FP Canada™ Recognizes Top Performing QAFP™ Exam Candidates
TORONTO, April 26, 2022 /CNW/ - FP Canada today announces the recipients of the QAFP Exam Award of Merit for the February 2022 sitting of the exam. The award is in recognition of the individuals who earned the top three highest scores of all the candidates who wrote the exam.
The February 2022 QAFP Exam Award of Merit recipients are:
- 1st place – John Baynham – Ajax, ON (Carte Wealth Management)
- 2nd place – Amerigo Tinor – Grande Prairie, AB (Sun Life Financial)
- 3rd place (tie) – Kjol Bjordal – Cranbrook, BC (IG Wealth Management)
- 3rd place (tie) – Vincent Pearson – Calmar, AB (IG Wealth Management)
"I'd like to congratulate John, Amerigo, Kjol, and Vincent for their remarkable performances on the QAFP exam. We wish them much success in their financial planning careers," says Tashia Batstone, President and CEO of FP Canada.
To obtain QAFP certification, candidates must complete a series of educational requirements including an FP Canada-Approved Core Curriculum Program and the FP Canada Institute™ Introduction to Professional Ethics course, pass a national exam, and have at least one year of qualifying work experience. To maintain their certification, QAFP professionals must complete the QAFP Professional Education Program—which focuses on the pillars of holistic financial planning, human behaviour, and honesty and ethics—within one year of achieving certification and adhere to the high professional standards established by the FP Canada Standards Council™.
The QAFP exam is a rigorous standardized national exam with questions focusing on specific elements of the FP Canada Standards Council Competency Profile. 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 official languages, English and French, three times each year. The next two exams will be held in May 2022 and October 2022. Candidates who wish to sit for the QAFP exam can register by logging into their FP Canada portal.
QAFP certification is a great way to start your career in financial planning. QAFP professionals have demonstrated the knowledge, skills, experience, and ethics to understand their clients' everyday financial planning needs and to provide holistic financial advice for Canadians that fits their diverse lives and supports their goals. This certification can also be a stepping stone to CFP® certification. This is Where Confidence Begins™.
A national certification and professional oversight body 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. There are about 17,000 CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals and about 2,000 QUALIFIED ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals (as of March 31, 2021), who meet FP Canada's rigorous professional and ethical standards. Visit the FP Canada website for more information.
SOURCE FP Canada
For media inquiries, please contact: Megan Harman, FP Canada, [email protected]
Share this article