CPA Ontario unified CAs, CGAs
Further information on the eligibility requirements and how to apply CPA Ontario is available by clicking on each accounting body.
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BECOME A CPA
If you are an accountant and a member of a professional accounting body outside Canada, you may be eligible to become a CPA in Ontario.
Accounting Body Outside Canada
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- Certified Practising Accountants of Australia
- Certified Public Accountants of Ireland
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
- Chartered Accountants Ireland
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of the United Kingdom
- Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
- Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Publicos
- L’Institut des Reviseurs d’Entreprises de Belgique
- Ordre des experts comptables de France
- State Boards of Accountancy in the U.S.
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe
- The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
- All other professional accounting bodies that are member bodies in good standing of IFAC and not indicated on this list
REGISTERING WITH CPA ONTARIO
You can apply based on your membership in another accounting body before you immigrate to Canada.
INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED PROFESSIONALS
If you are not a member of an accounting body but have attended a post-secondary institution outside Canada and have completed a minimum of one year of study, please visit Get Started.
THE CPA DESIGNATION
The Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario Act, restricts use of the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified General Accountant (CGA) designations in the Province of Ontario to members of CPA Ontario. Applicants will be granted the right to use the applicable designation(s) upon admission to membership.