Toronto, July 22, 2008 — Seven hundred and fifty nine (759) individuals wrote the Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Examination on June 14, 2008, and 40 per cent (303) passed. Of those writing the exam for the first time, 45 per cent passed. The list of the 303 successful CFP examination candidates will be published in The Globe and Mail on September 4, 2008. "Congratulations to all successful examination candidates. The CFP Examination is a critical component of the CFP certification eligibility requirements," said John Wickett, Vice President, Standards & Certification, FPSC. "These candidates are now one step closer to earning the certification mark acknowledged throughout Canada and internationally as the highest standard for competence and ethics in financial planning." The six-hour CFP Examination is administered in both official languages twice a year. The June examination was held in 49 centres across Canada. The examination is one component of the CFP certification program that also includes pre-requisite education to qualify to write the CFP examination, relevant work experience, ongoing adherence to the CFP Code of Ethics and fulfillment of annual continuing education requirements. The next scheduled sitting of the CFP Examination is on November 15, 2008. Registration closes on October 15, 2008. Examination information and applications are available at www.fpsccanada.org. About Financial Planners Standards Council Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) is a not-for-profit organization established in 1995 to lead the development of the financial planning profession. FPSC develops and enforces the most rigorous standards in financial planning competency and ethics for individuals who hold CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certification in Canada. These individuals are licensed by FPSC to use the registered marks: CFP, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER and CFP (with flame logo). There are currently more than 17,000 CFP professionals in Canada and more than 110,000 individuals who have earned CFP certification in 20 countries around the world. -30- TO ARRANGE MEDIA INTERVIEWS OR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Eileen Chadnick/Chadnick Communications at at 416.631.7431 or eileen@chadnick.com Heather Mills/FPSC at 416.593.8587 ext. 235 or hmills@fpsccanada.org CFP, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER and CFP (with flame logo) are trademarks owned outside the U.S. by Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB) Financial Planners Standards Council is the marks licensing authority for the CFP marks in Canada, through agreement with FPSB.