To prepare for the launch of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program in April 2026, OMVIC has made changes to the OMVIC Portal, adding an Education Section to detail your upcoming CPD requirements.

What You Need to Do

If You Have an OMVIC Portal Account

• Sign in to the OMVIC Portal with your personal account. This account is assigned to you as an individual (dealer, salesperson, or affiliated person).
• Review and update your profile information to avoid renewal

If You Do Not Have an OMVIC Portal Account

• You can create a personal account by going to the OMVIC
• Enter your profile information accurately during account Providing incorrect information may delay your renewal process.

Confirm Your CPD Requirements

Under the Education tab in your account’s dropdown menu, you will see one of the following CPD requirements. These apply only to renewals on or after July 1, 2026:

1.        In-House Courses (OMVIC)

OMVIC Continuing Professional Development (CPD) For Dealers and Salespeople

Launching April 1, 2026, all dealers and salespeople renewing on or after July 1, 2026, must complete OMVIC’s CPD program prior to renewal. Dealers will have to do this every year and salespeople every two years, within 90 days of your renewal date.

CPD will be accessible online on desktop, mobile, and tablet through your OMVIC “portal”.

The set pass rate is 80%, but you can rewrite the sections you fail, so you will be able to pass. OMVIC says the course will take 4 to 6 hours to complete.

The proposed cost for CPD is $99.

Dealers

At least one person representing a dealer must complete the CPD requirements (in some situations, more):

Corporations

• If one of the directors or officers is person in charge (PIC), that director or officer.
• If none of the directors or officers is PIC, at least one of the directors or officers and the PIC.

Partnerships

• If one of the partners is PIC, that partner
• If none of the partners is PIC, at least one of the partners and the PIC

2.        MVDA Key Elements Course (Georgian College) for Grandfathered Registrants

If your profile indicates the Key Elements course as your CPD requirement, you should register with Georgian College at least 5 months prior to your renewal date to allow time for completion, testing, grading, and processing. For example, if your renewal date is July 1, 2026, you should register by February 1, 2026.

Dealer and Salespeople Registrants who were registered with OMVIC before January 1, 2010, with renewal dates on or after July 1, 2026, that have not yet completed the updated OMVIC Certification Course or the MVDA Key Elements Course offered through Georgian College must complete the Key Elements course as their CPD requirement prior to renewal.

The cost is $202.86 and the passing grade is 75%. Without warning or consultation, OMVIC announced this increases to 80% on January 1, 2026. Re-writes, for those who fail, will be $202.86 with no discount. The increased pass requirement should ensure even more money flows to OMVIC and Georgian College as a result.

The Key Elements Course must be completed prior to renewal date.

This is the only requirement for CPD for grandfathered registrants in the first registration cycle. In subsequent cycles, they will take CPD like all other registrants.

Visit https://tinyurl.com/uv7btka8 for more information or email education@omvic.on.ca

UCDA In-Class Education

All of the OMVIC options are online, self-study only.

The UCDA will offer in-class or virtual training to all registrants to help them pass CPD.

For grandfathered registrants, we will offer in-class or virtual training for the Key Elements course. For grandfathered registrant dealers who take our course and who are UCDA members, WE WILL PAY FOR THE COST OF A RE-WRITE, IF REQUIRED.

These options will be in place by January 1, 2026.