OCAQ - UFE candidates

The 2009 UFE candidates

Brochures and forms related to the UFE
Preparing for the 2009 UFE
Securexam (CA)
March 31, 2009 Technical Update for Candidates writing the 2009 UFE
Standards and Legislation

CICA Pronouncements to March 31, 2009
Federal Taxation Legislation enacted as of March 31, 2009
Other Sources of Information

Observations and comments of the Board of Evaluators on the 2008 UFE
Upcoming UFE dates

Brochures and forms related to the UFE

Preparing for the 2009 UFE

In order to prepare yourself properly for the 2009 UFE, please consult the document Preparing for the 2009 UFE which covers the following topics:

Objective of the UFE
- The role of the Board of Evaluators
- The UFE’s structure
- The role of The UFE Candidates’ Competency Map
- The entry-level CA competencies
Scope of the 2009 UFE
- Relative weight of the CA competencies for 2009
- Pervasive qualities and skills
- Competency restrictions in the UFE scope
What to expect when you write the UFE
- Writing centres
- Reference materials
- Computers in the UFE
How the UFE is evaluated
- What happens to your papers
- The evaluation process
- Evaluation guides
- The evaluation centre
- Double marking
Receiving your results
Information for candidates with special needs

Securexam (CA)

It is important that all candidates consult the following documentation concerning Securexam (CA):

March 31, 2009 Technical Update for Candidates writing the 2009 UFE

IMPORTANT, please read carefully the document “March 31, 2009 Technical Update for Candidates writing the 2009 UFE”

Standards and Legislation

To the extent that the following material is integral to the demonstration of the CA competencies discussed in the document Preparing for the 2009 UFE, you can expect the 2009 UFE to cover the following material in the context of normal circumstances.

Normal circumstances are circumstances where:

The entity, situation, event or transaction is of a size or degree of complexity likely to be encountered by an entry-level CA, and

The entity is a business in the private sector, formed as a proprietorship, as a partnership, as a private corporation; or
The entity is a small public corporation, or a division of a large corporation: or
The entity is in the public sector or is a not-for-profit organization or a division of either; or
The entity is an individual.

For qualification purposes, CA candidates are expected to demonstrate specified levels of proficiency in normal circumstances.

CICA Pronouncements to March 31, 2009

CICA Handbook – Accounting (including Accounting Guidelines, Emerging Issues Committee Abstracts and Exposure Drafts of proposed revisions);
IFRS supplementary reference material which includes a copy of the 10 IFRSs which are testable on the 2009 UFE;
CICA Handbook – Assurance (including Assurance and related services Guidelines and Exposure Drafts of proposed revisions);
Public Sector Accounting Handbook (including Guidelines and Exposure Drafts of proposed revisions); and
Guidance of the Risk Management and Governance Board.

You are not responsible for changes relevant to CICA pronouncements published in printed or electronic media after March 31, 2009.

Federal Taxation Legislation enacted as of March 31, 2009

You are responsible for federal taxation legislation enacted as of March 31, 2009. If, as of that date, there is proposed federal taxation legislation that, if enacted, would change certain provisions for which you are responsible, you may respond in accordance with either the enacted or the proposed provisions.

Other Sources of Information

You may acquire information from many sources during the course of your studies and work experience. In addition to those sources noted above for which are you are responsible, you may integrate into your responses any relevant knowledge you have gained from any source published in printed or electronic media on or before March 31, 2009.

You are not responsible for:

Provincial tax legislation; or
Accounting and auditing terminology, pronouncements and practices, or tax law applicable only to specific industries.

Observations and comments of the Board of Evaluators on the 2008 UFE - Still current!

IMPORTANT, please read carefully the message from the Board of Evaluators.

Upcoming UFE dates

2009: Tuesday, September 15 to Thursday, September 17
2010: Tuesday, September 14 to Thursday, September 16
2011: Tuesday, September 13 to Thursday, September 15