Continuing Professional Development Policy

The Law Society of Saskatchewan regulates the legal profession in the public interest by assuring that its members meet and maintain high standards of integrity and competency. In light of this, the Law Society introduced a Continuing Professional Development Policy (CPD policy) which took effect January 1, 2010.  The CPD policy sets out Minimum CPD Requirements to ensure that members of the Law Society of Saskatchewan meet and maintain these requirements by undertaking professional development throughout their careers.

Under the CPD policy:

• all active lawyer members are required to complete and report 12 hours of qualifying CPD within the calendar year.
• all active limited licensee members are required to complete and report 6 hours of qualifying CPD within the calendar year.

Not less than 2 hours of the required 12 or 6 hours must pertain primarily to any one or any combination of the following topics (Ethics Hours):

• Professional responsibility
• Ethics
• Practice standards
• Codes of Professional Conduct (Lawyers / Limited Licensees)
• Conflict of interest
• Rules of the Law Society
• Client care and relations
• Practice management

The Law Society’s CPD regulation is currently under review with significant changes expected in 2026. While this review is ongoing, an initial change to discontinue the accreditation requirement for CPD activities has been implemented effective January 1, 2024. Members are no longer required to submit CPD activities for approval by the Law Society. Members must continue to complete and report (in their Member Profile) at least 12 or 6 CPD hours (including 2 which qualify as ethics hours) each year. The criteria for activities to qualify for CPD hours remains unchanged (refer to the CPD Policy) and CPD compliance monitoring will continue.

The Law Society welcomes your comments and suggestions on the Continuing Professional Development Program. Email your comments to Continuing Professional Development.