Common questions about Fraud CPD.
Try LumiQ for freeFraud CPD helps Canadian CPAs, auditors, and finance professionals maintain professional competence as fraud schemes, anti-fraud standards, and regulatory expectations continue to evolve. Ongoing learning supports professional judgment in areas such as fraud detection, fraud prevention, internal control evaluation, occupational fraud, and forensic accounting.
Canadian CPAs are generally required to complete a minimum of 20 CPD hours annually (with a portion verifiable) and 120 hours over a rolling three-year period, including required ethics education. CPD activities must be relevant to a member's professional responsibilities, and members are responsible for determining applicability under their provincial body's rules
Fraud CPD courses commonly cover topics such as:
Types of fraud and common fraud schemes
Occupational fraud and abuse
Fraud risk assessment and internal controls
Red flags and fraud detection techniques
Forensic accounting and investigation procedures
Anti-fraud programs and compliance frameworks
Case studies from real-world fraud events
Fraud CPD focuses on the technical dimensions of fraud risk-detection, prevention, investigation, and forensic accounting. Ethics CPD addresses the professional conduct, integrity, and decision-making standards expected of CPAs. While the two subjects often overlap-particularly in case-study-based courses covering real-world fraud events-they are classified separately and may satisfy different CPD requirements depending on the provincial body's framework.
Yes. LumiQ's fraud CPD courses are built around real-world fraud cases, including high-profile events such as the Fyre Festival fraud, the Theranos scandal, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and more. These case studies are analyzed through an accounting and audit lens, covering the fraud schemes involved, the red flags that were missed, and the internal control failures that allowed the fraud to occur.
Podcasts can deliver superior learning outcomes compared to live webinars and recorded webcasts. Audio-only formats reduce cognitive overload and ""Zoom fatigue,"" allowing your brain to retain information better. Additionally, unlike live or in-person options, you can pause and replay complex fraud and forensic concepts as needed for comprehension.
Podcasts also fit your schedule and your life better. Unlike live webinars with fixed start times, podcasts let you earn CPD during your commute, between clients, or whenever works best.
In short, you get the same credit hours with better retention and zero scheduling conflicts.
CPD credits vary by course. Typically they range from 1 to 2 hours per podcast and 3 to 9 hours for our in-depth, multi-episode learning paths. Each course listing clearly displays the hours you'll earn upon completion. All hours are earned once you complete the podcast episode in full and pass the final assessment..
LumiQ provides structured professional learning activities designed to support verifiable CPD requirements for accounting and finance professionals. Upon completion of a fraud course, LumiQ provides a certificate of completion documenting the learning activity and CPD hours earned.
LumiQ courses meet verifiable CPD requirements for accounting professionals in Canada and internationally. Eligibility and classification of CPD activities are determined by the member and their provincial CPA body. Members are responsible for confirming that a specific course qualifies under their CPD requirements.
Yes. With a LumiQ account you have access to the Tracker. LumiQ Tracker automatically organizes the CPD you earn with LumiQ and allows you to upload CPD from other sources. Certificates of completion can be downloaded at any time.
Yes, we’ve got an app for both Apple and Android devices. Click here to go to the Google Play Store and click here to go to the Apple App Store.
Yes! Sign up for a free trial today and get 3 verifiable CPD credits, no credit card required. To purchase a full subscription, visit our pricing page. If you work for a company with a team of CPAs, or others who may be interested, contact us for team pricing options.






















