No. A receiving regulatory authority cannot require a certified worker moving within Canada to meet its professional development requirements upon initial application for certification.

For example, if province A has mandatory professional development requirements and province B does not, a regulatory authority in province A must recognize the certificate of a worker moving from province B without requiring the worker to meet its continuing education/professional development requirements.

However, once certified in another jurisdiction, a worker is expected to meet that jurisdiction’s upgrading and professional development requirements.