The National certification process commenced in 2019 and was finalized in early 2023. This process established a national certification body to confer the CCDP designation which will be recognized nationally. 

1. National Certification Pilot: May 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024 (Under process)

2. Full Launch of National Certification: Anticipated for Fall 2024

3. Legacy Process Start: Anticipated for Fall 2024 

For more information, please visit www.careercertification.ca.

Recertification will continue in the 5 provinces until national certification begins. 

BC CCDPs Transition Process  If you are certified and have maintained your certification through annual maintenance, you will be eligible to move over (be legacied) to national certification without needing to requalify. 

Transition Steps:

1. BCCDA will send you instructions from the new national certifying body, outlining the process and requesting you to submit a transfer request.

2. You will be required to provide basic information (e.g., contact details, certification date) to the national body.

3. The national body will verify your status with BCCDA.

4. Recertification Date: Your current renewal date will transfer (e.g., if due in Dec 2025, it remains the same).      

Specific dates will be communicated after the pilot is over. Once started, there will be a defined transition period to complete this process.

CCDP Candidates: Those who are still collecting their work experience but are maintaining their candidacy with BCCDA will also be given a chance to transition to national certification. The national body will have a record of BCCDA candidates and will allow them to collect the necessary work experience, obtain the CCDP designation, and finally transition through the legacy program. 

 Important Points:

• If you have accumulated the required hours before the transition to Legacy, you can complete your renewal with BCCDA (e.g., if due in Jan 2025 but already have credits, you can renew with BCCDA).

• If you completed your recertification process earlier this year, you will transition through the Legacy process (e.g., if recertified in July 2024, you will be transitioned. Your next renewal will be with the national body).

• If your maintenance is due before the Legacy start date, complete it with BCCDA before moving nationally. Those with cycles ending within or after the Legacy process will process their renewal through the national body.

There will be an administrative fee for the transfer. We acknowledge that some of the information may not be entirely clear at this moment. However, it will become more coherent and detailed once the process is finalized. We will continue to update this page and provide you with the latest information as it becomes available. Thank you for your patience and understanding. 

 BCCDA will continue to certify career practitioners until national certification is fully implemented. Please review the guidelines here to get certified with BCCDA.