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The Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre (SIIC) will be closing on March 31, 2025 due to funding cuts. This website will no longer be available after this date. Please save any guides you would like ahead of the closure. If you have any questions, please email siic@vpl.ca.

Retraining

You can become certified as a CPA by completing the CPA Professional Education Program. The program consists of:

  • part-time academics (six modules)
  • one Common Final Exam (CFE)
  • 30 months of practical experience (paid)

Internationally Designated Accountants:

If you are a fully qualified member in good standing of an international accounting body covered by a reciprocity agreement with CPA Canada, or the CPA legacy bodies, you may be eligible for CPA certification in Canada.