Accountants

(NOC 1111)
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Requirement


  • Chartered accountants require a university degree and Completion of a professional training program approved by a provincial institute of chartered accountants and, depending on the province, either two years or 30 months of on-the-job training and Membership in a provincial Institute of Chartered Accountants upon successful completion of the Uniform Evaluation (UFE).
  • Certified general accountants and certified management accountants require a university degree and Completion of a training program approved by the Society of Certified General Accountants or Society of Management Accountants and several years of on-the-job training and Certification by the Certified General Accountants Association or the Society of Management Accountants.
  • Auditors require education, training and recognition as indicated for chartered accountants, certified general accountants or certified management accountants and Some experience as an accountant.
  • Auditors may require recognition by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
  • To act as a trustee in bankruptcy proceedings, auditors and accountants must hold a licence as a trustee in bankruptcy.
  • Licensing by the provincial or territorial governing body is usually required for accountants and auditors practising public accounting.

Degrees Associated with This Career

Bachelor

Degree Modifier

n/s

Useful Experience/Skills

Presentation skills
International trade finance
Financial computer programs
Legal aspects of international trade
Analytical and synthetical skills

Useful Secondary School Subjects

Math
Accounting
Computer-related courses
English

University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, CA

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee, US

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Accountancy Bachelor
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Concordia University
Montreal, Québec, CA

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Husson University
Bangor, Maine, US

Related Program(s):
Accounting Bachelor; Honours
Accounting Bachelor; Online
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Yorkville University - BC Campus
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

Related Program(s):
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University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, CA

Related Program(s):
Accounting Bachelor; Honours
Accounting Bachelor; Co-op; Honours
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Modified on April 06, 2022