CPA Alberta and other provinces reach new agreement with CPA Canada: October 30, 2025
A joint message from CPA Alberta CEO, Rachel Miller FCPA, FCA and CPA Canada President & CEO, Pamela Steer FCPA, FCA.
CPA Alberta and CPA Canada are writing jointly to share an important update about the next chapter in the Canadian accounting profession ecosystem.
Together, we have developed a new modernized approach to collaboration that better reflects today’s environment and the needs of Canadian CPAs.
This new collaborative model redefines our relationship, promoting clarity and direct engagement for our members.
CPA Alberta will continue to protect the public interest by conferring and regulating the CPA designation in Alberta. It will continue to offer education, resources, and support to protect the public and to help members succeed throughout their careers. And CPA Alberta will now directly fund standards and education, no longer collecting fees on behalf of CPA Canada. Instead, standards and education will now be funded through provincial dues.
With the conclusion of the existing working arrangement—known as the Collaboration Accord—CPA Canada will move forward with a new governance model that gives all Canadian CPAs the opportunity to join directly—creating a more cohesive connection between members and the national body.
CPAs will remain members of CPA Canada through CPA Alberta until April 1, 2026. In the coming weeks, CPA Canada will provide further details on how individual CPAs can engage directly with the national body as part of this new structure.
With this evolution, CPA Canada and the provincial, territorial and Bermudian bodies are reaffirming our shared commitment to the integrity and advancement of the profession.
We remain one profession, with one purpose: to bolster public trust in the profession across Canada and beyond and support the success of every CPA.
We look forward to continuing to work together to advance a strong, modern profession.
CPA Canada offers voluntary subscription for CPA Ontario and Quebec members: September 5, 2024
CPA Canada recently announced it is offering a voluntary subscription to CPA Ontario and CPA Quebec members so they can continue to be part of CPA Canada after their provincial bodies withdraw from the national Collaboration Accord in December 2024.
Alberta members’ CPA Canada dues are paid up until March 31, 2025. Between now and then, we encourage CPA Canada to create equitable pathways to participation for all Canadian CPAs.
Meanwhile, discussions are ongoing for all provinces and CPA Canada on how to continue to work together on matters of common interest to the profession, such as standards setting. There is important national work that needs to be done and paid for regardless of the collaboration framework.
New arrangements may look different than in the past, but the future of CPA as a national profession is not at risk. Nor do these ongoing national discussions impact CPA Alberta’s ability to support its members, meet its legislated regulatory responsibilities and fulfill its day-to-day operations, and the ability of Alberta CPAs to perform their professional duties.
Update on CPA Education Program: November 27, 2023
CPA Alberta and the provincial, territorial, and Bermudian bodies (the PTBs), including CPA Ontario and CPA Quebec, have approved an agreement with CPA Canada on the CPA education program.
Under the agreement, CPA Canada will continue to develop curriculum and examinations, including the Common Final Examination, for all the PTBs, under the current certification program. This will ensure there is a consistent education program and common standards of entry across the country, and CPA students will enjoy an uninterrupted educational journey to the profession.
This agreement demonstrates the ongoing collaboration among all the PTBs and CPA Canada on major issues, and the evolving work being done to protect the public and advance the profession.
Updated on June 20, 2023
Recently, CPA Ontario and CPA Quebec gave notice of their intentions to withdraw from the Collaboration Accord, which is an agreement between the provincial, territorial and Bermudian CPA bodies and CPA Canada to work together on matters of mutual interest.
This is an evolving situation that has no impact on CPA Alberta’s ability to meet its legislative responsibilities and day-to-day operations, and will have no impact on our members doing their jobs. CPA Alberta values and remains committed to the national collaboration that exists in the CPA profession. The path forward will explore the evolving ways that the CPA profession can best work together for the continued protection of the public.
CPA Alberta will continue to carry out its regulatory mandate, while also providing members with the vital services they need to best serve their clients and organizations.
We will continue to share information as it becomes available.