Recertification – Canadian Society of Physician Leaders

Canadian Certified
Physician Executive

Maintaining your certification is an integral part of the credential process and demonstrates your commitment to lifelong learning to your organization, peers and the health care community. Your initial CCPE credential is valid for five years. You will officially be notified of the expiration date about seven months prior to the annual recertification date of July 1. Once you recertify, you will have achieved permanent CCPE status. If you decide not to renew your CCPE, please notify the CCPE Secretariat.

The recertification process

The CCPE Recertification Peer Assessment Panel will review your submission and determine whether or not the requirements for recertification have been met. You will be notified in writing of the outcome of the recertification application review.

Download 2026 Recertification Application Form

To renew your certification at the end of five years, you must:

Maintain good standing with
applicable provincial/ territorial/
applicable licensing bodies

Maintain membership
with CSPL

Participate in ongoing professional leadership development and education
Proof of a minimum 40 CPD leadership credits earned in the past 5 years, including attendance at a minimum one Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership. Unaccredited activities that support your leadership growth will be considered.

Continue to accumulate leadership accomplishments
Provide information on recertification application demonstrating that leadership capabilities continue to be met at the mastery level in the LEADS domains of “Developing coalitions” and “Systems transformation”.

Provide letter of attestation
Signed attestation is submitted by an individual (confidentially and independently) to whom the physician is accountable that verifies the CCPE’s self-reflection statement on personal leadership capabilities.

Pay recertification
application fee
$595 plus applicable taxes
(on or before July 1) in year due;
this administrative fee offsets
review of your recertification
application by a physician peer assessment panel.

The Canadian Society of Physician Leaders strongly recommends that all physician leaders applying for CCPE recertification become informed about and committed to advancing the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action.

You will be sent an invoice with a link to online payment once we receive your initial materials. You may also pay by cheque addressed to CSPL at:

CCPE Secretariat
c/o Canadian Society of Physician leaders
875 Carling Avenue, Suite 323
Ottawa ON K1S 5P1