Thinking about a career in financial planning?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for personal financial planners is expected to soar.

Is your financial planner certified?

To find out if a planner holds CFP® certification, check our Directory of CFP professionals in good standing.

Why choose a CFP professional?

The term financial planner is unregulated in most Canadian provinces. Find out why Canadians seeking competent and ethical financial planning services should look for the CFP mark. 

FPSC accredited to ISO 17024

"Walks the talk" by meeting the highest global standards of performance for certifying body.

Financial Planning Standards Council

Welcome to Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC). We are a not-for-profit organization dedicated to ensuring Canadians’ financial planning needs are well served by developing, promoting and enforcing professional standards for financial planners. We do this through CFP® certification and by raising awareness of the importance of financial planning to Canadians.

Happening Now...

Toronto, March 10, 2010 — The Certified Financial Planner® (CFP) Examination is respected in the financial services industry for its rigour, and...
In June 2008, FPSC restructured its Board of Directors to include three seats specifically assigned for CFP® professionals to be elected by the CFP...
Identifying the right personal financial advisor is an important first step in the process. “A financial planner can offer the business owner a big-...
One of only five certification bodies in Canada to receive accreditation
At a recent meeting of the Enforcement Policy Committee (EPC) a number of clarifications to the Disciplinary Rules and Procedures (DRP) were approved...
Toronto, January 14, 2010 — 1,272 individuals wrote Financial Planning Standards Council's Certified Financial Planner® Examination on November 14,...

2010/2011 FPSC Licence Renewals

CFP Professionals can now renew their 2010/2011 FPSC licence online.

 

NEW CFP Certification Process

Effective July 1, 2010, the CFP certification process will change

 

Find a CFP professional

Check Our Comprehensive Listing of CFP Professionals in Good Standing

 

FPSC Foundation

Promoting research and education on financial planning for the benefit of
the public, industry and financial planners alike.

 

Student Associates

A Website Exclusively for Students in the Process of Earning CFP Certification 

 

Programmes d’accréditation de CFP offerts en français

 

Standards Enforcement & Consumer Complaints

 

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CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and the CFP flame logo are certification marks owned outside the U.S. by Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB). Financial Planning Standards Council is the marks licensing authority for the CFP marks in Canada, through agreement with FPSB.