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CPD Requirements for LSO

Legal professionals in Canada require Continuing Professional Development to maintain their professional designation. Browse courses that meet your requirements, even find your Ethics/EDI hours, or choose one of our course packages, specially curated to contain all the hours and credits you need, in one place. The courses on LearnFormula may be counted towards professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities. It is the student's responsibility to validate whether an activity is an eligible educational activity for their professional development requirements based on their own learning needs.

Requirements Overview

Last updatedAug 21, 2026
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12/ year
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December
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Annual
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2 CPD hours of Professionalism1 CPD hour of Professionalism EDI9 CPD hours of Substantive

Simplifying Regulations for 2026

Lawyers and paralegals who are practicing law or providing legal services must complete in each calendar year at least 12 CPD Hours in Eligible Educational Activities consisting of a minimum of 3 Professionalism Hours (incl. 1 EDI credit) on topics related to professional responsibility, ethics and/or practice management and up to 9 Substantive Hours per year. Only Professionalism Hours must be accredited by the Law Society. Lawyers and paralegals must determine for themselves whether an activity is an eligible educational activity for CPD and qualifies for Substantive Hours. For more information about Substantive Hours, please see CPD Requirement.
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