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If you hold an accountancy designation from a country other than Canada and want to become a Canadian CA, you must apply to the Provincial Institute of Chartered Accountants/Ordre where you live, or intend to live. Do not submit your application to The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). Canada’s Chartered Accountancy profession is organized both nationally and provincially. Each of the 10 provincial chartered accountants institutes has the responsibility and authority to admit members and student members, and to determine practice requirements and the discipline of members and students. You receive your membership in the CICA automatically from your membership in one of the provincial institutes. In addition to setting admission standards, the provincial institutes are responsible for the education and examination of their candidates. The admission standards of the provincial institutes are uniform in general, but differ in detail. Once you have attained your Canadian CA designation, this uniformity allows you to work as a CA throughout the country. The CICA is the national body and is responsible for: - overseeing the establishment of auditing and accounting standards, research, the coordination of the qualifying UFE;
- coordinating the qualifying Uniform Evaluation (UFE) administered in the provinces and territories;
- developing courses for the continuing education of chartered accountants; and
- publishing material on auditing, accounting and business matters.
Consequently, the CICA does not admit members and students. If you are a foreign- trained accountant who wants to join the Canadian CA program, you should contact the appropriate Provincial Institute where you live or intend to live to: - Apply directly, or
- Get more information at the following links:
Alberta
Bermuda
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
CA Reciprocity Examination
Membership Candidacy
International Qualifications Appraisal Board
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