FP Canada™ honours top performers for the February 2024 CFP® exam

TORONTO, April 18, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, FP Canada announced the individuals who earned the highest scores for the February 2024 sitting of the Certified Financial Planner® exam. There were 283 candidates who wrote the exam, and the following individuals have earned a spot on the President’s List:

1st place — Colin Pullen — Edmonton, AB (RBC Dominion Securities)2nd place (tie) — Mitchell McGrath — London, ON (Scotia Wealth Management)2nd place (tie) — Mackenzie Stuart — Whitby, ON (We Listen Financial)

Colin Pullen, who achieved the highest score on the CFP exam, also achieved the highest score on the Qualified Associated Financial Planner™ exam in October 2022. As a result, he was also a recipient of the QAFP® Exam Award of Merit.

“Congratulations to Colin, Mitchell, and Mackenzie for their exceptional performances on the February CFP exam. I’m very confident you’ll all achieve continued success as you advance in your financial planning careers,” says Tashia Batstone, FP Canada’s President and CEO. “I was also excited to learn that, for the first time, a former recipient of the QAFP Exam Award of Merit has now earned a place on the President’s List. I commend Colin on this tremendous accomplishment.”

To obtain CFP certification, candidates must complete a rigorous education program, pass a national exam, have a postsecondary degree, and demonstrate three years of qualifying work experience.

To maintain certification, CFP professionals must keep their knowledge and skills current by completing 25 hours of continuing education each year, including at least two hours of professional responsibility focused continuing education. They must also adhere to the high professional standards established by the FP Canada Standards Council™.

To learn more about CFP certification, visit the webpage that provides information about the designations offered by FP Canada.

The CFP exam is a standardized national exam with questions focusing on specific elements of the FP Canada Standards Council Competency Profile for CFP Certification. The six-hour exam consists of both multiple-choice questions and case-based constructed response questions. The questions are created by practicing professional financial planners.

FP Canada offers the CFP exam in both English and French. Candidates who wish to sit for the next CFP exam can register by logging into their FP Canada portal.

Certified Financial Planner certification is the most widely recognized financial planning designation in Canada and throughout the world and is considered the gold standard for the profession. CFP professionals have demonstrated the knowledge, skills, experience and ethics to provide holistic financial planning strategies and solutions at the highest level of complexity required of the profession and work with their clients to build a financial plan so that they can Live Life Confidently™. CFP professionals in Canada are certified by FP Canada, a national, not-for-profit professional body working in the public interest. There are about 17,500 CFP professionals across Canada, part of an international network of more than 213,000 in 27 territories around the world. CFP certification has also been approved by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) as a valid credential for individuals using the Financial Planner title in Ontario.

Established in 1995, FP Canada is a national not-for-profit education, certification and professional oversight organization working in the public interest. FP Canada is dedicated to championing better financial wellness for all Canadians by leading the advancement of professional financial planning in Canada.

SOURCE FP Canada