Become a Mentor

Mentorship is a crucial part of a candidate’s practical experience and their pathway to becoming a successful CPA.

As a mentor, you will provide support and guidance to your candidate(s) on their development and progress through the CPA program. Mentors will use a combination of professional experience and knowledge to help your candidate(s) focus on developing the essential skills for ethical behaviour, decision-making, problem-solving, communication and leadership.  

What will you gain from mentoring aspiring CPAs

As a CPA mentor, you can expect to:

• Offer a unique opportunity to provide support and insight that can broaden the mindsets of future CPAs 
• Give back and invest in the future of the profession, shaping aspiring candidates to be the next generation of CPAs 
• Enhance your own personal growth and professional development and leadership skills 

THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE CPA MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

• Volunteer to join the CPA mentoring pool
  • When registering please choose to be added to the mentor match portal
  • Accept a request from a CPA candidate to register as their mentor 
• Participate in your organization’s pre-approved program as a mentor (if applicable) 

CPA Mentorship Program: FAQs for Mentors available on the CPA Canada website contain the answers to questions you may ask about the CPA mentorship program.

The process to become a mentor

1. Watch the short informative CPA mentor orientation video to gain an understanding of mentorship expectations and requirements.
2. Register with CPA Atlantic School of Business to become a CPA mentor.
3. Await approval before officially starting your mentoring relationship.

To mentor a CPA candidate, you must be a CPA in good standing with your provincial governing body. CPA Atlantic School will contact your provincial governing body for confirmation.

Once you have been approved as a CPA mentor, you can start mentoring and connecting with candidates in three ways: 

1. Having a candidate access you through the Mentor Match Portal 
2. Have a CPA student/candidate identify you as their CPA mentor directly 
3. Contact us, and we would be happy to match you with a candidate actively seeking a CPA mentor, practicalexperience@cpaatlantic.ca. 

For more information on becoming a CPA mentor, we encourage you to review the FAQs for Mentors, from CPA Canada or contact the Practical Experience Team at practicalexperience@cpaatlantic.ca.

Mentor Match Portal  

Candidates in the experience verification route (EVR) are responsible for finding their own mentor, at times this may not be an easy task for some candidates.   

The mentor match portal is an area where experience verification (EVR) candidates who do not have access to a CPA in their organization or know of any CPAs can go to find a CPA mentor.  CPA Atlantic’s practical experience team also uses the mentor match portal to pull a list of mentors to help match experience verification candidates to an available mentor.  

How to be a Successful Mentor

Discover essential strategies and best practices for becoming a successful CPA mentor, ensuring meaningful support and guidance throughout your mentee’s professional journey.