|
In Canada, CAs are admitted to the profession through their Provincial Institutes/Ordre. These bodies are responsible for establishing and administering the qualification process, admission criteria and performance standards within their jurisdictions. Pre-qualification education is delivered regionally, through one of four systems across Canada: - Atlantic Canada (which includes Bermuda)
- Québec
- Ontario
- Western Canada (which includes the Territories)
The CICA's role – in concert with all provinces, territories and Bermuda – is to develop and maintain consistent, uniform standards for the profession's qualification process. These rigorous uniform standards ensure the portability of the CA designation across Canada and internationally through numerous individual country agreements. Individuals with accounting designations from many accounting bodies outside Canada are admitted to the Canadian profession under the terms and commitments of international qualifications. Click Foreign Accounting Designations for more information. Becoming a CA
Admission to the CA profession requires that you: - Obtain a university degree - while most candidates pursue business studies, your university degree can be in any area or discipline. Many highly successful CAs have Bachelor degrees in arts, science, engineering and other disciplines. In addition, some jurisdictions allow degree exceptions for mature students.
- Specified university courses or the equivalent - can be acquired during your undergraduate university degree, on a part-time basis while you are completing your practical experience requirements, or through certain recognized graduate programs.
- Complete a Provincial Institute/Ordre student professional program or the equivalent. These programs offer graduate-level courses to ensure all candidates acquire the competencies they will need as a CA. All candidates must register with their Provincial Institute/Ordre while completing their practical experience requirements (see below). These programs are designed to complement your on-the-job experience.
- Gain prescribed practical experience with a training office approved by a Provincial Institute/Ordre – Approved Training Offices generally are CA firms, offices of provincial or national Auditors General, and selected leading corporations and government organizations that have recognized CA Training Programs in place.
- During this work experience you will have many opportunities to apply what you have learned in the course of meeting client and employer needs. We have established uniform standards for practical experience to ensure the quality of this experience for all candidates across Canada. See CA Practical Experience Requirements, which applies to all candidates registering with their Provincial Institute/Ordre.
- Pass the UFE -- the profession's Uniform Evaluation.
|