Uniform Evaluation (UFE)
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General information
Board of Evaluators
Results
Requirements
Fees payable to the Ordre
Advantages or services offered
Upcoming UFE dates
Useful link
General information
All Canadian-trained CAs must write the profession's three-day Uniform Evaluation (UFE). To pass the UFE, candidates must demonstrate that they are proficient in the competencies required to begin their professional accounting career.
All UFE candidates write the same UFE, which allows us to set a single, high standard that is recognized nationally and internationally.
The three-day UFE consists of three papers and is set by the profession's Board of Evaluators. Candidates have one day to write each individual paper. These papers challenge them to demonstrate their competence by responding to simulations and business scenarios representing the kinds of challenges they have faced during their work experience, or will soon be facing in their professional career.
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Board of Evaluators
The CA profession’s Board of Evaluators – 10 CAs from across Canada, all with a strong interest and experience in CA education – is responsible for:
- Setting the content of the UFE;
- Submitting the content of the UFE and its evaluation guides to the Provincial Institutes/Ordre/Regions for review;
- Evaluating candidates’ responses and recommending their pass or fail status to their Provincial Institutes/Ordre/Regions.
Each Board member is actively involved in preparing the UFE simulations (the business scenarios on which evaluation is based), setting profiles for passing candidates, preparing evaluation guides and supervising the evaluation process. The Board seeks expert advice on the validity and reliability of evaluation methodologies as appropriate.
For more information, see: Preparing for the 2012 UFE.
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Results
Results are forwarded by the Provincial Institute/Ordre. The Board assigns a pass or fail standing to candidates for the three-paper set of evaluations. Reviews of evaluation results are allowed by all provincial institutes/Ordre. In addition, failing candidates may apply for a performance analysis review to assist them in assessing their strengths and weaknesses on the UFE.
For more information on the UFE results, click here.
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Requirements
- To be registered in the Professional Education Program (PEP)
- To have completed the PEP
- To be registered as a Candidate for the practice of the profession
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Fees payable to the Ordre
UFE registration fees (approximately $1,150 + taxes)
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Advantages or services offered
- UFE appeal fees (approximately $375 + taxes)
- Performance analysis of UFE responses for repeaters (approximately $525 + taxes)
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Upcoming UFE dates
2012 UFE: September 11, 12 and 13, 2012
Publication of results: November 30, 2012
2013 UFE: September 10, 11 and 12, 2013
Publication of results: November 29, 2013
2014 UFE: September 9, 10 and 11, 2014
Publication of results: November 28, 2014
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Useful link
For more information on the Uniform Evaluation, we invite you to visit the CICA website.
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