INTRODUCTION NAME POSITION EMPLOYER

 MISSION OF THE ORDER  PERCEPTION vs REALITY  A WINNING DESIGNATION  WHERE DO CPAs WORK?  HOW MUCH DO CPAs EARN?  PATH  QUESTIONS AGENDA

THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE CPA ORDER IS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC:  THIS MEANS THAT THE ORDER MUST ENSURE THAT ITS 36,000 MEMBERS ACROSS QUEBEC ARE COMPETENT. HOW DOES IT DO THIS?  BY DEVELOPING A RIGOROUS EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR FUTURE CPAs;  BY REQUIRING ITS MEMBERS TO DEVELOP THEIR COMPETENCIES THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS;  BY INSPECTING THE WORK OF CERTAIN MEMBERS WHO OFFER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC;  BY ENSURING THAT ALL MEMBERS COMPLY WITH RULES OF ETHICS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FIELD. MISSION OF THE ORDER

 WHAT PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT THE CPA PROFESSION?  DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “BOOKKEEPER” AND A “CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT”?  WHAT TYPE OF PERSONALITY IS NEEDED TO BE A CPA?  DO YOU NEED TO BE GOOD IN MATH? PERCEPTION vs REALITY

 A PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION SOUGHT AFTER BY EMPLOYERS  JOB OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD  JOB SECURITY  A CAREER TAILORED TO YOUR INTERESTS A WINNING DESIGNATION

SOME EXAMPLES

CAROLINE MAILLOUX, CPA AUDITOR, CGA AUDITOR – MALLETTE (AND OWNER OF A MICROBREWERY!) DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI

MARTIN DESCHÊNES, CPA, CMA VICE-PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, MONDOU (PREVIOUSLY FOR BCBG) MONTREAL

NICOLAS BLAIS, CPA, CA PROFESSOR – UQTR (PREVIOUSLY AT QUÉBÉCOMM AND SPECTRA) TROIS-RIVIÈRES

 FINANCIAL ANALYST AND CONTROLLER  EXTERNAL AUDITOR  MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT  TAX SPECIALIST  FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT  INTERNAL AUDITOR  CONSULTANT  FINANCIER  PROFESSOR  SPECIALIST IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ONE DESIGNATION MANY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

WHERE DO CPAS WORK?

HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK A CPA EARNS ON AVERAGE, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR WORKPLACE? COMPENSATION

A CPA EARNS ON AVERAGE… $141,000 PER YEAR AVERAGE SALARY BY AGE $143,000$171,000$192,000$191,000$97,000 COMPENSATION Under and over

CPA PATH

TWO WAYS TO COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM 1.GRADUATE PATH  GRADUATE PROGRAM OF 24 to 30 CREDITS  OFFERED FULL TIME (AND SOMETIMES PART TIME) BY MOST UNIVERSITIES 2.PROFESSIONAL PATH  MODULAR PROGRAM OFFERED BY CPA CANADA  TWO YEARS PART TIME (PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE UNDERTAKEN IN PARALLEL)  ON-LINE LEARNING, SELF-STUDY, LECTURES AND TEAMWORK  EACH MODULE WILL BE OFFERED TWICE A YEAR AND CONCLUDE WITH A COMPULSORY EVALUATION PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (PEP)

COMMON FINAL EXAMINATION  LASTS 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS  DAY 1 – 4 HOURS: INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT OF INTEGRATIVE CASE (EVALUATES ENABLING COMPETENCIES)  DAY 2 – 5 HOURS: LONG CASE WITH ROLE (EVALUATES DEPTH)  DAY 3 – 4 HOURS: 3 TO 5 SHORT CASE STUDIES (EVALUATES BREADTH AND DEPTH)  1st CFE – SEPTEMBER 2015 (OFFERED TWICE A YEAR THEREAFTER)  3 ATTEMPTS POSSIBLE COMMON FINAL EXAMINATION

24 MONTHS, 2 PATHS POSSIBLE: PRE-APPROVED PATH MODEL  EMPLOYER HAS HAD PATH APPROVED PRIOR TO THE CANDIDATE’S ARRIVAL, AND THE CANDIDATE SUBMITS A PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE REPORT. EXPERIENCE VERIFICATION MODEL  ONCE EMPLOYED, THE CANDIDATE REQUESTS AUTHORIZATION FOR EXPERIENCE VERIFICATION TRAINING, AND THE ORDER DETERMINES WHETHER THE POSITION IS ELIGIBLE. BOTH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE MODELS CAN BE IN INDUSTRY, PUBLIC PRACTICE, THE PUBLIC SECTOR, ETC. PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR, THE CPA FOUNDATION OFFERS 50 CEGEP SCHOLARSHIPS OF $500. SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION BY FEBRUARY 13, 2015!

100 % PLACEMENT RATE.

JOB SECURITY  CLOSE TO 100% PLACEMENT RATE:  BECOMING A CPA MEANS YOU WILL BE SURE TO FIND A JOB THAT MATCHES YOUR AMBITIONS, EVEN BEFORE YOU FINISH YOUR STUDIES! % EMPLOYMENT TO BE EXTREMELY EXACT.

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 ARE YOU UP FOR VIGOROUS AND FLEXIBLE TRAINING?  ARE YOU READY TO ACQUIRE THE COMPETENCIES NEEDED TO ENJOY A FIRST-RATE CAREER HERE OR ABROAD?  DO YOU WANT TO BE CREDIBLE ON THE JOB MARKET?  DO YOU WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A PLACEMENT RATE OF CLOSE TO 100%? TO SUMMARIZE