CPA Canada Congratulates 5,912 CFE Passers and Throws Some Cash at Top Performers
On December 3, CPA Canada announced 5,912 writers of the Common Final Examination — Canada’s version of the CPA exam — passed the grueling, three-day examination required for licensure. This is down from 6,371 in September 2020, an impressive 75.8% pass rate for first-time writers (note: they’re called “writers” not candidates up north, don’t ask […]
Apparently Becoming a CPA In Canada Can Literally Kill You
It’s nothing rare for accounting students and aspiring CPAs alike to say “these exams are killing me,” but I’ve got to say this is the first time I’ve seen a legal document stating in no uncertain terms that the exam can in fact kill you. What a wild timeline we live in. Let’s check in […]
CPA Canada Is Like Your Grandma Who Sincerely Believes Nigerian Royalty Wants to Give Her Money
You know, I’m kinda starting to feel bad. We rarely write about CPA Canada and when we do, it’s because of some epic technological snafu that has disrupted their exam process or, as is the case with the news I’m sharing with you today, otherwise adversely impacted its member base. I don’t think there’s ever […]
Santa Will Not Be Bringing CFE Candidates Their Long Overdue Scores For Christmas
Right now in Canada, about 8,000 would-be CPAs are sitting around twiddling their 10-key fingers not knowing A) if they passed September’s Common Final Examination, and B) if their scores will even count after a long legal review into the disaster of an exam that plagued thousands across the country. From testing center Internet outages […]
If You’re Waiting For Your CFE Score, You’re Going to Be Waiting a Long Time, Says CPA Canada
Show of hands, who here thought CPA Canada would, by some miracle, be able to get scores from last month’s clusterfuck of a CFE out on time? Anyone? Bueller? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Well today they finally got around to telling candidates not to expect a miracle. Sure no one is surprised. Let’s check […]
CPA Canada Has Brought In the Lawyers to Figure Out How Last Month’s CFE Got So F*cked Up
Aw snap, shit’s real now, the lawyers have gotten involved. ICYMI, the long and short of the CFE debacle (lovingly dubbed “Fyre Festival for accountants” by angry Redditors) is that candidates in multiple jurisdictions were greeted with countless technical issues that peaked on Day 2 of the marathon three-day exam. Some candidates reported being “held […]
Let’s Talk About How CPA Canada Totally F*cked Up Last Week’s CFE
Many years ago in another lifetime, I dated this total loser. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Adrienne, what the hell do your dubious dating choices have to do with accounting?” Bear with me, we’ll get there. So, this loser. He was an adorable if grungy scamp with tattoos dotted across his body like scribbles […]
CPA Canada Is Really Trying to Make CPAs Cool, You Guys
In its ongoing effort to smash the green eyeshade stereotype and convince the public that CPAs do more than just annoy their clients and vague tax-like things civvies will never understand, CPA Canada hired advertising agency DentsuBos to develop a new campaign with the lofty goal “to portray CPAs in a modern light.” It wouldn’t […]
The AICPA and CPA Canada are Totally Working on NAFTA for Financial Services, You Guys
This is where we need a Ross Perot to come in and explain to us how this means thousands of poor American CPAs will lose their jobs. Straight from the horse's mouth: Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) today announced an agreement that will enhance consistency in […]