The Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations (CCHRA) is Canada's national human-resources body.
It is responsible for establishing and maintaining national core standards for the human resources profession; fostering communication among participating associations; serving as the recognized resource on equivalency for human-resources qualifications across Canada and providing a national and international voice on human-resources issues.
The CCHRA began in 1992 when several provincial associations recognized the need to collaborate on national issues and share information.
They also saw the need for one organization to represent Canadian HR professionals to the federal government and coordinate the national CHRP certification (which had been adopted by several provinces).
The eight HR-related areas for the NKE are: Effective January 1, 2011, CHRP candidates must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university to register for the NPPA examination.
The critical-incident assessment provides the examination writer with a description of a practical situation an HR professional may encounter.
The exam writer is then asked to select (from four possible answers) the most effective action the HR professional should take to deal with the situation.