4 point learning

What 4 point learning does

Four Point Learning (legal entity 8333718 Canada Inc., operating as "Four Point Learning" and "4PL") is a privately held Canadian online education platform headquartered in Ontario that delivers professional courses, webinars, conferences, and reference resources focused exclusively on boundary law and cadastral land surveying practice. The product portfolio centers on three commercial lines — a Survey Law 1 foundational course, an annual Boundary Law conference series (seven editions, most recently on Complex Cadastral Problems), and a catalog of nine Continuous Professional Development (CPD) webinars — supplemented by three resource assets: the Principles of Boundary Law in Canada textbook, the Land Registration Research Cybrary, and the free monthly e-newsletter The Boundary Point, published continuously since 2013. The platform is built on the open-source Moodle learning management system, with distance education delivery via interactive whiteboard, voice-over, and video; no native mobile app or public API is offered. Enrollment is direct and self-serve through the website, with payment processed via PayPal (credit card accepted without a PayPal account), and courses are individually priced, awarding AOLS Formal Activity CPD Hours (2–12 hours depending on course) on completion. Courses are explicitly exempt from approval under Ontario's Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, positioning them as professional instruction rather than degree-granting programs. The customer base is a narrow professional niche — primarily licensed Ontario Land Surveyors (OLS) and other Canadian land surveyors seeking CPD credit, with property lawyers as a secondary segment — reached through content marketing, the newsletter, and partnerships with the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS), the Association of British Columbia Land Surveyors (ABCLS), the Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional Surveyors (CBEPS), and the University of New Brunswick College of Extended Learning. The known operating team is small (led by primary instructor Izaak de Rijcke, with contributor Anne Cole), no institutional investors or funding rounds are disclosed, and the company has no parent or subsidiary structure.

Name

4 point learning

Legal name

8333718 Canada Inc.

Website

https://4pointlearning.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Four Point Learning is a privately held Canadian online education platform that delivers Moodle-based courses, webinars, and annual conferences on boundary law and cadastral surveying to licensed Canadian land surveyors and property lawyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Education and Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal & Governance Professional Development (EDAGANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Learning Content & Course Publishing Platforms (BPAMAJAL), Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses (MPACALAD)

Keywords

• Boundary law education
• Land surveying training
• Professional development courses
• Cadastral law seminars
• Continuing professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Ontario

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Course and Conference Enrollment: Self-paced online courses, webinars, and conference recordings with per-enrollment fees. Payment processed via PayPal with credit card option available. Courses are priced individually and offer AOLS Formal Activity CPD Hours upon completion.
2. Textbook Sales: Sale of Principles of Boundary Law in Canada textbook via PayPal

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Four Point Learning operates an online professional education platform that delivers courses, webinars, conferences, and reference resources focused on Canadian boundary law, cadastral surveying, and property title issues. Its offering includes an annual Boundary Law conference series, nine Continuous Professional Development (CPD) webinars eligible for AOLS Formal Activity CPD Hours, the foundational Survey Law 1 course, a comprehensive Principles of Boundary Law in Canada textbook, the searchable Land Registration Research Cybrary, and the free monthly The Boundary Point e-newsletter, all delivered through a Moodle-based learning management system.

Product overview

Four Point Learning offers a portfolio of professional education products for land surveyors across Canada, comprising three main categories: (1) a Conference series of seven annual Boundary Law conferences with recorded presentations, papers, and slide decks; (2) a CPD (Continuous Professional Development) catalog of nine webinars and short courses covering practical surveying topics; and (3) a Survey Law 1 course providing foundational legal training. The company also provides three supplementary resources: the Land Registration Research Cybrary (searchable resource catalog), The Boundary Point (monthly e-newsletter on boundary law cases), and Principles of Boundary Law in Canada (comprehensive textbook). All offerings are delivered via a Moodle-based learning platform and focus exclusively on professional instruction for land surveyors and boundary law practitioners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boundary Law Conference Series

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 12 AOLS Formal Activity CPD Hours available per conference
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAOLS is a self-governing association responsible for licensing and governance of professional land surveyors in Ontario. 4PL courses offer AOLS Formal Activity CPD Hours, providing professional recognition for continuing education completed through the platform.
• University of New Brunswick (UNB) - College of Extended LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNB offers one of the few highly regarded Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering programs in Canada. The College of Extended Learning develops and delivers online continuing education and professional development, aligning with 4PL's mission to serve land professionals.
• Association of British Columbia Land Surveyors (ABCLS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABCLS regulates the practice of land surveying in British Columbia in the public interest. Partnership supports delivery of boundary law education to BC surveyors.
• Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional Surveyors (CBEPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBEPS establishes, assesses and certifies academic qualifications of individuals applying to become land surveyors and geomatics professionals in Canada.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Bar Association - BC Branch CPD: CBA BC delivers professional development, conferences, and practice resources for lawyers across many practice areas. It is comparable to 4PL in providing paid continuing education and conferences to Canadian legal professionals, though at significantly broader scope.
• Law Society of Ontario CPD Programs: The Law Society of Ontario accredits and curates CPD for Ontario lawyers, including in property law. It is comparable to 4PL as a regulated CPD gatekeeper and content provider for a Canadian professional audience, though it operates as a regulator rather than a for-profit content company.

Others

• Coursera for Business: Coursera delivers large-scale online courses, certificates, and specializations across professional domains including property law and surveying-adjacent topics. It is thematically comparable to 4PL as an online learning platform, but operates at vastly different scale and does not focus on Canadian boundary-law CPD.

Direct peers

• Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (CLEBC): CLEBC delivers accredited continuing legal education courses, webinars, and conferences for BC lawyers, including in property and real-estate law. Like 4PL, it sells paid online professional development to a defined Canadian regulated audience, though at broader scope across legal topics.
• UNB College of Extended Learning: UNB's College of Extended Learning delivers online continuing education, including programs aligned to the Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering discipline. It is a formal partner of 4PL but also a peer in delivering online professional development for land-related professions in Canada.
• Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS): AOLS is the self-governing body licensing Ontario land surveyors and runs its own educational programming and CPD offerings for members. It is both a partner of 4PL (recognizing its CPD hours) and a potential peer, as its internal education competes for the same surveyor-audience budget.
• Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD): OsgoodePD is a leading Canadian provider of continuing legal education for lawyers, offering CPD-accredited courses and conferences across practice areas. It is directly comparable to 4PL in its model of paid online CPD courses for licensed Canadian professionals, though operating at much greater scale and across many legal practice areas.

Emerging players

• McMaster University Continuing Education: McMaster CCE delivers professional development courses, certificates, and online programs across multiple disciplines including law-related fields. Comparable to 4PL as an online continuing-education provider for Canadian professionals, though operating at much broader scale.
• Athabasca University Professional Development: Athabasca University provides fully online professional development and continuing education programs to Canadian learners, including in legal and property-related areas. Comparable to 4PL as a Canadian online education platform serving professional development needs, though operating at much broader scale and scope.

Regional players

• Centre for Education in Property Law (Australia): CEPL delivers specialised continuing legal education for Australian property lawyers. It is comparable to 4PL in its narrow specialty focus (property/boundary law CPD), but operates in a different jurisdiction and does not compete in the Canadian market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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