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Not a Member of An Accounting Body - International University Degree
If you are not a member of an accounting body but have a university degree you may register with the Institute as a student under Section 5.1 of Regulation 6-1: Student Registration. The Institute defines university degree as follows in Regulation 6-1:
1.5.1 a four-year undergraduate degree or other equivalent indicator of academic achievement
comprising 120 credit hours or equivalent: or
1.5.2 a post-graduate degree or other equivalent indicator of academic achievement beyond
the level of an undergraduate degree or equivalent, that is granted by a degree-granting
institution.
University Degree Requirement
The Institute will assess your degree to ensure that it meets the above definition. The Institute relies upon the International Handbook of Universities and the International Association of Universities website to validate international degree-granting post-secondary institutions. Please refer to the Definitions section of Regulation 6-1 for a detailed definition of “degree-granting institution”. You will be required to direct your university to submit official documentation attesting to the conferral of your degree directly to the Institute. All such documentation must be provided in English; you are solely responsible for having these documents translated and notarized as necessary.
51 Credit Hour Requirement
The Institute will also assess your official transcript(s) to determine whether credit may be granted for all or some of the Institute’s 51 credit-hour requirement. You are responsible for providing all documentation in English. If translation is necessary, the Institute advises you to first provide a translated official transcript. The Institute will assess this document to determine which courses may be eligible for Institute credit. Detailed course outlines will be requested based on this assessment. These course outlines must be provided in English. Please note that all translations of original documents must be notarized.
In order to have your university degree and transcript(s) assessed by the Institute, please complete the Preliminary Evaluation of Advanced Standing - Foreign Trained Accountants Application Form and submit with all required supporting documentation and the application fee.
Please note that at minimum, applicants with a degree from outside Canada will need to complete the courses in Canadian Business Law and Canadian Taxation at a degree-granting institution in Canada. Additionally, only one of the courses for advanced financial accounting and the advanced accounting elective may have been taken at a degree-granting institution outside Canada.
Requirements for Admission to Membership
In order to obtain the CA designation in Ontario you will be required to successfully complete the same requirements as any Canadian university graduate. This process is outlined in the University Graduate section of Become a CA.
Timeline
It takes an average of 3.2 years for a university graduate to complete the process leading to the CA designation.
Fees
There is an evaluation fee of $480 + HST for international transcripts. Upon registration as a CA student, $380.00 of this fee will be credited towards the student fees, if student registration takes place within 3 years of the date of the assessment. Please refer to the Fee Schedule for a complete listing of fees.
Links
- Regulation 6-1 Student Registration
- International Association of Universities
- 51 Credit Hour Requirement
- Preliminary Evaluation of Advanced Standing Foreign Trained Accountants Application Form
- University Graduate
- Fee Schedule
- Examples of Assessment Delays
- Examples of Assessment Decisions
Contact
For more information please contact Customer Service.