CPDonline.ca is an on-demand video site that allows lawyers and paralegals and finance professionals a convenient opportunity to access and view continuing professional development (CPD) content as required by their respective law societies and regulatory bodies.
Legal CPD videos cover Professionalism and Substantive topics and are between 30 minutes to 1.5 hours in length.
Quality content from eminent speakers is our goal: to this end we have partnered with The County of Carleton Law Association, The Toronto Lawyers Association, Middlesex Law Association, Frontenac Law Association, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, and some of Canada’s top law firms to source speakers and timely topics.
Our primary target market is small firms and sole practitioners that reside outside large urban centers. These smaller firms find it more difficult to access CLE events than their urban brethren. Our service provides them with an affordable, convenient alternative to attending events.
Paul Byrne, CEO, has a post graduate degree in curriculum design and adult education. He is a tenured professor of communications skills and has also been delivering professional development seminars to lawyers for over 11 years. He’s worked with most of the larger firms in Canada including many legal associations.
Vikram Varma, Vice-President, Finance, earned his PhD at Simon Fraser University. Vikram worked for several startups in the tech sector before completing his MBA in Finance at Queen’s University. He is also a Certified Management Accountant. Vikram is the CFO of PrintFleet, a global leader in print management solutions. Previously, Vikram served as the executive Director of a Public Foundation where he was active in arranging seminars on legal issues in the charitable sector. Among other pursuits he has taught business at Queen's University in Kingston.
Paula Puddy, Business Development, is a lawyer and practised civil litigation at a large firm in London, Ontario. She subsequently obtained her MBA from the Ivey Business School. She taught pre-business at Western University for several years before founding Vantage Professional Development Inc. Vantage PD delivers business skills and productivity workshops to lawyers across Canada. She is also the Director of CPD for the Middlesex Law Association and organizes all of their in-person professional development programs.
*see individual programs and jurisidictional allowances for accredited hours/requirements for Canadian law societies.