Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is an essential part of maintaining your CPA designation in Canada. Whether you're with CPA Ontario, CPA Alberta, or CPA British Columbia, you're required to complete 120 CPD hours every three years, including at least 60 verifiable hours and 4 verifiable hours of professional ethics.
However, the cost of fulfilling your CPD obligations can quickly add up. Many CPAs spend hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars annually on seminars, webinars, and course subscriptions. Fortunately, there are budget-friendly CPD course bundles that meet Canadian CPA requirements without breaking the bank.
In this article, we've reviewed the top 5 affordable CPD course bundles for Canadian CPAs in 2026. These bundles are all verifiable, online, and ideal for CPAs looking to increase value per CPD hour. Prices quoted are current at the time of writing.
One deadline worth factoring into your budgeting if you practise in British Columbia or Yukon: CPABC requires every member to hold 1.5 verifiable hours of anti-money-laundering CPD by 31 December 2026. Those hours count toward the four-hour ethics requirement rather than adding to your total, so a package whose ethics content covers AML settles both at once.
1. 3-Year Package: 60 Verifiable CPD Hours
This bundle is built for CPAs who want a long-term solution. By pre-paying for three years' worth of verifiable CPD, you ensure compliance well in advance.
What's included:
- 60 verifiable CPD hours across 17 courses
- Coverage of the mandatory 4-hour ethics requirement
- Access spread over three years
- Courses in tax, audit, finance, leadership, and more
This is one of the most cost-efficient options available for Canadian CPAs looking to plan ahead and lock in value. At CA$1,204 — roughly CA$20 per hour — it suits professionals who prefer structure and predictability in their CPD strategy. See the package.
2. The Controller 2026 (AI Edition) for CPAs
This certificate is tailored for CPAs in finance departments, controllership, or operational leadership. It targets the day-to-day skills needed to succeed in mid-to-senior accounting roles.
What's included:
- 20 verifiable CPD hours across 9 courses
- 4 hours of ethics coverage
- Strategic finance leadership, deal execution, and AI-assisted risk management
A strong pick for those in controllership roles who want their CPD to align directly with the job. See the package.
3. The Finance Leader Package
Designed for CPAs on the path to CFO or executive leadership, this bundle supports strategic thinking, governance, and executive reporting.
What's included:
- 20.5 verifiable CPD hours across 6 courses
- 4 hours of mandatory ethics training
- Topics in risk, forecasting, and leadership
- Online, flexible format
If your role includes managing teams, leading budget cycles, or strategic decision-making, this bundle is tailored for you. See the package.
4. 40 Verifiable CPD Hours for CPAs
This is the middle option — more than a single year's minimum, less than a full triennium. It suits CPAs who want to get comfortably ahead of their requirement without committing to the three-year bundle.
What's included:
- 40 verifiable CPD hours across 21 courses
- 4 hours of verifiable ethics content
- Breadth across AI tools, fraud defence, and leadership alongside technical topics
Ideal for CPAs who want to diversify their learning across technical and professional development tracks in one purchase. See the package.
5. CPD Unlimited Pass (Flexible Year-Round Learning)
While not a bundle in the traditional sense, the Unlimited Pass gives you access to CPDFormula's entire course library for one year. If you're planning to complete more than 20 hours, or want the freedom to explore many topics at your own pace, this option offers strong value.
What you get:
- One year of unlimited access for CA$599
- All courses verifiable and built for Canadian CPA requirements
- Ethics and technical courses included
- Good for exploratory learners or CPAs catching up
The more courses you complete, the more value the pass offers. Past about 30 hours it becomes the lowest per-hour option on this list. See pricing.
A note on unverifiable hours
You may see CPD described as coming in "verifiable and unverifiable" bundles. Strictly, no provider can sell you unverifiable hours. Unverifiable CPD is self-directed learning with no third-party proof — reading, podcasts, on-the-job learning — and it is genuinely part of your requirement, but it is something you do and log yourself, not something you buy. Any purchased course that issues a certificate of completion counts as verifiable. The packages above all fall on that side of the line, which is what makes them useful at reporting time.
Final Thoughts
Whether you're planning for your 3-year CPD cycle or urgently catching up before your annual reporting deadline, CPDFormula provides Canadian CPAs with flexible, cost-effective, and compliant solutions.
If you value flexibility and breadth, the CPD Unlimited Pass lets you explore everything from tax updates to ethics, leadership, ESG, IFRS, and soft skills — at your own pace, for one flat annual fee.
With options for every learning style and every budget, CPDFormula makes it easier than ever to stay compliant, current, and ahead.