Consultations and Initiatives
The HRPA engages with our members and the public in several ways. On this page you will find information on emerging matters—new activities we are undertaking or considering undertaking.
In the case of consultations, stakeholders will be invited to provide input. Such input may be by way of survey, participation in a focus group, requests for comment, or participation in a committee. In the case of initiatives, while there will be no formal request for input, you may email the HRPA with any questions or concerns.
And remember—if you have an idea you would like us to consider, please go to our “Share an Idea” page and submit your idea!
Consultations
Competency Framework Review
The HRPA is undertaking a review of its competency framework, originally published in 2014. The Competency Framework is the foundation for the HRPA’s three designations (CHRP, CHRL, and CHRE), including the knowledge exams that support the CHRP and CHRL designations.
Our goals are to review and update the framework so that it is modern, agile, and simplified, reflecting the needs of the profession and the province for the years to come.
The HRPA is working with a consultant to facilitate the creation of a revised competency framework.
To date, the HRPA has received feedback from key users of the framework and from members of the profession who participated in focus groups. The next stage of the project is for a task force to work together to create a draft revised framework. Our expert consultants will facilitate the task force’s work to ensure that the new framework is modern, simple, useful, and reflective both of where the HR profession is and where it’s going.
Once the task force has completed its work, which is anticipated to occur by the late spring of 2025, the HRPA will initiate the next stages of the project. We anticipate being in a position to invite comments from our membership on a draft revised competency framework in the late spring/early summer of 2025.
Initiatives
As part of the HRPA’s strategic plan, Vision 2027, the HRPA committed to modernizing our designations.
We are excited to announce that the CHRE designation pilot project was approved and has now launched!
Background
Following listening sessions and data analysis, the HRPA developed a revised process for the CHRE designation, focusing primarily on offering our members a more streamlined approach to applying for the CHRE designation.
The streamlined approach was considered by the HRPA’s CHRE Review Committee and Professional Standards Committee. Feedback from these committees was considered in developing a revised approach, which was then submitted for approval by the HRPA’s Governance and Nominating Committee and the HRPA’s Board.
Applications under the pilot project can be submitted immediately, using this form. We expect to continue the pilot project for 18 to 24 months, after which an assessment will be conducted.
To review the new application and associated information, please visit our CHRE page. If you have questions, please email registrar@hrpa.ca.
Applicants seeking a CHRE designation have the option of using the traditional application and process or the streamlined pilot project application and process.