Information for Canadian CPAs seeking international designations

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) has negotiated new mutual recognition agreements (MRAs), reciprocal membership agreements (RMAs), and memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on behalf of the unified CPA profession with the following international accounting bodies:

• AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
• Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) 
• Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
  
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland
• Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Publicos (CPC designation)
• Ordre des Experts-Comptables de France (Quebec and New Brunswick only)
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
• The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ)

Click the appropriate international accounting body above to find out the eligibility and process requirements to obtain its designation.

The legacy agreements remain in effect until CPA Canada negotiates new agreements, and apply only to members of the legacy bodies with which they were negotiated.