Keyperson CI planning | This quick-paced session will focus on important "need to know’s" for advisors to talk about with their clients as they develop a risk management plan that includes critical illness insurance.
Join this webinar to see:
- Risk management and keyperson critical illness insurance
- Transition strategies that can be used to pass on a business to a keyperson
- Key features of keyperson critical illness insurance
- Case studies focused on approaches to use based on the keyperson's role (shareholder and employee)
| 60 min | Advocis / March 19, 2026
Alberta Insurance Council / March 19, 2027
FP Canada / March 18, 2026
Insurance Council of Manitoba / March 19, 2027
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
Risk management for business owners | Join this webinar and learn about strategic approaches to help clients build a risk management plan that protects their business from these critical human capital losses in a cost-effective way. | 60 min | Advocis / February 26, 2026
Alberta Insurance Council / February 26, 2027
FP Canada / February 25, 2027
Insurance Council of Manitoba / February 26, 2027
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
Corporate Insured Retirement Plan (CIRP) | Drawing retirement income from your corporation
Join this webinar to see how the Corporate Insured Retirement Plan concept:
- Supplements business owner retirement income
- Provides immediate protection for a Canadian-controlled private corporation (CCPC)
- Enhances the estate value of the business owner
- Provides a tax-efficient estate transfer at death
| 60 min | Advocis / January 10, 2026
Alberta Insurance Council / January 10, 2027
Chambre de la sécurité financière / January 9, 2026
Institut de planification financière / Institute of Financial Planning / January 9, 2026
FP Canada / January 10, 2026
Insurance Council of Manitoba / January 10, 2027
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
Prioritizing your health – Critical illness insurance | To learn more about Health Priorities. During this webinar we'll talk about:
- the basics of critical illness insurance, including definitions of related terms, and detailed information on how it works
- cases where critical illness insurance coverage should be recommended
- opportunities to use the materials available when presenting your service offer
- best practices to be adopted
| 60 min | Advocis / September 8, 2025
Alberta Insurance Council / September 8, 2026
Chambre de la sécurité financière / September 4, 2025
FP Canada /September 7, 2025
Insurance Council of Manitoba / September 8, 2026
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
Business owner's passive income challenges: opportunity for advisors |
Be curious Learn more about different corporate structures and the taxes of Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs)
Evaluate the situation and identify repercussions Understand the impact of passive income on active business income and the repercussions on small business deductions available to CCPCs
Focus on solutions Become familiar with different strategies to minimize the impact of passive investment income, such as the Corporate Income Tax Optimizer (CITO) | 60 min | Advocis / October 1, 2025
Alberta Insurance Council / October 1, 2026
Chambre de la sécurité financière / September 30, 2025
Institut de planification financière / Institute of Financial Planning / September 30, 2025
FP Canada / September 30, 2025
Insurance Council of Manitoba / October 1, 2026
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
It’s not just a will – It’s an estate plan! |
Be curious Use a rigorous planning process to build and strengthen your client relationships.
Identify any concerns and why they matter Make sure you ask the right questions so you can pinpoint any concerns connected to preparing an estate plan before they become a problem.
Focus on solutions Offer your clients better insurance solutions with an approach that exceeds your knowledge of your clients. (KYC). | 60 min | Advocis / June 22, 2025
Alberta Insurance Council / June 19, 2026
FP Canada / June 19, 2026
Insurance Council of Manitoba / June 19, 2026
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
Overview of the small business market | A presentation of the fundamentals of the small business market in Canada.
This session covers:
- The basics of business structures
- A review of the corporate structures
- Key players in the business market
| 60 min | Advocis / June 28, 2024
Alberta Insurance Council / January 23, 2025
FP Canada / July 14, 2024
Insurance Council of Manitoba / January 23, 2025
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
Understanding a corporate client’s financial information | Get insightful tips about opportunities to help clients fine-tune their risk management programs.
In this fast-paced session on understanding financial statements, you will:
- Learn how-to use fact-finding and tools effectively
- Review key elements of corporate financial statements
- Identify important issues that arise when a corporation owns life insurance
- Look at essential financial underwriting concerns
| 60 min | Advocis / June 28, 2024
Alberta Insurance Council / January 23, 2025
FP Canada / August 5, 2024
Insurance Council of Manitoba / January 23, 2025
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
Fundamentals of corporate taxation | Expand your knowledge on the basics of corporation taxation of private corporations.
Clients with corporations have unique tax planning opportunities and challenges. This session will help you make sense of corporate tax issues such as:
- Key features of corporate taxation
- Shareholder compensation
- Refundable dividend tax on hand (RDTOH)
- Passive investment rules on corporate planning
- The theory of tax integration
| 60 min | Advocis / April 28, 2024
Alberta Insurance Council / January 23, 2025
FP Canada / August 5, 2024
Insurance Council of Manitoba / January 23, 2025
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
Keys elements of life insurance taxation | Feel confident explaining to business owner clients how life insurance policies are taxed and how they affect corporate planning. In this session you will learn:
- Differences between G1, G2, and G3 policies
- Why life insurance policy exempt tests are important
- Life insurance definitions
- How to identify which tax regime applies to corporate-owned policies
| 60 min | Advocis / May 12, 2024
Alberta Insurance Council / January 23, 2025
FP Canada / August 5, 2024
Insurance Council of Manitoba / January 23, 2025
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
Accessing life insurance cash values | Life insurance that builds cash values has multiple benefits for a business owner. Increase your knowledge on the different ways policy values can be accessed and their consequences on the business owner and their corporation.
In this session, get a clear understanding of:
- Partial surrenders
- Policy loans
- Collateral loans
| 60 min | Advocis / May 14, 2024
Alberta Insurance Council / January 23, 2025
FP Canada / August 5, 2024
Insurance Council of Manitoba / January 23, 2025
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |
Buy-sell agreements – The advisor’s role in succession planning | For corporations with multiple shareholders, buy-sell agreements and shareholder agreements are vital documents.
This session covers:
- Buy-sell insurance landscape
- Differences between a shareholder agreement and a buy-sell agreement
- Key buy-sell provisions an advisor should understand
- Insurance solutions available
| 60 min | Advocis / May 14, 2024
Alberta Insurance Council / January 23, 2025
FP Canada / August 5, 2024
Insurance Council of Manitoba / January 23, 2025
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan / Accredited – no end date |