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Institute of Chartered Accountants ofBritish Columbia
www.becomea.CA

What do you want to do in business? Run a small company? Run a charity? Run an international conglomerate? Run up the corporate ladder? Run your life the way you want to?

Choose any to custom-tailor your career.

The CA School of Business give you graduate style business education, combining practical business experience with an innovative approach to learning. As a student you will learn the business basics that underpin the CA designation in an individually paced environment. CASB will help you develop and apply practical business tools. And you will get to put your new skills to work right away. While at CASB, you complete 30 months of paid work experience in an approved training office where you will put your CASB knowledge to use with a wide variety of different client companies.

With a CA designation at the end of your name, you'll have the run of the business world for career opportunities.

Becker CPA and Stalla CFA Review
www.beckercpa.com

The Becker CPA Review has been preparing candidates for the US Certified Public Accounting exam for over 45 years. We are the largest, most experienced CPA exam preparation course in the world and offer students the best preparation possible with the most up to date material available and unsurpassed instruction. The CPA is an internationally recognized accounting designation and can provide unimaginable career opportunities, in Canada and around the world, it is also the fastest accounting designation to obtain. Increasing globalization of business and accounting practices, coupled with the huge influence of the U.S., gives a candidate with the CPA designation the extra marketability and international mobility needed in today's competitive marketplace.

CPAexcel 
http://www.cpaexcel.com/candidates/international.html

Thinking about writing the U.S. Certified Public Accounting Exam?  Want to find an preparation course that offers an incredible learning system at an affordable price?
Consider CPAexcel.

Our system enables students to learn more per study hour. By learning more per study hour , you are able to answer more exam questions correctly, make more effective use of your time and increase your marks on the exam.

CPAexcel's Efficient Learning System fully integrates all of our learning tools including Diagnostic Exams, Study Text, Proficiency Questions, Past Exam Questions, Simulations, Electronic Flashcards, Exam Tutor, Discussion Groups and Guided Seminars into bite-sized , efficient lessons.  

Each lesson covers everything you need to know about a specific exam topic in about 30 minutes. While other courses require long unbroken blocks of study time to cover their longer lessons, CPAexcel enables you to master an entire lesson during your coffee break from anywhere, anytime, online or offline! CPAexcel also offers free updates and course retakes.

A full explanation of the course can be viewed at http://media.cpaexcel.com/video/cpaexcel/mm/intro/mike.html

A CPAexcel representative is based in Vancouver and can assist you with information on how to become a CPA, eligibility requirements, transcript review and the application process. Please contact Leslie-Anne Rogers at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 778-371-4284

MPAcc Masters of Professional Accounting College of Commerce
www.commerce.usask.ca/programs/mpacc

The Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc) program at the Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan is a graduate degree program that develops students into business leaders and accounting professionals.  In two consecutive four-month summer sessions, superior students, leading researchers, outstanding facilitators and inspiring professionals come together for intensive periods of study.  The MPAcc program is innovative, strategic, interdisciplinary, and enhances the students’ personal competencies and technical expertise.

The Institute of Internal Auditors
www.theiia.org/theiia/about-the-profession/faqs

Established in 1941, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is an international professional association with global headquarters in Altamonte Springs, Fla., USA. The IIA is the internal audit profession's global voice, recognized authority, acknowledged leader, chief advocate, and principal educator. Members work in internal auditing, risk management, governance, internal control, information technology audit, education, and security.

BDO Dunwoody LLP
www.bdo.ca

BDO Dunwoody LLP services a full range of clients from large multi-internationals to smaller owner-managed businesses. We are the sixth largest accounting and advisory firm in Canada, and we strongly believe in the “one-firm” concept. While we have the expertise, resources and geographic coverage of a national firm, each of our offices has its own local profile. Our professionals live, work and participate in the communities they serve and we are proud of our reputation of providing first class, personalized service. We believe our employees are key to delivering this service, so we support career development and strive for a proper balance between work and personal life. We are committed to giving responsibility and demanding excellence, and we have a policy of internal promotion to partnership. Some might say we have it all, but we don't have you. We'd like to change that. Please visit www.bdo.ca for more information on BDO and our available opportunities.

Davidson & Company Chartered Accountants
www.davidson-co.com

Deloitte & Touche LLP
www.deloitte.ca

Deloitte is one of Canada’s leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, consulting, financial advisory and enterprise risk services to a wide range of Canadian and international clients. We have more than 7,600 talented people in 56 offices dedicated to helping our clients excel.

