FP Canada™ Recognizes Top Performers on the February 2024 QAFP® Exam
TORONTO, April 4, 2024 /CNW/ - FP Canada today announces the candidates who received the top scores on the February 2024 sitting of the Qualified Associate Financial Planner™ exam. The following individuals earned the QAFP Exam Award of Merit:
- 1st place — Faith Hakkarainen — Abbotsford, BC — Sun Life
- 2nd place (tie) — Connor Studer — Calgary, AB — RBC Royal Bank
- 2nd place (tie) — Mitchell Kubrak — Spruce Grove, AB — RBC Royal Bank
- 2nd place (tie) — Alisdair Galbraith—North Bay, ON — Independent
"I'd like to congratulate Faith, Connor, Mitchell, and Alisdair on their exceptional performances on the QAFP exam," says Tashia Batstone, President and CEO of FP Canada. "We at FP Canada commend you on your success, and we wish you the all the best in your financial planning careers."
To obtain QAFP certification, candidates must complete a comprehensive education program, pass a national exam, have a post-secondary diploma, and demonstrate one year of qualifying work experience. Effective April 2024, individuals who do not hold a two-year college diploma will have the opportunity to obtain QAFP certification if they have at least five years of qualifying work experience.
To maintain certification, QAFP professionals must keep their knowledge and skills current by completing 12 hours of continuing education each year. They must also adhere to high professional standards established by the FP Canada Standards Council™. Effective with the May 2024 exam administration, candidates must complete the QAFP Professional Education Program prior to writing the QAFP exam.
To learn more about QAFP certification, visit the webpage featuring designations offered by FP Canada.
The QAFP exam is a standardized national exam with questions focusing on specific elements of the current FP Canada Standards Council Competency Profile. Effective the May 2024 exam administration, the QAFP exam will assess candidate competence against the FP Canada Standards Council Competency Profile for QAFP Certification. The weightings of the Competency Profile and the exam format are outlined in the FP Canada Blueprint: QAFP Examination. The four-hour exam consists of both standalone and case-based multiple-choice questions. The questions are created by practicing professional financial planners.
FP Canada offers the QAFP exam in both English and French, and candidates who wish to sit for the next QAFP exam can register by logging into their FP Canada portal.
Qualified Associate Financial Planner certification demonstrates a financial planner's competence and commitment to high ethical standards including putting their clients' interests first. Certification demonstrates professionals have the ability to offer holistic financial advice for today's speed of life. QAFP professionals have proven they have the knowledge, skills, experience and ethics to provide financial planning strategies and solutions for clients who are in the process of building their financial well-being. QAFP professionals are certified by FP Canada, a national, not-for-profit professional body working in the public interest. QAFP certification has also been approved by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) as a valid credential for individuals using the Financial Planner title in Ontario.
Established in 1995, FP Canada is a national not-for-profit education, certification and professional oversight organization working in the public interest. FP Canada is dedicated to championing better financial wellness for all Canadians by leading the advancement of professional financial planning in Canada.
SOURCE FP Canada
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