Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP™)
As a diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility professional, your skills and knowledge are vital to the future of Canadian organizations. Yet, how can you demonstrate to your clients or employers that you have what it takes to advance DEIA and create real change?
Become a Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP™).
The Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP™) certification process is designed to assess the knowledge and experience of DEI professionals against the standard established by the CCIP™ Competency Framework.
We are currently in the process of renewing and revitalizing the CCIP™ Competency Framework with exciting and vital new standards that meet the evolving landscape of DEIA. All programs require revitalization strategies and evaluations to ensure the highest degree of ethics, values and competencies are captured in our new study guide, exam process and framework. As we continue to work with an incredible team of DEIA experts, we appreciate your patience during this development stage and look forward to engaging with you on your journey.
CCIP™ registration/important dates
Registration for the spring exam is currently on hold until the development of our new competency framework and exam is finalized. We encourage you to consider applying for our 2025 November exam, registration will open in the summer of 2025 with the launch of our newly updated study guide through our Prolydian CCIP™ online platform.
CCIP™ certification process
Step 1: Assess your eligibility
We are currently updating our eligibility checklist to support you in your decision-making. In the interim, please note that you are eligible to take the CCIP™ certification if you have three or more years of meaningful and relevant DEIA experience in Canada and a minimum of two references from colleagues and supervisors who can speak to your work in DEIA.
Step 2: Prepare your documents
You will be asked to provide a chronological resume, describe your DEIA work experience, and provide two references. You can upload these documents to your Prolydian account once registration has been opened.
Step 3: Register and pay the certification fee
Please click here to make your individual Prolydian CCIP™ account. https://app.prolydian.com/.
Step 4: Take the CCIP™ exam
The exam will test your knowledge of the CCIP™ competencies with a multiple-choice test delivered online.
Step 5: Submit your professional experience dossier
Our PED process is now live on our CCIP™ Prolydian platform; this process will be available for candidates online who have passed their CCIP exam.
You will also be required to identify a priority and an alternate external assessor who should be able to evaluate your submission against the CCIP™ competency framework.
Step 6: Maintain the certification
Please provide evidence of 20 hours of professional development each year for renewal of your CCIP™ certificate.
CCIP Virtual Open House
We will be holding a CCIP open house in May or June of 2025. If you are interested in being placed on our open house registration list, please send an email to ccip.certification@ccdi.ca.
Visit the CCIP™ FAQ page, or contact ccip.certification@ccdi.ca for more information. If you would like to be added to the CCIP™ mailing list, click here.
Related documents
The CCIP Handbook will be updated over the next few months, and we appreciate your patience.
Language settings
The Prolydian platform will autodetect your preferred language based on your browser settings to display CCDI's allocated page, available in English and in French. Therefore, before logging on, make sure that your preferred language is selected in your browser settings. If the platform is not being displayed in your preferred language, please follow the steps below to update it.
- Log in to your Prolydian account by clicking the "Login" button on this page
- Click on your initials in the upper right corner
- Click "Account" to access your account settings
- Make a selection in the "Preferred language" dropdown at the bottom of the form
- Click "Save"
Click on "Create account" below to create a Prolydian account and start your CCIP™ application. For more information, click on "Application" in the "Learn more about..." dropdown menu.