About PD Seminars
Registration Terms & Conditions
Registration & Payment
Payment of seminar fees are due at the time of registration, as we do not invoice for seminar registrations. We accept Visa and Mastercard but please do not include your credit card information in any email correspondence. Cheques should be made payable to CPABC. All registrations are subject to GST regardless of employer or employment status.
Only registered individuals may attend a seminar. For live and archived webinars, each attendee or viewer must be registered for that webinar or product. The sharing of a single registration among multiple individuals, including the sharing of webinar access and/or webinar screening with non-registered individuals, is strictly prohibited.
Intellectual Property & Copyright Content
All CPABC seminars and webinars contain intellectual property and copyright content. No parts of the seminar or webinar - presentation, video, audio, electronic or printed material - may be recorded, screenshot, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means.
Confirmation of Registration
A confirmation of registration will be emailed to the registrant no later than 1 business day upon receipt of registration. If you do not receive your confirmation prior to the course date, please contact the PD Department at pdreg@bccpa.ca. The confirmation notice is provided as a courtesy - all assessments apply whether or not a registrant receives a confirmation notice.
Seminar Venues & Dates
Seminar venues and dates are subject to change. Every effort is made to ensure that current information is available. Please check the PD website for the latest information on the status of seminars.
Registration Cancellations, Transfers & Refunds
Requests for course cancellations and/or transfers must be received in writing before 9:00am no less than 3 full business days prior to the course start date to be eligible for a full refund. Statutory holidays and weekends are not considered business days.
Cancellation and/or transfer requests received after this deadline will not be accepted. These requests will not be eligible for any refunds nor credits, and the full course fees will be assessed. While extenuating circumstances – sudden illness is one example - may be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, CPABC incurs overhead and external costs that cannot be avoided unless cancellations are received prior to the deadline. Depending on the review, some registrants may be allowed to attend a future offering of the same course (if available) with an additional administrative fee applied to cover these costs.
Substitution of attendee is permitted up to and including the day of the seminar, with the exception of registrations made through a Personal Passport, Mini Passport, PD+ Pass, or the PD Academic Pass which are all non-transferable.
On-Demand course registrations are not eligible for cancellations or refunds once access has been provided. Please note that CPABC Executive Programs are subject to special terms and conditions, and have separate cancellation policies. These are noted on their registration pages.
Seminar Cancellations by CPABC
CPABC PD may have to postpone or cancel seminars due to insufficient enrolment, in which case our liability will be limited to a refund of the registration fee. In the case of a PD Passport registration, our liability will be limited to restoring the PD Passport day used to register for the seminar – under no circumstances will the PD Passport fee itself be refunded, credited, or carried forward. Registrants will be notified by email one week prior to the seminar date if a seminar is cancelled. Members are urged to register early to ensure adequate enrolment.
Seminar Leader Substitution
In the event of unforeseen scheduling issues, we reserve the right to substitute a fully qualified speaker who is not listed in the course description.
Meals at In-Person Seminars
Unless otherwise stated, lunch and coffee breaks are provided at full-day seminars, and only coffee breaks (not lunch) are provided for half-day seminars. Pastries will be provided at seminars that begin in the morning, except for free PD sessions. If you have allergies or special meal considerations, please let us know at the time of registration.
Web-Based Seminars
The registration fees for web-based seminars are payable at the time of registration. CPABC reserves the right to cancel seminars with insufficient enrolment. In such cases, a full refund will be made. Once a registrant receives their Login ID and Password to the web-based seminar, no refunds or substitutions will be granted.
Flexi PD Passport Registrations
Note that individuals using the Flexi PD Passport are providing consent to share that registration information with the "principal holder" (or official passport contact person) of that Flexi PD Passport.
Audio/Video Recording & Photography
CPABC may occasionally audio/video record sessions, or take photographs at seminars. Recordings and images may be edited and distributed in various publications, including social media, as well as educational products. If you have an concerns, please email the PD Department at pdreg@bccpa.ca.