Professional Development Allowance

The following procedures apply in order to claim this allowance:

• Have not made a previous claim in April 1st to February 28th time period.
• Been a Member during the period when expenditures were incurred.
• Made a claim for valid expenditures
• Related to their responsibilities
• Have not otherwise been reimbursed from any other source nor claimed as an income tax deduction.

Allowable, professional-related expenditures are limited to the following:

• Membership fees for professional and/or learned societies
• Subscriptions to professional and/or learned journals
• Purchase of books, equipment and/or other items related to the Member's research or
• Registration fees for attendance at scholarly conferences