The Code of Ethics and Rules of Professional Conduct sets out the ethical standards human resources professionals are expected to meet. These standards require ethical conduct, competent service and good character and provide both broad general principles and some details about how those principles should be applied in practice.
Chartered members are required to participate in a minimum of three hours of ethics training once every three years. This requirement can be satisfied from various reputable providers that offer ethics training. The three hours of ethics training would be included as CPD hours towards meeting the rolling three-year requirement.
CPHR Canada has developed a FREE ethics course to help Chartered members meet this obligation. The link to register for the program can be found here: CPHR Ethics Training Course.
For more information, please refer to our FAQ.
CPHR Canada and its member associations, including CPHR New Brunswick, have introduced a mandatory ethics requirement that all CPHR designees must include as part of each three-year CPD requirement period starting in 2021- 2023.
CPHR Canada has developed a course to satisfy this requirement and to help you familiarize yourself with the essential concepts of ethics. More specifically, to:
Upon completion you will be better prepared to play an even more critical role in your workplace.
Please email admin@cphrnb.ca to see when you are required to complete the exam.
You are required to report 60 hours CPD in each three-year period as part of your Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Three of the 60 hours must now relate to ethics specifically. Each three-year period of 60 hours must contain three hours relating to ethics.
You are required to log the Ethics Exam hours into your PD log on your portal.
We recommend you keep proof of your ethics course completion in case you are selected for an audit.
There is a mandatory ethics requirement, but CPHR members can choose the provider. To offer more support to its members, CPHR Canada partnered with Neovox Media to create a three-hour ethics course called Professionals in Grey Areas – How to Make Ethical Decisions, which is free by invitation from your provincial association.
The CPHR Canada ethics course is free for CPHR members and will provide you with the three-hour minimum.
Register for the CPHR Canada ethics course here. After completing the registration form, you will receive the link to the ethics course.
To register for the ethics course you need to have the email address provided in the email sent to you, your CPHR ID number and know the province where your designation resides. The province is case sensitive and should be spelled New Brunswick in order to register.
