CPA Canada pitches membership to Ontario, Quebec as split looms
Four months out from an unprecedented split between the regulators for accountants in Ontario and Quebec and their national counterpart, CPA Canada is pitching a new, separate membership to accountants in the departing provinces.
On Sept. 4, CPA Canada said provincial members in those jurisdictions can remain part of the national organization for $195 a year.
The provincial bodies may be the regulators for chartered professional accountants, “but we’re the only organization dedicated to CPAs right across Canada,” said chief executive Pamela Steer in an interview.
However, CPA Ontario and the Quebec CPA Order stressed that CPAs are required to be members of their provincial regulatory bodies, but not necessarily a part of the national organization.
They say they were not consulted on the latest update from CPA but are committed to collaborating with their provincial and territorial counterparts on important matters in the CPA profession, to funding standard-setting and to providing members access to resources including the CPA handbook.
“Our focus remains steadfast: to protect the public, maintain the integrity of the CPA designation in Quebec, and support our members in achieving the highest standards of professional practice,” said Quebec CPA Order spokeswoman Maude Bujeault-Bolduc in a statement.
“Membership in CPA Canada or any other organization is entirely voluntary, not required to practice the profession and should not be confused with membership in the (Quebec CPA Order).”
In June 2023, CPA Canada announced that the provincial organizations for Ontario and Quebec were breaking away from the national group after a multi-year governance review left the parties at odds. An 18-month withdrawal period ends on Dec. 20.
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