I forgot to mention that I have never studied accounting before I came to Canada and I didn’t have a bachelor degree at that time. [#3424463@0 -ROLIA.NET 相约加拿大网上社区 之 枫下论坛 & 枫下部落, 枫下论坛主坛 ]
I forgot to mention that I have never studied accounting before I came to Canada and I didn’t have a bachelor degree at that time.
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So if I went for the CA route, I would have to study at least another year to get a bachelor degree before I could be hired as a CA student. So for my case, it could take the same time, if not more, to be a CA.
By the way, during the 3 years in the CGA program, I also wrote the CPA exam and was certified as a CPA and completed a bachelor degree before I got my CGA designation. Some of my friends who graduated from the same program actually completed their CGA study in less than 2 years because they already have their bachelor degree in other majors.
Again, I don’t think CA is a short cut to become an accountant. Besides, there are people like me who simply don’t like auditing. Although I always have choice to switch to the CA program as I am working in a CA firm, but I chose not to because I know experience is more important than the name of a designation.
I am not trying to convince you. However I hope you know that at least in Ontario, before you are qualified to write the UFE, you need to pass the CKE exam first (except for the graduates from the 5 years Accounting Co-op program). The UFE exam itself is not just one exam. It used to last 3 days, which I think is equivalent to at least 6 exams.