CANADIAN PAYROLL ASSOCIATION RELATED TO COVID-19 

TEMPORARY TRANSFER OF CREDIT PROCESS - April 22  |  12:00 PM ET

Grading System
The Canadian Payroll Association continues to monitor the evolving impacts of COVID-19 (coronavirus), and take appropriate action to protect the health and safety of the payroll community. The well-being of our members, volunteers, affiliates, and stakeholders is our priority.

A number of post-secondary institutions have temporarily changed their grading system. As a result of this change, some students will be provided with the choice of being graded on a “pass/fail” or “credit received” basis instead of receiving the usual numerical grade. Generally the Canadian Payroll Association requires that students achieve a final mark of 65 per cent for each course. In light of these unprecedented circumstances, the Canadian Payroll Association will accept any approved transfer of credit course(s) from students during the Winter 2020 semester who were granted a “Pass” or “Credit Received” final result.

Course Transcript
The Canadian Payroll Association will accept transcripts or grade reports electronically from post-secondary institutions until schools reopen. Transcripts will only be accepted electronically if emailed directly from the post-secondary institution’s Office of the Registrar to transfercredit@payroll.ca


SELF PROCTORING - March 23, 2020  |  4:00 PM EDT

In order to protect the health and safety of the Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) students of the Canadian Payroll Association, we are temporarily implementing self-proctoring for all PCP course final exams in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus).  

To ensure social distancing, students are encouraged to input their own contact information when registering a proctor.  The ‘Register Proctor’ button will continue to be on the ‘Your Courses’ page under the ‘Enter’ button. 

On the day of the exam, the student will log in to the course in the usual manner. Once the student clicks on the ‘Final Exam’ link, the system will request the proctor code which the student will input to start the exam. 

All other rules surrounding the writing of the final exam are still required to be followed. No other applications or browsers are permitted to be open during the exam, the exam is closed book, must be completed independently, within the time limit and using only the following aids:  the Tax Tables, Rates and Forms booklet (with no added written or inserted documentation), blank scrap paper, and a non-programmable calculator.
 

CURRENT STUDENTS - COURSES AND EXAMS - March 18, 2020 | 11:00 AM EDT​

For all in-class students, given that most post-secondary institutions in Canada have made the difficult decision to shut temporarily, including transitioning their in-class students to online learning, we are permitting all PCP students to complete their course at home. This includes the completion of the midterm exam.

 

IN CLASS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUSPENDED UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2020 - JULY 14, 2020 | 5:00 PM EDT​

In light of federal and provincial government recommendations regarding large events and public gatherings, effective immediately we have suspended in-class Professional Development Seminars until December 31, 2020, and will transition several seminars into our online learning environment.  

Click here to view our calendar of upcoming seminars.

2020 NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK EVENTS- July 14, 2020 | 9:00 AM EDT​

As Canada recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Payroll Association wants to ensure that you, the payroll community, can still come together to celebrate the important work that you do. To make that possible while respecting social distancing best practices, all 2020 National Payroll Week celebratory events will be online only.
 
While we won’t be able to celebrate in person, plans are underway to make this year the biggest and best NPW ever. Stay tuned for details in the weeks to come. 

2020 CONFERENCE UPDATE - April 6, 2020 | 9:00 AM EDT​

As part of the ongoing fight to flatten the COVID-19 curve, the 2020 Canadian Payroll Association Conference scheduled for June 2020 in Whistler B.C., has been postponed until June 9 - 11, 2021.

Those who are registered for the 2020 Conference are invited to defer registration to ensure their attendance next year.

The Canadian Payroll Association team is working on exciting digital learning opportunities. Details will be released shortly.

If you have any questions regarding the decision to postpone Conference, please contact membership@payroll.ca.

 

2020 CERTIFICATION RECOGNITION EVENTS CANCELED - March 13, 2020  |  12:00 PM EDT

In light of the formal federal and provincial government recommendations regarding large events and public gatherings, we are cancelling this year's Certification Recognition Lunch Events. We will be recognizing the combined graduating classes of 2020 and 2021 together at next year's ceremonies to provide all graduates the opportunity to experience these celebrations. If applicable, your current registration will be fully refunded to you.

We thank you for your continued support of the CPA as we implement this proactive measure to protect the well-being of our members during the current challenging climate.