The April 18 issue of Flashfinance.ca revisits the issue of ChAD training (you can consult the latest issue in the "Members" section of the RCCAQ's website). The RCCAQ is maintaining its position: ChAD's mandate does not include providing training; it is actually tasked with protecting the public.

But our concerns go beyond ChAD's field of expertise. Under ChAD's proposal, its training "partners" (including the RCCAQ) would be required to pay a $60 royalty for each representative enrolled in training, along with the costs associated with logistics and ChAD's trainer. We know full well that some of our members are not able to screen videos or use computers with the sound on in their firms' offices. Therefore, it is unfair for them to have to pay more than $60 (actually between $80 and $100, according to our estimates) when ChAD offers the same training (exclusively online) for $60.

The RCCAQ completely supports training in order to maintain its members' professionalism. On the contrary.

But in acting this way, ChAD is not imposing mandatory training; this royalty is actually a compulsory additional surcharge since, one way or another, it will receive $60 for each and every one of the 14,876 certified representatives! In addition to imposing unacceptable conditions on organizations such as the RCCAQ, ChAD is apparently trying to create a monopoly for itself. Why is that? Could it be one way of imposing a mandatory additional contribution?