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CPA Certification Program Overview

The CPA Certification Program consists of the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP), the Common Final Exam (CFE) and 30 months of paid practical experience. CPA preparatory courses are not part of the CPA Certification Program, but are offered by CPAWSB as an available option to complete any outstanding prerequisite courses that are required for entry into CPA PEP.

CPA Preparatory Courses Overview
CPA Professional Education Program Overview
Common Final Exam (CFE) Overview
Practical Experience Requirements Overview

CPA Preparatory Courses Overview

Admission Requirements
Learning formats & course planning
CPA Preparatory courses costs & fees
Course Registration Schedules*

CPA Professional Education Program Overview

Admission Requirements
Learning formats & pathways
CPA PEP costs & fees
Module Registration Schedules*
TIME LIMITATIONS TO COMPLETE THE CPA PROGRAM

*Note: Clicking on COURSE REGISTRATION SCHEDULES or MODULE REGISTRATION SCHEDULES above will take you to the Current Learners section of the CPAWSB website.

The CPA Program Administrative Bodies and their Roles

The CPA Certification Program was developed nationally by CPA Canada and is delivered by provincial or regional bodies across Canada.

In Western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut), CPAWSB delivers the education and examination components, while the CPA provincial bodies* administer the practical experience requirements.

*Yukon residents are administered by CPA British Columbia; Northwest Territory and Nunavut residents are administered by CPA Alberta.