Payroll Compliance Professional
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
September to December 2025
Payroll Compliance Professional
Details
- Schedule: 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, see detailed schedule below
- Location: online, synchronous mode
Cegep Marie-Victorin offers in collaboration with the National Payroll Institute (NPI) a certification for Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP). This project results from the need for the NPI to meet the administrative and legislative demands of the profession. The program is designed for individuals who wish to work in the field of payroll compliance or who want to enhance their know-how in the area.
More than 400 payroll professionals have obtained their certification through Cegep Marie-Victorin.
The professional certification has allowed them to forge their career in one of today’s most highly competitive business sectors.
What sets us apart
FREE EVENT
Virtual information session
Tuesday, June 10, 2026, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
This session gives you the opportunity to:
- Meet with the National Payroll Institute coordinator responsible for the NPI program at Cégep Marie-Victorin.
- Ask all your questions and understand all the advantages of the institute membership.
- Meet with the NPI trainers and understand the benefits of synchronous training that includes the support of our trainers.
- Familiarize yourself with the platform that will be used as courses are offered online.
Payroll Compliance Legislation
- Monday evenings
- From September 8 to December 15, 2025, (no classes on October 13) 6:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.
- 42 hours
Payroll Fundamentals 1
- Tuesday evenings
- From September 2 to December 2, 2025, 6:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.
- 42 hours
Payroll Fundamentals 2
- Wednesday evenings (not offered for the Fall session)
- From September to December, 2025, 6:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.
- 42 hours
1. In order to get the PCP certification, the person needs to complete the following courses:
- Payroll Compliance Legislation (no prerequisite)
- Payroll Fundamentals 1 (Payroll Compliance Legislation)
- Payroll Fundamentals 2 (Payroll Fundamentals 1)
Students must achieve a minimum grade of 65 % on both the final examination and on the course to pass.
Some hours of study are required each week to ensure the completion of the course.
2. Accumulate one weighted year of professional experience and submit a Request for Recognition of Professional Experience (DREP in French): National Payroll Institute - Work Experience Requirement
3. And transfer credits from a mandatory accounting course.
- If you already have completed an accounting course, click here.
- If you have not completed an accounting course, you need to register at a post-secondary institution of your choice: National Payroll Institute - Database of Colleges and Universities
Fees Cegep Marie-Victorin | Fees INP (Annual membership) | Total | Total including taxes | |
| Payroll Compliance Legislation | 350$ | 460$ | 810$ | 931.30$ |
| Payroll Fundamentals 1 | 350$ | 350$ | 700$ | 804.83$ |
| Payroll Fundamentals 2 | 350$ | 460$ | 810$ | 931.30$ |
| Total (3 courses - 1 year 1/2) | 2320$ | 2 667.43$ |
A long-standing partner
For several years now, Cegep Marie-Victorin has been offering accreditation programs from the National Payroll Institute, recognized for their expertise and professionalism.
Cegep Marie-Victorin's Business Service Centre is the only college to offer these accreditations in both French and English.