15.1. Any entity that wishes to be recognized by the Authority as a supplier of professional development activities must satisfy the following requirements:(1) it must be a public body, a self-regulatory organization to which the provisions of Title III of the Act respecting the regulation of the financial sector (chapter E-6.1) apply, a professional order or an association dedicated to advancing and disseminating knowledge and improving members’ competencies in an area of financial planning; (2) it must, during the 5 years preceding the application for recognition, have provided training activities recognized by the Authority and complied with any decision of the Authority pertaining to the recognition of the training activities referred to in Division III;
(3) it undertakes as follows:(a) the training activities, the pedagogical framework of these activities and the pedagogical material used enable the skills and competencies referred to in section 16 to be developed;
(b) the training or professional experience of the trainers are related to the training activities offered.
(4) it has submitted an application for recognition as a supplier in accordance with section 15.2.