Continuously improving its strong partnerships with educators is a strategic priority for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (the Institute). These partnerships include all areas of the Institute's Learning Stream -- Career Information, Education and Professional Development. The Learning Stream's mission is to attract the best and the brightest university graduates to the CA profession, help them to become CAs through rigorous education, evaluation and experience requirements, and then assist them as CAs in fulfilling their commitment to excellence through lifelong learning.

The Career Information (CI) area partners with university and high school educators to keep students informed of the unlimited opportunities the CA profession has to offer. Its university and high school associate student programs provide a wealth of information about the profession, as well as opportunities to win money through such contests as ¢OIN and CA$H, to help them further their education.

The Education area is responsible for maintaining the internationally-recognized, high standards of CA qualification for Ontario. It works continuously in partnership with university educators to ensure that programs and courses offered in these institutions leading toward the CA designation appropriately prepare students for the demands that society, the profession and future employers will place upon them.

The Professional Development (PD) area supports members' lifelong learning needs through a broad range of relevant, high quality, cost effective programs. University Faculty Colleagues are invited to take advantage of two days of complimentary Institute PD. The PD area also works with post-secondary accounting educators in the design, development and delivery of many of its PD programs. The Institute is currently exploring other partnering opportunities with Ontario Universities in order to expand the breadth and depth of the PD options available to all Ontario CAs.

Please refer to the related links for more information on the programs and services the Institute has to offer.