Accounting 11/12

Types of Accounting Designations

• CGA• CMA• CA

• All of which run under the CPA

CPA

• CPA Canada is the national organization established to support unification of the Canadian accounting profession under the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. CPA Canada provides services to all CPA, CA, CMA and CGA accounting bodies that have unified or are committed to unification.

• http://cpacanada.ca/

CGA

• CGAs advise businesses throughout B.C. and around the world in industry, commerce, finance, government, public practice and other areas where accounting and financial management is required. Their clients range from major corporations and industries to entrepreneurs.

• http://www.cga-bc.org/about_us.aspx?id=120

CMA

• Certified Management Accountants (CMA) are strategic financial management professionals with accounting skills and leadership competencies in international competitiveness, market development, human resources management, and information technologies.

• http://www.cmabc.com/index.cfm?ci_id=1391&la_id=1

CA

• What do CAs do?

• Chartered Accountants, or CAs, are business professionals who generally work in four key areas.  About 40 percent of CAs are in public practice, while the other 60 percent are employed in industry, government, or education.

• http://www.cica.ca/becoming-a-ca/