Continuing Professional Development (Article 19.04)
The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) fund outlined in the 2023-2027 MOA (Article 19.04) is a newly negotiated benefit and will provide physicians up to $4,500 per year. All practising physicians in the province are eligible to receive this benefit based on the following criteria.
- Practising physicians who have a Newfoundland and Labrador practising license and have a permanent address in the province will automatically receive the $4,500 early in the new fiscal year for the preceding year. No application is required.
- Physicians with a permanent address outside NL, and provide a minimum of 75 days of service in NL, must apply through the designated application process through the link below to receive the benefit:
Timing and proration for this year:
This is a newly negotiated benefit that is effective as of September 2, 2025, the date the MOA was signed. Therefore, the benefit will be prorated for the current year, covering the period from September 2, 2025, to March 31, 2026 (end of GNL’s fiscal year).
- The prorated amount will be $2,601.40.
- For physicians with a permanent address outside of NL, a minimum of 43 days of service in NL for the period of September 2, 2025, to March 31, 2026, are required to be eligible for the benefit.
For physicians automatically eligible for this benefit (1 above), this payment will be issued no later than May 15, 2026 (no application required).
For physicians that must apply for this benefit (2 above), the deadline is June 30, 2026, and this payment will be issued once your application is received and processed. Any physician who did not have a permanent NL address prior to September 2, 2025, but has since moved to NL and obtained a permanent address, should still complete the application for CPD this year, as if you did not have a permanent NL address, to ensure you are not missed.
Looking ahead:
Beginning in April 2026, the CPD payment will be available as an annual benefit of $4,500, subject to the eligibility criteria outlined above.
If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the NLMA at [email protected] for general inquiries, or HCS at [email protected] for payment specific issues.