A PDU is a Professional Development Unit. It may sometimes be referred to as a CE credit (Continuing Education Credit) and it Quebec, it is often called a UFC (Unité de formation continue).

So what exactly is a PDU? In simple terms, 1 PDU corresponds to one hour of professional development training.

Group Insurance Advisors operating in Quebec are required to complete a minimum level of professional training over a two year span in order to maintian their license to sell group insurance.

Effective November 30th 2006, the CSF has modified the structure of the ongoing professional development process. In the past, an accredited advisor was required to accumulate:

• 30 general PDUs (any topics related to the insurance profession)
• 10 PDUs in each discipline for which they are accredited

Now, an advisor needs:

• 10 general PDUs
• 10 PDUs in each discipline for which they are accredited
• A new category of PDUs was introduced in line with the Chambre’s new theme We only have one option: Competence. Advisors are therefore required to obtain 10 PDUs in compliance.

Furthermore, the professional development period has been modified and now runs from December 1st to November 30th (2 year periods). Extensions for late PDUs are no longer permitted. The first full cycle will run from December 1st 2007 to November 30th 2009.

In the interim: Since these new requirements were introduced half way through the current professional development period, transitionary training requirements have been introduced. More specifically, an advisor must complete 15 general PDUs, 10 PDUs for each discipline in which they are accredited and only 5 PDUs in compliance.

If you are an advisor who has not completed the above described ongoing training requirements before November 30th 2007, your license may be suspended. Follow the link to view a list of our PDU courses.