My Way to CPA

Learn about the different pathways available to you for becoming a CPA in Canada and how having your CPA can enhance your career goals and earning potential.

Become a CPA at CPA Atlantic School

Every organization needs an accounting and business professional. Every tech start-up, financial institution, entertainment company, non-profit, government agency — everyone — needs the skills you can provide as a Chartered Professional Accountant. You have the widest range of opportunities, so you can choose your working environment. Regardless of your industry sector, your job is to be a forward-thinking financial leader and to apply the knowledge you’ve gained from the CPA designation to make important financial and business decisions.

Highly qualified professionals in the accounting, business and finance field will always be in demand. With a Canadian CPA designation, you can be sure that you’re trained to meet Canadian and international market needs and that there is always room to grow.

Which way to become a CPA? Four CPA candidates in the Atlantic provinces share their experiences on their way to becoming a CPA.

What is a CPA?

  • CPA Bermuda is affiliated with the Canadian CPA designation.
  • Over 900 members in Bermuda and over 210,000 members internationally with the Canadian CPA designation.
  • CPAs are one of a handful of “regulated” professions, such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc..
  • A CPA is not a degree, it’s a business designation – and it is among the the world’s largest and most prestigious.
  • On its behalf, CPA Atlantic School of Business promotes and delivers the program in Atlantic Canada and Bermuda.

The CPA designation gives you the set of skills to do anything.
Lindsay Power, CPA, CMA, MBA
Senior Business Analyst - Strategic Projects, StandardAero
You have this massive family of CPAs on which you can lean on and use as much as you can, as often as you can.
Craig Farewell, CPA
Co-owner & Director of Operations, Banished Brewing & Brewdock
The skills you acquire through the CPA program prepare you to lead in any organization and in any industry.
Courtney Burns, CPA
President and CEO, Greater Moncton International Airport Authority Inc.
It’s the differentiator when someone has a stack of resumes. People with a CPA designation will stand out.
Leah Boody, CPA, CMA
President, Pineapple Bytes
The CPA designation first ignited my entrepreneurial spirit. It certainly helped me get to where I am right now.
David Arsenault, CPA
President, Arsenault Properties

How can we help?

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Complete the form below to contact a Student Recruitment Advisor in your region for advice on eligibility for CPA pre-certification programs.

To contact your student recruitment advisor directly ​​for program-path planning and preparing to join CPA as a student/candidate:

NOVA SCOTIA
Britt Fernandes
e. ns-advisor@cpaatlantic.ca

NEW BRUNSWICK & PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
​Camille Ferland
e. nb-advisor@cpaatlantic.ca
pe-advisor@cpaatlantic.ca

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR & BERMUDA
Danielle Jackson
e. nl-advisor@cpaatlantic.ca
bm-advisor@cpaatlantic.ca

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