Take a close look and discover the truth about Deloitte – how we think, how we’re different.

Your career is important to you. It’s important to us, too. If the time is right for you to join our team with its culture of collaboration and excellence, we’d like to know more about you.  

Ernst & Young LLP
www.ey.com

Ernst & Young’s people in more than 140 countries around the globe are committed to integrity, quality and professionalism in the provision of audit, tax and transaction services. We strive to help all of our people achieve both their professional and personal goals through an inclusive environment that values everyone’s contributions, appreciates diversity of thought, fosters growth, and provides continuous opportunities for development. Recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2006, one of the Financial Post’s Top 10 Best Companies to Work for in Canada, one of Canadian Business magazine’s Best Workplaces in Canada, and one of the country’s Top 10 Family-Friendly Companies by Today’s Parent, Ernst & Young continually strives to be a great place to work.

   Grant Thornton LLP
www.grantthornton.ca

Grant Thornton LLP is a leading Canadian accounting and advisory firm providing audit, tax and advisory services to private and public organizations. Together with the Quebec firm Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP, Grant Thornton has more than 3,500 people in offices across the country and annual revenues of more than $425 million. Grant Thornton LLP is a Canadian member of Grant Thornton International Ltd, whose member and correspondent firms operate in over 100 countries worldwide. Recognized as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces by the Great Place to Work Institute in 2008 and again in 2009, Grant Thornton LLP focuses on being a bold and positive leader in our chosen markets and within the professional services industry. Grant Thornton holds a strong commitment to our values of collaboration, leadership, excellence, agility, respect and responsibility.

James Stafford Chartered Accountants
www.jamesstafford.ca

James Stafford Chartered Accountants contributes to the success and confidence of its clients by providing industry focused assurance, advisory and tax services through all stages of their growth. The Firm is registered with the Canadian Public Accountability Board (“CPAB”) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), and completes audits of publicly listed entities in Canada and the United States of America.

Our autonomous working environment provides Firm members with the opportunity to continue advancing to the next level. Members of James Stafford participate in all aspects of career development including client management, technical decision making and office innovation.

Individuals develop their career alongside a team of intelligent and highly motivated professionals, committed to excellence and exceptional client service. Members are constantly challenged in an atmosphere that thrives on finding solutions.

James Stafford is looking for individuals who are confident in their abilities and creative in their thinking. We are looking for individuals who take initiative and are constantly striving to learn and achieve more.

KPMG LLP
www.kpmg.ca

KPMG LLP is the Canadian member firm of KPMG International, the global network of professional services firms whose aim is to turn knowledge into value for the benefit of their clients, people and the capital markets. With nearly 94,000 people worldwide, KPMG member firms provide industry-focused audit, tax, and advisory services from more than 717 cities in 148 countries

Manning Elliot LLP
www.manningelliott.com

Are you ready to join ME?

For the undergraduate student interested in starting down the accounting career path, Manning Elliott LLP (“ME”) offers a mid-sized CA Firm articling experience unlike any other in the Lower Mainland. We’ve combined the core elements of the traditional accounting firm model with our
unique vision and values to create a superior work-life experience.

Our specialities include a full-service tax department, public company expertise, advisory services to not-for-profit organizations and traditional private business planning and consultation. We provide quality service and support in all of the fundamental areas of public practice accounting.

We value the delivery of outstanding quality service to our diverse group of clients; growth and opportunities for our professionals and students, and; a flexible work environment that attracts and rewards talented and motivated individuals.

Wherever your career as a CA eventually takes you, we have the opportunities and support you’re looking for. We are one of the few accounting firms in the Lower Mainland to offer a 4-day work week in July and August, paid overtime and student policies that provide for very generous study
time and course support.

We are always ready to meet the next member of our team of exceptional people. If you’re ready, send us your resume/CACEE form at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and join ME today.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
www.pwc.com

We are a progressive organization with high standards that will take you to a higher level. We offer you a career that is above and beyond a 9-to-5 desk job. We challenge you to innovate and to bring new ideas to the table everyday. We offer you the opportunity to experience working with top level clients and to travel around the world. We provide you with the tools to achieve a healthy balance between work commitments and your personal life.

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