Study Options and Fees

Classroom courses are offered according to academic term schedules at selected colleges and universities across Canada. Contact the college/university of your choice for start dates.

Important: You must register with and pay applicable fees to both the college/university and the Canadian Payroll Association.

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Do you have the payroll knowledge to write the exam without taking the full course? Take the 2-month Challenge course for Payroll Compliance Legislation, Payroll Fundamentals 1 or Payroll Fundamentals 2. Test your knowledge using our online tool, the Payroll Knowledge Evaluator (PKE) beforehand. Challenge students receive full printed course materials, but have no access to a facilitator or online review tools. The online exam must be written in the presence of a proctor at any time during the two month period before the official course end date of the course. There is no option to transfer or withdraw from a challenge course.

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Payroll Certifications in Canada are only available to members of the Canadian Payroll Association. If you would like to register for any course leading towards either the Payroll Compliance Practitioner or Certified Payroll Manager certifications and are not a member, click here to join as a student (fee: $210 annually).

• If you are already a member, only the course fees apply.
• For those enrolling as part of a full time college program, membership is not required to take any courses

 

Study Option	Registration Fees
PCP Course Requirements: Payroll Compliance Legislation, Payroll Fundamentals 1, Payroll Fundamentals 2
Online	$575 plus tax per course for CPA Members ($599 for 2020 course offerings)
Challenge	$450 plus tax per course for CPA Members ($469 for 2020 course offerings)
Classroom Part-time	$340 plus tax per course for CPA Members
Classroom Full-time	$340 plus tax per course (Membership not required)
CPM Course Requirements: Introduction to Payroll Management, Applied Payroll Management
Classroom Part-time	$440 plus tax per course
Online	$675 plus tax per course ($699 for 2020 course offerings)

If you would like to register for a classroom course, you must first register with the institution and pay the institution the applicable fees. You will then also register with the Canadian Payroll Association and pay the fees noted in the table above.

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