s U of T clinical department, hospital, society or other not-for-profit physician organization. A written agreement must be in place for all sponsorships (financial and/or in-kind) and signed by both parties. This must be consistent with the Policy on Sponsorship of University of Toronto Continuing Education Activities from Commercial Sources and the National Standard for Accredited Activities. A sample templateis available for download. Agreements must be made available to CPD for audit purposes if requested.
  8. The Disclosure Declaration Form must be completed by all speakers, moderators, facilitators, authors and members of the scientific planning committee. Forms for scientific planning committee members and disclosure slides for the SPC itself will be uploaded within the application process. Forms must be made available for audit purposes.
  9. The scientific planning committee must have a process in place for reviewing and mitigating declared conflicts of interest
  10. Relationships, funding, conflicts of interests and mitigation strategies must be disclosed to participants/learners using the appropriate slide template available on our Resources page. For further information and examples pertaining to conflict-of-interest disclosures see the COI Quick Tip.

Current accreditation fees are listed on our website.

For more information about a program’s eligibility and accreditation requirements, please contact the accreditation team at cpd.accreditation@utoronto.ca as well as refer to information on the accreditation website: https://www.cpd.utoronto.ca/accreditation/preparing-your-application/. Programs or program directors and professional services staff seeking accreditation for the first time are required to have a consultation with a member of our team.

*Faculty development is a broad range of activities used to renew or assist faculty, supervisors, preceptors, field instructors, clinical educators, and status appointees in their roles as educators. These activities are designed to improve an individual’s knowledge and skills in teaching, education, administration, leadership and research.