Qualifying Activities

Qualifying

Activities

1.  The member may only report that portion of the activity that meets the subject matter requirements described in more detail in Appendix A or Appendix B.

2.   Activities undertaken in other provinces or countries are acceptable and may be reported if the activity meets the subject matter requirements.

3.   The following types of activities may be reported to the extent they relate to the subject matter requirements in Appendix A or Appendix B:

a.   Courses, conferences or sessions with an educational purpose, whether in person, online, virtual, streamed, recorded or by teleconference;

b.  Structured activities (such as study groups and in-house educational sessions), other educational programs and other meetings addressing a subject matter that is described in more detail in Appendix A or Appendix B, that meet both of the following conditions: 

I. at least two lawyers are together for educational purposes (including by telephone or other real-time communication technology), and

II. a lawyer has overall responsibility for each meeting.

c.  Teaching a course or presenting at a conference or session with an educational purpose. This may include preparation time actually spent, up to two hours of preparation per hour of teaching or presentation.

NOTE: Teaching substantially the same subject matter within the same reporting year shall not be reported for preparation time credits.  Credits for preparation time shall only be reported the first time the teaching or presentation is performed in the reporting year and for the first time the teaching activity is completed in another language during the same reporting year.

d.  Writing that is published on a topic that meets the subject matter requirements described in more detail in Appendix A or Appendix B. Hours for such writing must be reported in the year in which the writing is published. For clarity, publication does not include delivery of written materials to a court, a client, or other counsel in the course of the practice of law.