General information
This program is offered by Quebec universities as part of a graduate diploma program which follows a recognized undergraduate diploma program so that the education acquired covers, in particular, the knowledge, skills and attitudes described in the UFE Candidates’ Competency Map. The objective of the Ordre's Professional Education Program is to allow candidates to develop professional skills that will be recognized nationally and internationally. The program focuses on the acquisition and integration of in-depth specialized knowledge in fields in which engagements are likely to be entrusted to newly qualified CAs in response to the expectations of a complex, globalized and changing market.
More specifically, the Professional Education Program aims to help candidates develop the analytical skills, diagnostic capabilities and evaluation skills they need to exercise professional judgment and to make decisions in matters of assurance engagements, taxation or management.
The program is intended for candidates who have completed a recognized undergraduate diploma program and who have obtained a cumulative grade point average that satisfies the graduate program admission requirements.
Specific competencies
Types of engagements
Teaching strategies
General information
Specifications
Requirements
Fees payable to the Ordre
Advantages and services offered
Specific competencies
- Governance, strategy and risk management
- Finance
- Taxation
- Assurance
- Performance measurement and reporting
- Management decision making
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Types of engagements
- Financial and tax planning
- Organizational performance
- Settlement of disputes
- Financially troubled enterprises
- Business combinations
- Business opportunities
- Ethics
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Teaching strategies
- Individual learning
- Case studies
- Oral presentations
- Role playing
- Teamwork and discussion
- Simulations
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General information
- Generally includes a training period* that varies depending on the university program
- Training period fully recognized
- Approved CA training office
* A recruitment process administered by participating accounting firms and university placement services allows students to find a training position almost a year before beginning their Professional Education Program (Graduate Diploma). Those who prefer to undertake their own placement can consult a list of over 500 approved training offices.
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Specifications
- Registration in the Ordre’s PEP at the start of the graduate program
- Registration as a Candidate for the practice of the profession (CPP) as soon as the undergraduate diploma program is completed and the training period begins
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Requirements
- Meet the admission requirements for the graduate diploma program, i.e. a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 out of 4.3 at the undergraduate level or according to university criteria
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Fees payable to the Ordre
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Advantages or services offered
- Financial assistance through the Foundation of Quebec Chartered Accountants
- Access to the PEP site (including case studies and UFE Reports - a password is required)
- Downloadable CICA Handbook
- CICA Tax Collection on CD-ROM (federal and provincial)
- Professional Engagement Manual and CAARS on CD-ROM (55 CICA research reports)
- CAmagazine
- Inf@CA newsletter
- Foundation of Quebec CAs scholarships
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