Returning CPA Members Learning Pathway
The CPA designation offers numerous opportunities for growth, personal satisfaction, and making a difference in the world. Use this learning pathway if you are a returning CPA member or are seeking readmission to membership in CPABC to ensure you are up to date with the current regulations, standards, ethical practices, software, industry trends and best practices.
LEVEL 1: Get up to Speed Quickly
If you are a returning CPA member and have been out of the CPA profession briefly, between 0 – 1 year, level 1 suggested courses will help you refresh fundamental and professional skills and standards and stay updated on the latest industry trends and best practices.

- Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Update: Keeping up with AML Risks and Requirements (On-Demand - CPABC) (Free)
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance: Regulations Affecting CPAs (On-Demand - CPABC) (Free)
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terrorist Financing Foundations for CPAs (On-Demand

- Cybersecurity: A Risk Management Perspective (On-Demand - CPABC) (Free)
- How to Use AI: Practical Uses of AI for CPAs (On-Demand - CPABC)
Select the courses listed above as appropriate
LEVEL 2: Reintroduction
If you are a returning CPA member and have been out of the CPA profession a bit longer, between 1 – 3 years, level 2 suggested courses will help you prepare and adapt to the current Canadian accounting environment and ensure you are up to date with the latest accounting standards and regulatory changes.

- ASPE Update
- IFRS Update
- Income Tax Update
- PSAS Update
- Indirect Tax Update
- ASNFPO Update
- Audit Update
- Managing Risks in Small Organizations - Fundamentals
Select the courses listed above as appropriate

Select the courses listed above as appropriate

- Internal Controls – Business Process Improvements
- Managing Risks in Small Organizations – Fundamentals
- Fraud Happens – What to Do When You Suspect Fraud
Select the courses listed above as appropriate

- Quality Management - Application for Non-Assurance Providers (On-Demand - CPA PRO)
- Quality Management - Application for Assurance Providers (On-Demand - CPA PRO)
Select the courses listed above as appropriate

- Technology Update
- Data Analytics and Information Systems (DAIS): Dashboards & Data Visualization (On-Demand - CFI)
Select the courses listed above as appropriate
LEVEL 3: In Depth Knowledge
If you are a returning CPA member and have been out of the CPA profession between 3 – 5 years, level 3 suggested courses will help you focus on in-depth financial reporting, audit and assurance, and taxation topics.

- ASPE Review of the Standards
- IFRS Review of the Standards
- PSAS Review of the Standards
- ASNFPO Review of the Standards
- Audit Review of the Standards
Select the courses listed above as appropriate
If a course is not currently available, please check back later.



