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RDBA has selected a new education provider for the Canadian Deposits Course. The education portal for the course will now be hosted by Learnedly with the same study materials and test as before, but with a slightly different look and feel.

Below is a link to the RDBA’s Canadian Deposits Course on the Learnedly website:

Canadian Deposits Course on Learnedly

The Canadian Deposits Course provides formal, standardized training to deposit brokers and financial professionals operating in the deposit-based and fixed income market. The program is designed to ensure individuals have solid industry knowledge with an excellent understanding of their ethical and professional responsibilities and focuses on the Canadian Deposit Broker Industry. The course also offers a broader examination of industry-related issues such as estate planning and tax issues, as well as an introduction to the wide range of related financial products available in the market.

The Canadian Deposits Course is worth 30 CE credits with Advocis and other education partners. RDBA members who complete this course and who maintain a membership in good standing earn an industry designation of either a Registered Deposit Broker (RDB) or Registered Deposit Agent (RDA). RDBA members qualify for a discounted price. Email headoffice@rdba.ca for details and to receive a discount code. Here is some information about Learnedly:

Launched in 2017 and based in Toronto, Learnedly has provided industry training to more than 15,000 financial services professionals, and company-wide compliance training to more than 125 Canadian registered dealer firms. Learnedly is a certified educational institution recognized by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC); an approved Life Licence Qualification Program (LLQP) provider with all provincial and territorial insurance regulators across Canada, and an accredited course provider for numerous regulatory organizations and credentialing bodies.